Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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June 10
ON THIS DAY
On this Day in 1922 Judy Garland was born in Minnesota. She was christened Frances Ethel Gumm but she and her sisters changed their name to Garland in 1934 after "Gumm" was met with laughter from the audience. In 1938, she was cast in the main role as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz. In the film, she sang "Over the Rainbow" the song with which she will always be identified. Although producers Arthur Freed and Mervyn LeRoy wanted her from the start, studio chief Mayer tried first to borrow Shirley Temple from 20th Century Fox and when they refused he asked Deanna Durbin, but she was unavailable, so Judy Garland was cast.
GARLAND (Judy, 1922-69, Actress, Star of ‘The Wizard of Oz’) Signed Magazine Portrait Photograph, showing her head and neck full face, peering cautiously round a corner, a finger to her chin, 5” x 3½” neatly cut close, laid down on paper 9” x 6¼”, no date, circa 1941 55752
DURBIN (Deanna, 1921-2013, Canadian Singer & Actress) Signed Magazine Portrait Photograph, laid down and signed and inscribed ‘Best wishes’ on a paper mount, nearly full face, with her splendid smile, and wearing a short scarf knotted at the neck, all laid down on paper 9” x 6¼”, no date, circa 1941 55751
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