I also tend to remember reading a lot of stuff and interviews with American original, filmmaker Kenneth Anger and he always talks about his vast collection of Golden era Hollywood stuff. I think his grandmother was involved in costumes or something in very early cinema and since he is in his 80s now and a lifelong movie nut, I would imagine he has a pretty impressive collection of stuff. Or maybe not, he's a bit of character...maybe he just boasts! Either way, I'd love to know more about what he has stashed away through the years.
I have one Anger piece in my collection that I bought on ebay, way back, simply because I thought it was funny AND poster related. It's a letter he wrote (on Anger stationary!) to Forrest Ackerman (I think his greeting calls him 4E) and it's about how he has a poster getting restored and he's having trouble getting it back from the person and it's implied that maybe this person won't give it back unless someone of 4E's exalted reputation can intercede on Anger's behalf? Anyway, anything I've read about him makes him out to be the prickly one but, who knows? He's certainly made some tremendous films and is an interesting dude. All the best, M ________________________________ From: MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> on behalf of Tom Martin <dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 3:41 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...? great stories!!!!!woww goosebumps !!! On 2020-04-14 14:04, jburtis wrote: > Hi Bruce (and everyone else), > I think the collector active the longest (and still going strong) must > be Lou Valentino of the Bronx. He started some time in the late 1940s > or early 1950s. Probably on eBay as I type this. > Just a guess, > Joe > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com> >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:27:31 -0500 >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...? >> >> Glenn, >> >> To get back to your original question, certainly a leading >> candidate would be the man who consigned the wonderful collection of >> serial one-sheets I auctioned in my Auction in 2001 which was >> contained in my book, To Be Continued (see all the images online at >> > http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html >> [2] ). >> >> The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets >> himself (starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them >> from the San Francisco poster exchanges. The people there were not >> supposed to sell them to non-theater people, but he got to know >> them, and they did the kid a favor, and over the years he because a >> regular! >> >> He kept them in incredible condition, and he is one of the only >> long time collectors who resisted the temptation to sell any of them >> as the prices rose. When he contacted me at the end of 2000, he said >> he was having health issues, and that otherwise he would never sell. >> >> He said one thing that stuck with me. When I told him the kind of >> money he would likely get (which was surpassed when the posters >> auctioned) he was amazed. He said there had been one "old guy" at >> the exchanges who kept telling him that he was "throwing away his >> money" buying the posters, and that he should do ANYTHING else with >> it. He said he wished that old guy could see how much money they >> were worth in 2000 (but of course that guy was surely long gone). >> >> So not only did Frank start in 1932, surely making him one of the >> earliest collectors ever, but he also solely bought as a collector, >> and did not get a huge chunk to start out with, as so many >> collectors do. And he held onto them for 68 years (for the oldest >> ones) so he surely qualifies as one of the longest term collectors >> too. >> >> And of course there was also Charles Dyas, who started his >> collecting in 1921 (with his TWO Cabinet of Caligari one-sheets), >> but he was a theater owner, and he saved ones from movies he showed, >> so i don't know if he counts. But he DID also keep all his posters >> until the late 1980s, when he passed away, so he was another super >> long time collector. >> >> And there was the other theater owner who bought a trunk filled >> with 1930s posters in 1946, including The Invisible Man and Dracula, >> and he held those until he consigned them to me in 1998, yet another >> really long time collector. >> >> And there were others, but those are for another time! >> >> Bruce >> >> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM Glenn Taranto < >> exit82afi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello All - >>> >>> OK, Admittedly too much time on my hands... >>> >>> Have any of you ever wondered (or know) who is considered the >>> earliest know poster collector? Forry Ackerman, perhaps? >>> >>> I can just imagine some kid standing in front of a Paramount >>> theatre and staring at a Metropolis one sheet wishing they could >>> own it. >>> >>> GT >>> >>> ------------------------- >>> >>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>> >> > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >>> [1] >> >> [3] >> Virus-free. www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> [3] >> >> ------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> [1] > > ------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > [4] > > Links: > ------ > [1] > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > [2] > http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html > [3] > http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > [4] > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 ---- Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com<http://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. 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