Not all celebrities go to these shows to make money. Frances Dee was one of the wealthiest ladies in Hoolywood and she turned up on the autograph circuit iin her last days. I told her I liked her in Little Women. She insisted on giving me an autograph and refused to take any money for it. FRANC -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of rixpost...@aol.com Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 3:34 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] paying for autographs
This is 2012, not 1940 or 1950. The celebrities realize a high percentage of the autographs they provide will be sold on eBay. I think the selling of autographs is much more of a phenomena now than it was even 20 or 30 years ago. The majority of the "stars" I've seen at these shows have been out of work for decades, aren't making residuals off of whatever series they might have been in and no doubt need the money they charge for autographs to pay their bills. Rick In a message dated 2/20/2012 12:18:42 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, dialmbb...@aol.com writes: does anyone have a historical perspective of this "paying" practice? i cannot imagine the legends like bette davis, sinatra, liz taylor, hitchcock, lucille ball would ever ask......except if 100% of the money went to a charity. did mickey mantle or babe ruth ever charge? michael Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.