233: HOLLYWOOD AUTOGRAPHS FROM FRANK FAY'S DRESSING ROOM

Frank Fay (1891-1961) was a film and stage actor and an early pioneer in stand-up comedy. This screen displays the wallpaper taken from his dressing room for the Broadway play 'Harvey' in which he played the lead character 'Elwood P. Dowd.' He is also known as actress Barbara Stanwyck's first husband. Signatures include: Grouch Marx (Actor), George Burns (Actor), Gracie Allen (Actress), Cesar Romero (Actor), Eddie Brannick (Baseball), Jack Dempsey (Boxer), Lou Nova (Boxer, Actor), James Montgomery Flagg (Illustrator, Creator of Uncle Sam), Mayor Kelly Buffalo 1945 (Buffalo, New York Mayor Joseph J. Kelly), Charlotte Greenwood (Actress), Merle Oberon (Actress), Ralph Forbes (Actor), Norma Shearer (Actress), Frank McHugh (Actor), Jack Rutherford (Actor), Elaine Perry (Broadway Director and Producer, daughter of Antoinette 'Toni' Perry, namesake of the Tony Awards), Eddie Cantor (Actor, Singer, Songwriter), Smith and Dale (Vaudeville comedy duo), Mary Carroll (Actress), Tom Seidel (Actor), Florence Fair (Actress), Dorothy Hall (Actress), Bert Wheeler (Actor), Ed Wynn (Actor), Vaughan Glaser (Actor), Andy Devine (Actor), Dave Apollon (Musician), Fred Irving Lewis (Actor).Just to name a few...
Measures 68.5 x 54 inches.
Provenance: The Estate of Kansas City autograph dealer J.W. Jones. See the attached image of RUSH band member Geddy and the collection that Mr. Jones helped him to build.
$3,000 - $6,000