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Auction History Result 6b574 RICARDO CORTEZ signed 2x5 cut album page 1940s can frame with included Maltese Falcon book! Date Sold 5/14/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Autographed 1 1/2" x 4 1/2" [4 x 11 cm] Cut Album Page (Learn More) Ricardo Cortez was an American actor (despite his name!) from the 1910s to the 1950s. He was born in New York City to Austrian/Jewish parents, and his birth name was Jacob Krantz. He arrived in Hollywood when Rudolph Valentino had become a gigantic star, and Paramount changed his name to Ricardo Cortez, and gave him a false Spanish background, and completely hid his Jewish origins, and surely very few of his fans were aware of this (and the same is probably true of many of his modern day fans!). While Paramount wanted him to be the successor to Valentino (especially after his untimely passing), Cortez never had that kind of success in those roles. But when sound movies came along, he was one of the few silent stars to make a successful transition to sound. Perhaps he is best remembered for playing Sam Spade in the original 1931 version of "The Maltese Falcon". But his career started going downhill after a few years, and he directed six movies, and then he retired, and joined a Wall Street brokerage firm! Cortez passed away in 1977 at the age of 76. Important Added Info: This cut album page has been personally autographed (signed) by Ricardo Cortez! Our consignor is a dealer who has acquired many autographed items over many decades. He enjoys finding an item with a good image of that star to "pair" it with, so that the owner can frame the signed item together with the item with the good image. Included with the signed item is a Maltese Falcon paperback book from 1944. The items could be matted together to create a cool display! 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: good to very good. Learn More about condition grades 
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