RARE JUDY GARLAND / WIZARD OF OZ AUCTION

AS ALWAYS, PLEASE VISIT WWW.ESTATEAUCTIONPROS.COM FOR LOTS OF PHOTOS, AUCTION TERMS, AND MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.

Event Details

Elaine Willingham has been collecting Judy Garland and Wizard of Oz material since she was eight years old. 2014 marks the 75th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz and is a perfect time for a connected event such as this.  The vast collection includes many original autographs, dolls, books, glassware, toys, jewelry, framed posters, record albums, DVD's, CD's, magazines and MUCH more! 

Highlights from the auction include the original MORE TO COME Wizard of Oz Artwork, from The Tonight Show, starring Johnny Carson, 1939 Ideal Dorothy Doll, 1940 Strike Up the Band Doll, one of Billie Burke's books signed Billie Burke Ziegfeld, a framed piece with two photos one signed Billie Burke 1939, the other signed Margaret Hamilton 1939.  The original 35th Anniversary poster signed by Jack Haley and Ray Bolger.  Many Munchkin autographs, an entire collection from 'The Harvey Girls', two 'Meet Me in St. Louis' dolls, and some Oz Spin-offs -- did you know two of the original Munchkins were also 'Little Oscar in the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile'? yes the idea was the brainchild of Munchkin Coroner Meinhardt Raabe who was the 1st Little Oscar and then, when OM decided that, like Santa, Little Oscar needed helper Little Oscar's, OM added Lollipop Boy Jerry Maren to the roster.  A short time later George Molchan (after being summoned by his long-time pal, Meinhardt Raabe) became one of the Little Oscar's which lasted over three decades.  Elaine's collection includes Jerry Maren's Little Oscar smock, a photo of with Mr. Oscar Mayer with and autographed by the four original Little Oscar's.

AUTOGRAPHS INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

MERVYN LEROY, FILM DIRECTOR

GEORGE CUKOR, FILM DIRECTOR

KING VIDOR, FILM DIRECTOR

KEN DARBY, COMPOSER, SONG WRITER, DANCING COACH

MITCHELL LEWIS, WINKIE GUARD

"ADRIAN", CHIEF COSTUME DESIGNER (ULTRA RARE AUTOGRAPH)

HARRY MONTY, MUNCHKIN & WINGED MONKEY

LOIS JANUARY, EMERALD CITY LADY

MARGUERITE HOY, MUNCHKIN

BEULAH BONDI, JIMMY STEWART'S MOM IN A WONDERFUL LIFE

BILLIE BURKE, GLINDA THE GOOD WITCH

FERN FORMICA, ONE OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE

RUTH DUCCINI, ONE OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE

MARGARET PELLIGRINI, MUNCHKIN

ROBERT DRAKE, HUSBAND / MANAGER OF THE SMALLEST MUNCHKIN, "LITTLE JEANE"

KARL GLOVER,

HANGO DENNISON, OWNER OF TOTO

MEINHARDT RAABE, OZ CORONER

MICKEY CARROLL, MUNCHKIN

BETTY TANNER, MUNCHKIN VILLAGER

ADRIANA CASELOTTI, VOICE OF SNOW WHITE

JOHN RITTER, ACTOR, COMEDIAN 

BOB KEESHAN, CAPTAIN KANGAROO

JERRY ORBACH, VOICE OF  "LUMIERE" IN BEAUTY & THE BEAST, LAW & ORDER DETECTIVE

MICKEY ROONEY, ACTOR, COMEDIAN, MARRIED TO JUDY GARLAND

BUDDY EBSEN, SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN THE TIN MAN, BEVERLY HILLBILLIES

JAMES STEWART, 

SPANKY MACFARLAND, OUR GANG ACTOR

KATHRYN GRAYSON, ACTRESS / OPERA SINGER

SALLY RAND, STRIPPER / FAN DANCER

BOB HOPE, COMEDIAN / ACTOR

BARBARA EDEN, ACTRESS / I DREAM OF JEANNIE

LAUREN BACALL, ACTRESS / MARRIED TO HUMPHREY BOGART

ELIZABETH TAYLOR, ACTRESS

PATTY & MAXINE, 2 of 3  THE ANDREW SISTERS

KATHERINE HEPBURN, ACTRESS

ANN RUTHEFORD, ACTRESS / GONE WITH THE WIND

RAND BROOKS, ACTOR / GONE WITH THE WIND

ANDY WILLIAMS, ACTOR / SINGER / VARIETY SHOW HOST

DONALD OCONNER, ACTOR / SINGER / DANCER

HEDY LAMARR, MOVIE STAR / INVENTOR OF WIFI

GENE KELLY, ACTOR / DANCER

DEBORAH KERR, THEATRE & TELEVISION ACTRESS / THE KING & I

DEBBIE REYNOLDS, ACTRESS / SINGER / DANCER

HELEN HAYES, "THE FIRST LADY OF THE AMERICAN SINGER"

DORIS DAY, ACTRESS / MOVIE STAR

BOB DOLE, POLITICIAN

TONY CURTIS, MOVIE STAR

HOWARD KEEL, ACTOR / SINGER, SHOWBOAT & 7 BRIDES FOR 7 BROTHERS

SHIRLEY JONES, ACTRESS / SINGER, PARTRIDGE FAMILY

MARY WICKES, FAMOUS TELEVISION CHARACTER ACTRESS

SHIRLEY MACLAINE, ACTRESS / SINGER / DANCER / AUTHOR / ACTIVIST

MARGARET O'BRIEN, PROLIFIC CHILD ACTRESS

ROBERT BAUM, GRANDSON OF FRANK BAUM - AUTHOR OF WIZARD OF OZ

JEANNE TREVOR, 

LENA HORNE, SINGER / ACTRESS / DANCER / ACTIVIST

MARY MARTIN, ACTRESS / SINGER / BROADWAY STAR, "PETER PAN"

MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, SINGER / PIANIST / MUSIC REVIVALIST

LIZA MINNELLI, ACTRESS / SINGER / DANCER / JUDY GARLAND'S DAUGHTER

JOHN RAITT, ACTOR / SINGER

VINCENT PRICE, ACTOR / HORROR MOVIE CLASSICS MOVIE STAR

TOM POSTON, ACTOR / FILM STAR

OPRAH WINFREY

ANDY GRIFFITH, ACTOR (VERY RARE AUTOGRAPH)

JESSICA TANDY, DRIVING MISS DAISY

TOM SELLICK, ACTOR / MAGNUM P.I.

RED SKELTON, ACTOR / COMEDIAN

JOHNNY CARSON, COMEDIAN / TALK SHOW HOST

ED McMAHON, COMEDIAN / GAME SHOW HOST / ANNOUNCER

DOC SEVERINSEN, THE TONIGHT SHOW ORCHESTRA LEADER

GEORGE BURNS, ACTOR / COMEDIAN

MILTON BERLE, ACTOR / COMEDIAN

BUDDY HACKETT, ACTOR / COMEDIAN

JON PROVOST, CHILD ACTOR BEST KNOWN FOR BEING "TIMMY" IN LASSIE

LANI OGRADY, ELDEST SISTER IN EIGHT IS ENOUGH

DINAH SHORE, SINGER / ACTRESS / T.V. PERSONALITY

RUE McCLANAHAN, ACTRESS, MAUDE, THE GOLDEN GIRLS, MAMA'S FAMILY

TONY BENNETT, SINGER

MARTHA RAYE, COMIC ACTRESS / SINGER

DEBBIE REYNOLDS, ACTRESS / SINGER / DANCER

NANCY LaMOTT, SINGER 

ANGELA LANSBURY, ACTRESS / SINGER

PAT BOONE, SINGER / ACTOR

ORSON BEAN, FILM, TELEVISION, STAGE ACTOR

VAN JOHNSON

Accreditation:

Stephen Cox wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Cox_(writer)

Elaine Willingham is one of the premiere collectors of Judy Garland and Wizard of Oz ephemera. Her collection is extensive and her knowledge of the two subjects enabled her to co-write the popular "Cooking in Oz: Kitchen Wizardry and a Century of Marvels from America's Favorite Tale" (Cumberland House Publishing). Elaine was instrumental in organizing some of the most successful Oz events in the 1990s involving the little actors who worked as Munchkins in the classic film, "The Wizard of Oz," including a reunion which took place at the famed Culver Hotel in Culver City, California. Entertainment Weekly called it "one of the best" film-fan events of 1997.

Stephen Cox

Author of the following Wizard of Oz related books

The Munchkins Remember the Wizard of Oz and Beyond

The Munchkins Remember

The Munchkins of Oz

Short and Sweet The Life and Times of the Lollipop Munchkin

Co-Author

Cooking in Oz with Elaine Willingham

John Fricke wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fricke

I've known Elaine Willingham both personally and professionally for approximately twenty-five years. During that time, we've worked together "in person" at countless Wizard of Oz and Judy Garland-related festivals, conventions, conferences, and events all over the country. When she wasn't actually producing some aspect of the gatherings on those occasions, she was an incremental part of the schedule or activities. Her interactions with attendees -- especially the surviving Munchkins, cast members, and others associated with the 1939 M-G-M Oz film -- was a welcome "given"; the participants liked and completely trusted Elaine, as did we all. Her mail-order and on-line businesses and newsletters brought her deserved high regard as a particularly reliable and common-sensical member of the greater "Oz family." In brief, she has earned the admiration and acknowledgement of all of the tens of thousands (or more) who collect or enjoy Oz -- or both.

ESTATE AUCTION PROS SALE TERMS :

Announcements day of sale take precedence!!!

Any references to items being sold with regards to age, rarity, condition, significance, origin, etc. are statements of opinion only.  The bidder accepts full responsibility for determing the value and/or authenticity of the merchandise being sold.

We welcome your inspection of the items to be sold at auction.

However, if you break an item, you will be charged for that item. The value of that item will be determined solely by Estate Auction Pros - no exceptions.

Bidder registration requires a valid, state, photo identification card.

Out-of-state bidders will be required to show two forms of identification: a valid, state, photo I.D. and a major credit card (if we do not know you.)

Out-of-state bidders must pay with U.S. funds or  MC / VISA / DISCOVER / AMERICAN EXPRESS. No out of state checks will be accepted - unless prior arrangements have been made.

If you are paying by check, are unknown to the auction staff, and have made no prior credit approval arrangements, you will be photographed for security purposes and will be subject to a $50.00 check limit - no exceptions.

When you pay for your purchases using a credit card, a 4% convenience fee will be added to your total purchase price.

An 10% buyer's premium will be in effect in order to help offset some of the tremendous cost associated with arranging & conducting this auction in a clean,comfortable, and convenient hall setting.

All forms of absentee bidding will be subject to a 15% buyer's premium.

No absentee bid less than $100.00 per item will be accepted.

All absentee bid inquiries must be completed no later than 48 hours prior to the start of the auction - no exceptions - so please plan accordingly.

Phone bidders will be required to start the bidding at $300.00 or more on eachitem they are interested in bidding on.

All other forms of absentee bidding will be required to start the bidding at $100.00 or more on each item they are interested in bidding on. 

Absentee bidders will be notified of their successful high bids by a member of our staff at the conclusion of the auction and will be required to pay for their purchase(s) at that time using  MC/VISA/Discover/American Express. 

Absentee bidders will be required to pay UPS directly for all packing, insurance, and delivery charges. Estate Auction Pros will gladly deliver your item(s) to UPS free of charge within 2 days of the auction's conclusion.

IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF DAMAGE DURING SHIPMENT, YOUR CLAIM WILL BE FILED BY YOU AND AGAINST UPS - NOT ESTATE AUCTION PROS - NO EXCEPTIONS!

All items are sold "AS-IS", "WHERE-IS" with NO expressed or implied warranties or guarantees.

You take possession of and are responsible for the items you purchase when the auctioneer declares the item to be sold and acknowledges you as being the high bidder.

After you take possesion of your purchase(s), no refunds will be given in the event your item is lost, stolen, or damaged.

We accept U.S. funds, MC / VISA / DISCOVER / AMERICAN EXPRESS, and personal checks - if and only if you are known by the auction staff.

All items must be paid for before removing them from the sale site.

All items must be removed from the sale site on the day of sale - unless special arrangements are made.

Estate Auction Pros and owner(s) of auction items are not responsible for accidents.

www.EstateAuctionPros.com

What can we sell for you?

314-952-7355

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

SINCERELY, 
ALAN CLEARY, MO, IL, FL AUCTIONEER
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI AUCTIONS
ESTATES, COLLECTIONS, ANTIQUES

WHAT CAN WE SELL FOR YOU?
314-952-7355