1950's Hollywood

William Frawley Signed Photo

William Frawley
William Frawley

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advertisementDate of Birth
26 February 1887, Burlington, Iowa, USA
Date of Death
3 March 1966, Hollywood, California, USA (heart attack)
Birth Name
William Clement Frawley
Nickname
Bill
Height
5′ 7″ (1.70 m)

Mini Biography
William Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa. As a boy he sang at St. Paul’s Catholic Church and played at the Burlington Opera House. His first job was as a stenographer for the Union Pacific Railroad. He did vaudeville with his brother Paul, then joined pianist Franz Rath in an act they took to San Francisco in 1910. Four years later he formed a light comedy act with his new wife Edna Louise Broedt, “Frawley and Louise”, touring the Orpheum and Keith circuits until they divorced in 1927. He next moved to Broadway and then, in 1932, to Hollywood with Paramount. By 1951, when he contacted Lucille Ball about a part in her TV show “I Love Lucy” (1951), he had performed in over 100 films. His Fred Mertz role lasted until the show ended in 1960, after which he did a five-year stint on “My Three Sons” (1960). Poor health forced his retirement. He collapsed of a heart attack on March 3, 1966, aged 79, walking along Hollywood Boulevard after seeing a movie. He is buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.

1950's Hollywood

Joan Crawford Signed Photo

Joan Crawford Signed Photo
Joan Crawford Signed Photo

Date of Birth
23 March 1905, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Date of Death
10 May 1977, New York, New York, USA (pancreatic cancer)

Birth Name
Lucille Fay LeSueur

Nickname
Billie Cassin
Cranberry
Billie

Height
5′ 5″ (1.65 m)

Mini Biography
Lucille LeSueur’s parents separated before she was born. By age 16 she had known three fathers, one of whom (a vaudeville theater manager) had given her the name Billie Cassin. By 1915 she and her mother lived in Kansas City and Billie worked in a laundry and also as a menial to pay school tuition. Winning an amateur dance contest in 1923 led to chorus work in Chicago, Detroit and New York. On New Year’s Day of 1925 she left for Hollywood. Before her second picture, a “Photoplay” contest led to the name “Joan Crawford”. Continue Reading………….

1950's Hollywood

Audrey Hepburn Signed 4 x 5 Photo

Audrey Hepburn Autographed 4 x 5 Photo
Audrey Hepburn Autographed 4 x 5 Photo

This photo is available exclusively from www.trishautographs.com
Mini Biography
Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She really was blue-blood from the beginning with her father, a wealthy English banker, and her mother, a Dutch baroness. After her parents divorced, Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girls school. Later, when her mother moved back to the Netherlands, she attended private schools as well. While vacationing with her mother in Arnhem, Holland, Hitler’s army took over the town. It was here that she fell on hard times during the Nazi occupation. Audrey suffered from depression and malnutrition. After the liberation, Audrey went to a ballet school in London on a scholarship and later began a modeling career. As a model, she was graceful and, it seemed, she had found her niche in life – until the film producers came calling. After being spotted modeling by a producer, she was signed to a bit part in the European film Nederlands in 7 lessen (1948) in 1948. Later, she had a speaking role in the 1951 film, Young Wives’ Tale (1951) as Eve Lester. The part still wasn’t much, so she headed to America to try her luck there. Audrey gained immediate prominence in the US with her role in Roman Holiday (1953) in 1953. This film turned out to be a smashing success as she won an Oscar as Best Actress. This gained her enormous popularity and more plum roles. One of the reasons for her popularity was the fact that she was so elf-like and had class, unlike the sex-goddesses of the time. Read more at the source

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Farrah Fawcett Majors Autograph, vintage signature!

Farrah Fawcett Majors Vintage Autograph
Farrah Fawcett Majors Vintage Autograph
Date of Birth

2 February1947Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Birth NameFerrah Leni Fawcett
Height
5′ 6½” (1.69 m)
Mini Biography

Farrah Fawcett, was a fresh faced woman from Corpus Christi, Texas. In the early 1960s, she was voted the “Beautiful Woman” by her high school colleagues. In the late 1960s, she had her first break in guest-starring roles in shows such as “I Dream of Jeannie” (1965), “The Flying Nun” (1967) and “The Partridge Family”(1970). Then, in 1968, she dated actor Lee Majors, and the couple were married on July 28, 1973. Shortly after, Majors starred in his series “The Six Million Dollar Man” (1974) and Farrah guest-starred in four episodes. As her career took off, she posed in her red bathing suit for a poster, and it sold a staggering 8,000,000 plus copies.

After the poster was released, producers Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg starred her in the Crime/Drama Megahit show “Charlie’s Angels” (1976). Farrah received a paycheck for $10,000 an episode, and when it started to take off, Majors wanted her home by 6:30 pm to have dinner on the table. Farrah felt dissatisfied about both her contract and her paycheck. Then, in 1977, after the first season wrapped, she abruptly left the series. Shortly there after, the departure resulted in a lawsuit with the producers of the series. Finally, she agreed to return to the series in guest spots for six episodes: three in the 1978-79 season, and the other three in the 1979-80 season. In late 1979, Fawcett and Majors had separated, and, since there was no reconciliation in sight, they were divorced in 1980. Farrah dated ‘Ryan O’Neal (I)’ from 1980-1997. Then, in 1998, Farrah was severely injured by James Orr, after she had spurned his proposal of marriage.

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Linda Lovelace Autograph

Linda Lovelace autograph
Linda Lovelace autograph

Linda Lovelace, famous porn star from the 70’s cult classic “Deep Throat”.  Signed 3 x 5 cards with XXX signed under her name.  Excellent condition.

Mini Biography

Linda Lovelace, the most famous porn star of all time, was born Linda Boreman in 1949. In the late 1960s, she began a relationship with Chuck Traynor. She appeared in eight verified 8mm hard-core fetish loops. Her breakthrough came with the feature Deep Throat (1972). Surprisingly, the film became a runaway hit, playing to sell-out crowds in “respectable” cinemas; it is still considered the quintessential adult film of all time. With her newfound celebrity, Linda divorced Traynor, but was unable to sustain a movie career. After the R-rated Deep Throat Part II (1974) and the soft-X Linda Lovelace for President (1975) proved box-office disasters, she faded from sight. In 1980, she re-emerged as the author of Ordeal, her controversial autobiography. She fell in with the radical feminist movement, testifying before the Meese Commission on the supposed dangers of pornography. She died following a car accident in April, 2002.