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The Shaw-Tumblin Collection
Presents
MARILYN MONROE ~ JANE RUSSELL
” GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES “
(Les Hommes
Préfèrent les Blondes )
1953 VINTAGE AND ORIGINAL
“PRINTED IN BELGIUM”
MOVIE POSTER
Description
Printed In Belgium
Good Condition (Very Light Vertical Creasing – No Pin Holes)
Vintage & Original 1953
“PRINTED IN BELGIUM”
Movie Poster..
“Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes
“
was a BIG BUDGET 1953 20th Century Fox
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– beautifully photographed by Camera Operator Arthur E. Arling –
And starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.
Two showgirls – Monroe and Russell – are on the lookout for rich eligible bachelers run into numerous complications during their trip to Paris.
Directed by Howard Hawks.
Trivia
According to my friend Jane Russell, she was paid around $200,000 for her appearance while Marilyn Monroe
– who was under contract to 20th Century Fox at $1,500 per week –
only earned around $18,000.
Measurements
Poster Size: 14″ x 21 1/4″
Untrimmed
Condition
VINTAGE – GOOD
PLEASE REVIEW PHOTOGRAPH AND CONDITION DESCRIPTION
EMAIL WITH QUESTIONS.
Please Note
Personal Photographs featuring Jane Russell, Arthur E. Arling and
myself (James L. Tumblin),
are NOT included with this sale.
Payment is due within 48 hours at end of auction.
SHIPPING FEES OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES WILL BE SOMEWHAT HIGHER
Return Policy
Because of some bidders who buy, unfairly copy and then return, I will not accept returns or issue refunds for DVD’s, CD’s, Lithographs or Photographs.
Thank you for your understanding.
Provenance
This
“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”
Window Card
has been culled from
The Shaw-Tumblin
G
one With The Wind
Collection.
The Shaw-Tumblin Collection has been acknowledged by the
David O. Selznick Family &
Estate, The University of Texas At Austin
(home of the Selznick Archives),
Mr. Robert
Osborne
(Author & Host of TCM’s Classic Movie Channel),
Aljean Harmetz
(Author of
On The Road To Tara
) and
Katherine Pinotti
(Author of
The Winds of Tara
), as being the largest
Gone With The Wind
Collection in private hands.
“The Shaw-Tumblin collection is the quintessential Gone With The Wind Collection.” –
Daniel Selznick.
“…the largest private collection of Gone With The Wind memorabilia in the world.”
– TV Guide American Icons Magazine.
“James Tumblin is a Gone With The Wind Collector Extrordinare.”
– Robert Osborne.
“
A fantastic collection
!” – FIDM Museum & Galleries.
“James Tumblin is Mr. Gone With The Wind.”
– Eddie Marks, President of Western Costume Company.
Gone With The Wind
Trivia
A total of 3 child actors portrayed the role of “Bonnie-Blue Butler” in
Gone With The Wind:
1.
Greg Giese
– “Bonnie-Blue” newly born.
2.
Phyllis Callow
– “Bonnie-Blue” age 2 1/2 on horseback with Rhett Butler.
3.
Cammie King
– young “Bonnie Blue”
A total of 3 child actors portrayed the role of “Beau-Wilkes” in
Gone With The Wind:
1.
Greg Giese
– “Baby Beau” at 11 days.
2.
Ric Holt
– “Baby Beau” after the Civil War.
3.
Mickey Kuhn
– young “Beau-Wilkes”.
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