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Auction History Result 5k239 LAWRENCE TIBBETT MGM personality poster '31 head & shoulders portrait of the opera singer! Date Sold 12/6/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded MGM Personality Poster (measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Lawrence Tibbett was a singer during the 1930s (but best remembered from the Metropolitan Opera), who appeared in several movies, including The Rogue Song (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film). He was the first to play the leading role in many famous operas, including the role of Brutus Jones, in The Emperor Jones (which he played in blackface)! Darryl F. Zanuck signed him to a multi-picture contract, sure he would be a major star, but alas, he was not, and he only appeared in a few movies. Later, he had throat problems, which led to a drinking problem (or perhaps vice versa), and his later years were unhappy. He passed away in 1960 at the age of 63. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that MGM created three different sets of personality posters in the 1930s to promote their stars (in the past, I had thought that there were only two different sets, because the ones from the first set are incredibly rare). The earliest set was made in 1931, and it featured MGM's top stars of that time, with each getting a beautiful 22" x 28" full-color head & shoulders portrait (these were the same size as half-sheets, but oriented vertically, and they have no blank borders). Approximately 2 years later, in 1933, MGM created a second set, reflecting the change in their top stars, so some stars remained in the set, but with new images of them, and some stars were dropped and others added in their place. Approximately 2 more years later, in 1935, MGM created yet another set. All three sets can be easily distinguished from each other by the way the stars' names are presented in the bottom. These posters are extremely rare as few theaters ordered them, and fewer still saved them, and in addition, they could be easily torn, and if they were not stored carefully, they would become fragile, and it is likely many were damaged and discarded for that reason! Note that these posters were printed on a high quality paper stock, but it is one that does not always age very well, and can become fragile (usually resulting in chips around the edges of the poster). Because of their fragile nature and their age, we always send these posters in large flat packages, and never roll them into tubes (unless the buyer insists)! PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS POSTER, UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO PAY THE COST OF SHIPPING IT IN A LARGE FLAT PACKAGE! Condition: very good. The poster has some minor border defects, with a tiny bit of paper loss in the lower right border and a tiny circular stain in the upper right border. There is a faint partial diagonal crease in the bottom left and top right corners. Otherwise, this poster is in surprisingly nice condition, and is not at all fragile or brittle! Learn More about condition grades 
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