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As I said in a post several days ago, my sisters and I inherited our late fathers autograph book. When he was a boy, during the years 1941 to 43, he spent summers in Hollywood. He would stake out the studios and restaurants, and get autographs of that period.

Please take a look. Some are scribbles, and others I'm just not up on old movies, so I just don't recognize them. Any help ID'ing them, and opinions of the value of the book, will be greatly appreciated

Here's the cover. Will post that first to make sure I got the photo-server thing down right:

I'm a HUGE movie fan of the 40's! I"ll try to help ya when you post the pics! I can't wait to c them!

Ok, here goes. Let's see if this works:
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I gave all your pictures a number. It will be easier that way when someone helps you identify them.

For example I am pretty sure
2 = Glenn Ford.
4 = Charles Coburn
5 = Bill Robinson
7 = Hedy Lamarr
9 = Joe E Brown
11 = Billy Gilbert
15 = Charlie Ruggles

I am a little short on time right now. But I can probably help you identify most of them. I will look at the rest of them later today.

guilder1st, that was mighty kind of you to # them I should've thought about that! And thanx for taking a stab at them. Yes, I recognize a few. Others are neat enough that I could simply google their names. And then there's a percentage that just have the quirks of people signatures. Like the Hedy Lamarr, for instance: If someone didn't recognize that, and was going strictly by the writing, it looks like " ... La Marry" or something, which would be a dead-end in googling.

Thanx again!

Hey

Here is a list of some of the people I have found along with imdb links. Hope this helps

8= Cary Grant (very jealous)
19= Dick Purcell http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0700711/
22= Bert Wheeler http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923774/
29= Harry Ritz http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0728871/ and Lou Costello http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0182579/
35 and 52= Constance Moore http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601073/
38= James Burke http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121707/
41= Bob Hutton http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0404665/
43= Irene Rich http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0723658/
50= Irene Manning (also goes by Hope Manning) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0543287/
58= Phil Silvers http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799014/

That's all I have so far Sorry if I mixed up the numbers...
Deanna

OMJ! You have a Cary Grant autograph!! And a Heddy Lamar?!!
#40 is Ann Miller, a actress/tap dancer/ singer of the 40's. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587900/
Would you sell any of your autographs?

Not sure, but I think these are right!

7- Heddy Lamarr http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001443/
8- Cary Grant http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000026/
9- Joe E Brown http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113873/
23- Margaret Hayes http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371135/
44- Irene Rich http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0723658/
50- Irene Manning http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0543287/
58- Phil Silvers? http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799014/
59- Joan Davis http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204843/

grobanite19 and anyone else, yes we ultimately plan to sell this. It will be sold as a whole, not parted out page by page (does that sound wise?). After I get as many of the names disciphered (thanx y'all!), I will do this:

I will put it on ebay, with a prompt & link here to this forum. So you will know exactly when it's going to appear. In this way I'm fair to myself, that it's getting market value. And it's hopefully fair to the forum participants because they'll get this advance look now, and know when to check ebay.

Ebay only allows up to 4 photos (if I'm not mistaken), before they add fees for additional photos. So what I'm going to have to do is, invite any outside bidders that they will need to email me for the photos. I do not plan on linking them to this forum. That will also put the forumites here at an advantage, as some persons on ebay perhaps don't go to the bother

4 charles coburn
5 bill robinson
7 hedy lamarr
8 cary grant
9 joe e. brown
10 shemp howard
11 billy gilbert
12 johnny weissmuller
13 edward g. robinson
14 eddie davis, preston sturges
15 cahrlie ruggles
17 james burke, bert gordon
18 leo carrillo
20dick purcell ,? ,?
21 carol hughes,frank faylen
22 bert wheeler
23 margaret hayes
24 gene autry
25 edgar bergen
27 the slate brothers
30 harry ritz, lou costello
31 little rascals/our gang sigs.
34 charles judels
35 gladys lyne jepson-turner AKA belita
36 constance moore
37 otto kruger
38 billy nelson
39 james burke
40 ann miller42 robert hutton
44 irene rich
45 collette lyons
46 eddie foy jr
47 richard charles
48 edward drew
40 walter cassel
50 irene manning
52 constance moore
53 robert paige
54 bob ryan
55 betty grable
58 phil silvers
59 joan davis
61 cobina wright jr
63 rolf passer, ?. ?