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Auction History Result 7t003 RAY BOLGER signed R49 LC + signed 8x10 REPRO'80s two great Wizard of Oz images matted together Date Sold 1/22/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1949 Re-release Vintage Movie Lobby Card Matted with an Autographed 8" x 10" REPRODUCTION Still (entire piece measures 17" x 24 1/2") (Learn More) Ray Bolger was an actor from the 1930s to the 1980s. While he is best known for playing the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (he was not intended to play that part, but after Buddy Ebsen could not play the Tin Man, Jack Haley switched from the Scarecrow to the Tin Man, and Bolger was hired), he had been performing for many years prior. He started in vaudeville in the 1920s, and he did not make his first movie until 1936 (in a small part in The Great Ziegfeld). Bolger appeared in many musical comedies of the 1930s to the 1950s, and played the title role in Where's Charley? He passed away in 1987 at the age of 83. Important Added Info: Note that the REPRO has been personally autographed (signed) by Ray Bolger (he wrote "If I only had a Brain!"). About the Jon Robert Shaps Autograph Collection Note that this item and 56 others were consigned to us by the brother of Jon Robert Shaps, a celebrity photographer in the 1970s and 1980s. This is a truly remarkable collection of signed items! We have created a webpage explaining who Jon Robert Shaps was and how he acquired this collection, and we urge you to view that page at this link. The page also has images of Mr. Shaps with 29 celebrities he photographed, and also an image of an appraisal of these items done in 1991, after Mr. Shaps' untimely passing. The phrase "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" is certainly overused, but it seems to be very appropriate in the case of the auction of these 57 items! Condition: good to very good. The REPRO still is in nice condition. The lobby card had many pinholes and tears around the edges, and many scuffs and smudges within the image, and it was linenbacked, but you can still see signs of the above defects. Both items were nicely double matted together in a single large mat that measures 17" x 24 1/2" and it will look great on anyone's wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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