eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 5y417 MANTAN MORELAND signed 8x10.25 still '44 head & shoulders smiling portrait wearing suit & hat! Date Sold 4/11/2017Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Autographed 8" x 10 1/4" [20 x 26 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Mantan Moreland was one of the first black African American actors to achieve stardom in mainstream movies from the 1930s to the 1970s. Some of his movies include: Mantan Messes Up, Up in the Air, and King of the Zombies. He passed away in 1973 at the age of 71. Important Added Info: Note that this still has been personally autographed (signed) by Mantan Moreland (but oddly, it is clearly signed as "Monata Moreland", so we don't know why that would be, unless that was his actual name, or a nickname he used at the time; if anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here)! Note that this autographed 8x10 is one of 91 that were consigned to us by a former theater owner. He owned two different major theaters in Louisiana from the 1940s through the 1970s, and he sometimes had premieres of movies at his theaters, at which time some of the celebrities connected to the movies would appear in person (this was often done in the 1950s and 1960s). When celebrities came to his theater, he would have them autograph 8x10 stills for him in person, and that got him started collecting signed stills, so at some point in the 1950s, he began requesting the studios to have them send him stills signed by the stars of movies he had recently shown at his theater when he was holding a special event or having the anniversary of his theater's opening! Over the next decade, he collected 91 signed stills that were sent to him by the studios through the mail, as well as several dozen that he obtained in person. We auctioned those "in person" signed stills in our previous auctions, and now we are auctioning the 91 stills where he obtained the signatures through the mail from the studios. Condition: good. There is a tear in the middle of the right border and the still has slightly discolored down the left of the image. Learn More about condition grades
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