eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 2h0377 IMITATION OF LIFE signed TC 1959 by Troy Donahue, who's with Lana Turner & Sandra Dee! Date Sold 6/12/2022Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Autographed Movie Title Lobby Card (LC TC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Fannie Hurst's Imitation of Life, the classic 1959 Douglas Sirk racial romantic melodrama ("The color line won't stop me, Ma! I look, feel, think white... And I'm going to marry white!"; "I'll get the things I want out of life... One way - or another, From one man - or another!"; "You've given me everything a mother could but the thing I wanted most... Your love!"; "This fine emotional drama dares to uncover the unashamed yearnings of today's generation"; "There are two kinds of dreams... one can come true... There are two kinds of sex... one comes with love! There are two kinds of life... one is real!"; "Hear Earl Grant sing 'Imitation of Life'"; "Fannie Hurst's best-selling novel of today's tormented generation!"; written by Fannie Hurst and "Produced by Ross Hunter") starring Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy ("as David Edwards"), Susan Kohner (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film; as the teenage Sarah Jane, who is black, but is light-skinned enough that she can "pass for white"; actually, she was of Mexican and Czechoslovakian descent, and she made just a few more movies and then retired in 1964), Robert Alda, Juanita Moore (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film), Mahalia Jackson ("singing 'Trouble of the World'"), Troy Donahue, and Than Wyenn. Some people might disagree with my describing this movie as "classic", but I think it is hard to argue that this is one of the finest of its type of movie! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this lobby card has been personally autographed (signed) by Troy Donahue! Our consignor obtained this autograph in person at a New York City memorabilia show. He does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we are certain the signature is authentic. Note that this is a very interesting title card, because it is NOT the "regular" title card! What do we mean? The regular title card looks exactly the same except that the bottom center inset image shows Susan Kohner and Juanita Moore, and Kohner is saying "The color line won't stop me, Ma! I look, feel, think white... And I'm going to marry white!". The producers of the movie felt certain that Southern audiences would be offended by this, so they created this separate "Southern" title card (with "S" printer in the lower right corner), which gets rid of that inset image and replaces it with one with Sandra Dee and John Gavin! What a fascinating example of how much the United States has changed in the 55+ years since this movie was made! Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: good. The card was folded four times vertically. There are pairs of staple holes, smudges, and creases around the edges, with some creases and smudges scattered in the image area. There is a large piece of brown paper tape on the back of the center of the card, but it was not put there for any restoration purpose. Please look at our super-sized images to get a good sense of the exact condition of this card before placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades
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