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Photo Signed by Composer Gene Austin, Opera Singer Lawrence Tibbett.
Lot 691. Photo Signed by Composer Gene Austin, Opera Singer Lawrence Tibbett. One of the original crooners, and the best of the lot, Austin was one of the most popular singers of the 1920s and 1930s. He also wrote “My Blue Heaven,” which was the second biggest seller among non-holiday records prior to 1955. He died in 1972. His signature is on a 5” x 7” photo that has had the background cut away. The personalized signature is a 6-7 of 10. Generally regarded among the best of the classical baritones, Tibbett was a leading performer at the Metropolitan Opera from the mid-1920s through the 1930s. An excellent actor, he was successful in films too. He died in 1960. Tibbett’s autograph is a personalized 10, dated 1944, on a 7” x 8” photo with some surface loss that only minimally affects the singer’s image. Both signatures are personalized to Jimmy Bigelow, “The Banjo King,” and his wife, Martha. The autographs come with a Letter of Authenticity from Collectible Classics. Accompanying the signed photos are seven other photos from Bigelow’s collection picturing Denis Morgan, Austin, Henry Bussey and others. They generally are about 4 ½” x 6 ½”, sepia and average g. Bigelow is in most of the photos. Morgan was one of the premier actors of the 1940s and 1950s. Bussey was a popular band leader and excellent trumpet player. Herb Alpert credits him with influencing his hit recording “The Mexican Shuffle.” Bussey and his band are pictured in an 8” x 10” sepia photos. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $25.
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