eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 9r242 MADGE BELLAMY signed 2x4 cut album page 1980s it can be displayed with a repro still! Date Sold 9/27/2018Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Autographed 2" x 4" [5 x 10 cm] Cut Album Page (attached to an index card that measures 2 1/2" x 5") (Learn More) Madge Bellamy was one of the top stars of the 1920s, first at Famous Players/Lasky, then at William Fox, and unlike many silent stars she had no trouble transitioning to sound (she was the star of Fox's first sound movie, Mother Knows Best). But she made the fatal error of refusing to star in a crime picture (she thought it would be bad for her image) and she was fired and it would be three years before she got another part, co-starring with Bela Lugosi in White Zombie, and her remaining film roles were in similar movies, where she was likely cast mostly for her name recognition. She had a 1928 marriage to a stockbroker that lasted for three days! In 1943, she was accused of or shooting at her wealthy married lover, Stanwood Murphy. She was quoted as saying, "I only winged him, which is what I meant to do. Believe me, I'm a crack shot". Though the charges were eventually dropped, the scandal that ensued ended what was left of her career. She lived in poverty for much of the remainder of her life, worked selling tools in a shop. But in the 1980s she sold her Hollywood home for big money, and she made more money from that sale than she had during all her years in films! She passed away in 1990 at the age of 90. Some of her movies include: Charlie Chan in London, The Iron Horse, Lazybones, and Lorna Doone Important Added Info: This cut album page has been personally autographed (signed) by Madge Bellamy! It could be matted with a vintage or repro still and framed together to make a cool display! Note that this item was consigned to us by a man who was a major movie memorabilia dealer from the 1980s on. During that time, he would regularly purchase collections of movie memorabilia from both dealers and collectors, and in some of those collections he purchased autographed items, and over the years he did not re-sell any of the autographed items. Now he has gathered up together all of his autographed items and consigned them to us. So all of the items from this consignor we are auctioning were purchased by this dealer from longtime dealers and collectors, and we feel it is quite likely that the autograph on this item is authentic! As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: very good. The cut album page was glued to half of an index card. Learn More about condition grades
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