eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 3y0424 COLLEEN MOORE letter 1926 with secretarial signature but with great content! Date Sold 3/31/2020Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Letter with Secretarial Signature (measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" [14 x 22 cm]) (Learn More) Colleen Moore was an actress from the 1910s to the 1930s. Some of her movies include: Ben-Hur (the original 1925 version), Lilac Time, Ella Cinders, The Little American, and The Power and the Glory! One interesting note about her is that she had a torrid affair with director King Vidor in the 1920s when both were married to others, and they maintained contact for 40 years, even after they broke off the affair (because it would ruin their careers, they could not marry!). Also, she was the creator of "The Enchanted Castle", far and away the greatest doll house ever! She designed it, and working with hundreds of craftsmen over the course of a decade, completed it at the cost of some $500,000. Among its many one-of-a-kind features is a library that comes complete with miniature versions of many great works of literature, including a tiny version of "Tarzan of the Apes" signed by Tarzan's creator, Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Enchanted Castle is now on public display at Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry. Moore passed away in 1988 at the age of 88. Important Added Info: Note that there is a signature on this photo, but it was signed by a secretary to Colleen Moore, and NOT Miss Moore herself. Do not bid on it thinking it is signed by Colleen Moore because it definitely was not! This letter has great content! It was sent to all of Miss Moore's fans, who wrote her at a time when she had started a campaign to "erase from use the word flapper"! Apparently, the Camp Fire Girls asked Miss Moore to do this, because "the word is greatly misused and certainly not a dignified term for the young American girl of today", and Miss Moore agreed and helped spread the word through these letters! Our consignor is a longtime dealer who acquired this signed item among many other purchases in his inventory, and he does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we believe the signature to likely be authentic. 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. Condition: very good to fine. Learn More about condition grades
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