Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Sam Sarowitz]

Very sorry to hear about Jeff. He was a really nice guy & a very enthusiastic 
collector. 

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> On Apr 14, 2020, at 4:38 PM, jburtis  wrote:
> 
> On a sad note, long time collector Jeff Gordon died a couple of weeks ago. He 
> was a fixture at NYC shows and Movie Collectors World advertiser under the 
> name Jagarts. To have reffered to Jeff as entusiastic would be an 
> understatement.
> He was a terrific guy and one of a kind.
>  
> -Original Message-
> From: Franc <01b682db7aab-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu>
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:26:13 +
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
> 
> I spoke to Lou, not so long ago.  He sometimes bids on some on my items on 
> Ebay.  He's still buying, and he sounded great on the phone.
> 
> Franc Martarella
>  
>  
> -Original Message-----
> From: jburtis 
> To: MoPo-L 
> Sent: Tue, Apr 14, 2020 12:02 pm
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
> 
> Also, I believe he sells on eBay. I'll ask a friend for his seller ID and let 
> you know.
>  
> -Original Message-----
> From: Glenn Taranto 
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:37:13 -0700
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
> 
> Does Lou Valentino have a website or an eBay page?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Glenn
> 
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM Bruce Hershenson < brucehershen...@gmail.com 
> <mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook too. What a 
> guy!
> 
> And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest negative 
> about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to think of it, I have 
> also NEVER heard a negative word about Joe Burtis, either!
> 
> Please all of you stay safe.
> Bruce
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> <mailto:jbur...@mpagallery.com>> 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  <mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com>>
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <mailto: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
>  
> <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html>
>  ).
> 
> 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

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[jburtis]

On a sad note, long time collector Jeff Gordon died a couple of weeks ago. 
He was a fixture at NYC shows and Movie Collectors World advertiser under 
the name Jagarts. To have reffered to Jeff as entusiastic would be an 
understatement.
He was a terrific guy and one of a kind.


-Original Message-

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To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:26:13 +

Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?





I spoke to Lou, not so long ago.  He sometimes bids on some on my items on 
Ebay.  He's still buying, and he sounded great on the phone.





Franc Martarella








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Also, I believe he sells on eBay. I'll ask a friend for his seller ID 
and let you know.


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From: Glenn Taranto 

To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:37:13 -0700

Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?





Does Lou Valentino have a website or an eBay page?







Thanks,







Glenn





On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM Bruce 
Hershenson mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com]> 
wrote:


You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on 
Facebook too. What a guy!



And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest negative 
about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to think of it, I have 

also NEVER heard a negative word about Joe Burtis, either!



Please all of you stay safe.

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On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM jburtis 
mailto:jbur...@mpagallery.com]> 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


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From: Bruce Hershenson mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com]>

To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU [mailto: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
 
[http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html]
 ).



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 cons

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Tom Martin]

great memory PIckmaster Masn..
that must have  been so cool
thanks for share...
Tom
Hollywood dream Factory®
since 1977




On 2020-04-14 13:52, Greg Douglass wrote:

Been reading this thread with great interest. I knew a guy named Chuck
Vergara who had been collecting posters for ages. A mutual pal of ours
introduced us and I went to Chuck's coffee shop/restaurant that he
owned and was immediately stunned by the gorgeous posters covering
almost every wall surface. Chuck's addiction was to those beautiful
20th Century Fox stone lithos. 'They're so damn pretty!" he said over
and over again. He was driving around in San Francisco one day when an
old, old theater on Market Street was dumping hundreds of pounds of
posters ranging from the twenties to the present. He sprinted over to
a phone booth and called everyone with a large vehicle that he knew.
I bought many, many posters from Chuck over the years; sadly,
financial issues forced me to sell much of my collection in the early
1990s.
He used to joke about my love for horror films. "We can still be
friends even though you like that crap", he used to say.
One day, I got a phone call from Chuck. "Hey, Mr. Horror Movie Guy,
can you come over here, like RIGHT now?" He would not say why but I
jetted over. There, laid out on his living room floor, was the six
sheet from "Phantom of the Opera" showing the Phantom at the Masked
Ball. It was so gorgeous I got tears in my eyes. The person who was
buying the poster from Chuck came over and ranted and raved over the
ourrageous price: "TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS!?!?! That's highway robbery,
Vergara!" He grumpily paid the 2 Gs and left.
I believe that same poster sold at one of Bruce's early auctions for a
gazillion dollars.
I loved Chuck like a father. When he developed prostate cancer, he
sold me much of his collection for peanuts. "Come on, Chuck, we both
know that poster is worth a lot more." He insisted. Ebay was just
getting going so my profits on poster sales were pretty strong.
He was the nicest man I ever met and I miss his company terribly. He
wasn't the earliest collector but he'd been doing it for a long, long
time. I've met some great people in this hobby and also some
unbelievable dicks.
They broke the mold when they made Chuck.
Great thread. I love these stories.
Greg Douglass
PS-I used to go to National Sreen Service on 5th St in San Francisco
when I was a kid. I'd either hitch a ride with my older brother or
take the bus. I had piles of dead mint early Sixties titles, lots of
Corman AIP. The guy who worked there was the first flamboyantly gay
person i ever met. He was an absolute riot, constantly bitching about
how his "addiction" had turned him into a shipping clerk. "What awful
gory things do you want today, young man?" he'd say when I walked in.
One sheets were ...I think...50 cents. I paid for many of my treasures
using quarters and dimes. Warm up my time machine, please.

SENT: Monday, April 13, 2020 at 5:16 PM
 FROM: "Glenn Taranto" 
 TO: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
 SUBJECT: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Thanks, Sue. What a lucky kid! Hard to believe any poster being mint
being over 90 years old.

As we all know many posters were given up for the war effort in the
1940's. I hope I live long enough for that time machine to be
invented!

Glenn

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 5:08 PM Susan Heim 
wrote:


Great question Glenn.. I know I have customers who started
collecting the the 1950's. I have one customer who's father was good
friends with someone who ran a National Screen Service and, on
weekends, they would drop
by to see the friend and the friend would give my customer, who was
about 10 or 11 in those days movie posters and lobby card sets. So,
for any given film, and he particularly collected Elizabeth Taylor
and Alfred Hitchcock,
he owned the one sheet, 40x60, 30x40 and lobby card set for each of
their films, all in mint, never used condition. My customer kept up
with the friend over the years, and developed other film poster
interests all the way back to the 1920's, and collected hundreds of
posters. It's really amazing to hold in your hands a mint copy of
something that is 60 or 90 years old when you go to frame it..

I know Ron Borst started collecting pretty early.when I first
started collecting back in 1973, I knew other collectors that had
been collecting since the 1940's finding posters in old bookstores
in Hollywood.

Sue
Hollywood Poster Frames

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FROM: MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn
Taranto 
SENT: Monday, April 13, 2020 11:59 PM
TO: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
SUBJECT: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

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 coll

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Michael Greenwood]

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

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Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 3:41 PM
To: 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 
>> 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 &l

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Tom Martin]

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 
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.

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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Franc]

 I spoke to Lou, not so long ago.  He sometimes bids on some on my items on 
Ebay.  He's still buying, and he sounded great on the phone.
Franc Martarella
 
 
-Original Message-
From: jburtis 
To: MoPo-L 
Sent: Tue, Apr 14, 2020 12:02 pm
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Also, I believe he sells on eBay. I'll ask a friend for his seller ID and let 
you know.
 
 -Original Message-
From: Glenn Taranto 
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:37:13 -0700
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Does Lou Valentino have a website or an eBay page? Thanks, Glenn
On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM Bruce Hershenson  
wrote:
You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook too. What a 
guy!

And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest negative about, 
kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to think of it, I have also 
NEVER heard a negative word about Joe Burtis, either!

Please all of you stay safe.
Bruce

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On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM 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 
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
 ).

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
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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 
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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Tom Martin]

so cool Bruce i see we both are in the lou Valentino fan club...so now i 
know its not just mepeople that treat people right always i find 
treat others wellthe one that error soon learn they must improve

and help others or they will burn bridges andruin Future relationships..
when we make mistakes we  are given the chanceto learn andovercome by 
lessons

some learn quick..some take years..
some keep repeating the same errors and  need to repeat thier lessons..

some like me are blessed with people around me who keep lifting me up 
wheni dont deserve it,,but thats why its called Grace

God bless everyone on MOPO
Tom
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On 2020-04-14 14:25, Bruce Hershenson wrote:

You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook too.
What a guy!

And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest
negative about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to
think of it, I have also NEVER heard a negative word about Joe Burtis,
either!

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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 
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

[1] ).

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

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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.

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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Tom Martin]

Lou Valentino// is on Facebook
years ago while he was at Time life.. he was able toget me a People 
magazine article on Adam west who i was promoting...
itwas a nice spread..Lou was a longtime customer of Movie 
magazines.andhe loves Lana Turner stuff..he even did a book on 
her...great guy...he was goes back tothe 77-78 ,79as one of my 1stmail 
order customers..of Movie magazines./.i still have a letter he sent me 
while at time /lifecongratulatingon getting thepeople article on Adam//

I think he was art editor?
i remmember my customers by thekindness... one  Guy was danny simon..he 
used to call me to do rambo stuff as he repped Carolcoandthat was 
back around maybe 1980ilearned Danny is now one ofthemost respected 
Lience agencys and LIMA..gave hime the award for best guyinthge biz... 
he reps Swarzenegger and stallone...and the others..andhow i remember 
him most was not his credits but his wonderfulsincere kindness.as we 
had fun talking and he was just NIcevery common with the ones that i 
respect as theyare humble..and sincere and very personable./not 
stuffy  or arrogant but they  serve others and make stuff 
happeni bet ifyou refelecton who you wereinspired by they were the 
Kind ones..
the other thing give learned is many who are private and seem aloof are 
just scared of others as theymay have been abused as kids..and so they 
are hurt...and get protective and shy away as its hard for themtotruts 
after being BURNTjust ask a jew from the 30ss from Germany or 
anygroup that has been treated unfair



who gave you a break when others would not let you in..
Roddy mcdowell had it,,Mel Blanc, so many in movie collecting,,Herb 
Bridges from Atlanta... David Bowers,  James Parrish, Forrey Ackerman, 
...

hope that helps
LOU is a facebook Friend.Glenn

enjoy the week month year..Folks..
Tom
Hollywood Dream Factory®
since 1977


On 2020-04-14 14:37, Glenn Taranto wrote:

Does Lou Valentino have a website or an eBay page?

Thanks,

Glenn

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM Bruce Hershenson
 wrote:


You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook
too. What a guy!

And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest
negative about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to
think of it, I have also NEVER heard a negative word about Joe
Burtis, either!

Please all of you stay safe.
Bruce

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On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM 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 
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

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[jburtis]

Also, I believe he sells on eBay. I'll ask a friend for his seller ID and 
let you know.


-Original Message-

From: Glenn Taranto 

To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:37:13 -0700

Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?




Does Lou Valentino have a website or an eBay page?

Thanks,

Glenn

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM Bruce Hershenson mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com]> wrote:
You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook too. What 
a guy!

And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest negative 
about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to think of it, I have 
also NEVER heard a negative word about Joe Burtis, either!

Please all of you stay safe.
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On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM jburtis mailto:jbur...@mpagallery.com]> 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

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To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU [mailto: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
 
[http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html]
).



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 mailto: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




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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Glenn Taranto]

Does Lou Valentino have a website or an eBay page?

Thanks,

Glenn

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM Bruce Hershenson 
wrote:

> You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook too.
> What a guy!
>
> And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest negative
> about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to think of it, I
> have also NEVER heard a negative word about Joe Burtis, either!
>
> Please all of you stay safe.
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> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM 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 
>> 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
>> ).
>>
>> 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
>>>
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You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook too. What
a guy!

And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest negative
about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to think of it, I
have also NEVER heard a negative word about Joe Burtis, either!

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> 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 
> 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
> ).
>
> 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
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[jburtis]

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
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From: Bruce Hershenson 

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
 
[http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html]).

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 mailto: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




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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Glenn Taranto]

Great stories Greg!  Thanks so much for sharing. I loved reading your post.
- GT

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 10:52 AM Greg Douglass  wrote:

>
> Been reading this thread with great interest. I knew a guy named Chuck
> Vergara who had been collecting posters for ages. A mutual pal of ours
> introduced us and I went to Chuck's coffee shop/restaurant that he owned
> and was immediately stunned by the gorgeous posters covering almost every
> wall surface. Chuck's addiction was to those beautiful 20th Century Fox
> stone lithos. 'They're so damn pretty!" he said over and over again. He was
> driving around in San Francisco one day when an old, old theater on Market
> Street was dumping hundreds of pounds of posters ranging from the twenties
> to the present. He sprinted over to a phone booth and called everyone with
> a large vehicle that he knew.
> I bought many, many posters from Chuck over the years; sadly, financial
> issues forced me to sell much of my collection in the early 1990s.
> He used to joke about my love for horror films. "We can still be friends
> even though you like that crap", he used to say.
> One day, I got a phone call from Chuck. "Hey, Mr. Horror Movie Guy, can
> you come over here, like RIGHT now?" He would not say why but I jetted
> over. There, laid out on his living room floor, was the six sheet from
> "Phantom of the Opera" showing the Phantom at the Masked Ball. It was so
> gorgeous I got tears in my eyes. The person who was buying the poster from
> Chuck came over and ranted and raved over the ourrageous price: "TWO
> THOUSAND DOLLARS!?!?! That's highway robbery, Vergara!" He grumpily paid
> the 2 Gs and left.
> I believe that same poster sold at one of Bruce's early auctions for a
> gazillion dollars.
> I loved Chuck like a father. When he developed prostate cancer, he sold me
> much of his collection for peanuts. "Come on, Chuck, we both know that
> poster is worth a lot more." He insisted. Ebay was just getting going so my
> profits on poster sales were pretty strong.
> He was the nicest man I ever met and I miss his company terribly. He
> wasn't the earliest collector but he'd been doing it for a long, long time.
> I've met some great people in this hobby and also some unbelievable dicks.
> They broke the mold when they made Chuck.
> Great thread. I love these stories.
> Greg Douglass
> PS-I used to go to National Sreen Service on 5th St in San Francisco when
> I was a kid. I'd either hitch a ride with my older brother or take the bus.
> I had piles of dead mint early Sixties titles, lots of Corman AIP. The guy
> who worked there was the first flamboyantly gay person i ever met. He was
> an absolute riot, constantly bitching about how his "addiction" had turned
> him into a shipping clerk. "What awful gory things do you want today, young
> man?" he'd say when I walked in. One sheets were ...I think...50 cents. I
> paid for many of my treasures using quarters and dimes. Warm up my time
> machine, please.
>
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 at 5:16 PM
> *From:* "Glenn Taranto" 
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
> Thanks, Sue.  What a lucky kid!  Hard to believe any poster being mint
> being over 90 years old.
>
> As we all know many posters were given up for the war effort in the
> 1940's.  I hope I live long enough for that time machine to be invented!
>
> Glenn
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 5:08 PM Susan Heim  wrote:
>
>> Great question Glenn..  I know I have customers who started collecting
>> the the 1950's.  I have one customer who's father was good friends with
>> someone who ran a National Screen Service and, on weekends, they would drop
>> by to see the friend and the friend would give my customer, who was about
>> 10 or 11 in those days movie posters and lobby card sets.  So, for any
>> given film, and he particularly collected Elizabeth Taylor and Alfred
>> Hitchcock,
>> he owned the one sheet, 40x60, 30x40 and lobby card set for each of their
>> films, all in mint, never used condition.  My customer kept up with the
>> friend over the years, and developed other film poster interests all the
>> way back to the 1920's, and collected hundreds of posters. It's really
>> amazing to hold in your hands a mint copy of something that is 60 or 90
>> years old when you go to frame it..
>>
>> I know Ron Borst started collecting pretty early.when I first started
>> collecting back in 1973, I knew other collectors that had been collecting
>> since the 1940's finding posters in old 

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Greg Douglass]

 


Been reading this thread with great interest. I knew a guy named Chuck Vergara who had been collecting posters for ages. A mutual pal of ours introduced us and I went to Chuck's coffee shop/restaurant that he owned and was immediately stunned by the gorgeous posters covering almost every wall surface. Chuck's addiction was to those beautiful 20th Century Fox stone lithos. 'They're so damn pretty!" he said over and over again. He was driving around in San Francisco one day when an old, old theater on Market Street was dumping hundreds of pounds of posters ranging from the twenties to the present. He sprinted over to a phone booth and called everyone with a large vehicle that he knew.

I bought many, many posters from Chuck over the years; sadly, financial issues forced me to sell much of my collection in the early 1990s.

He used to joke about my love for horror films. "We can still be friends even though you like that crap", he used to say.

One day, I got a phone call from Chuck. "Hey, Mr. Horror Movie Guy, can you come over here, like RIGHT now?" He would not say why but I jetted over. There, laid out on his living room floor, was the six sheet from "Phantom of the Opera" showing the Phantom at the Masked Ball. It was so gorgeous I got tears in my eyes. The person who was buying the poster from Chuck came over and ranted and raved over the ourrageous price: "TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS!?!?! That's highway robbery, Vergara!" He grumpily paid the 2 Gs and left.

I believe that same poster sold at one of Bruce's early auctions for a gazillion dollars.

I loved Chuck like a father. When he developed prostate cancer, he sold me much of his collection for peanuts. "Come on, Chuck, we both know that poster is worth a lot more." He insisted. Ebay was just getting going so my profits on poster sales were pretty strong.

He was the nicest man I ever met and I miss his company terribly. He wasn't the earliest collector but he'd been doing it for a long, long time. I've met some great people in this hobby and also some unbelievable dicks.

They broke the mold when they made Chuck.

Great thread. I love these stories.

Greg Douglass

PS-I used to go to National Sreen Service on 5th St in San Francisco when I was a kid. I'd either hitch a ride with my older brother or take the bus. I had piles of dead mint early Sixties titles, lots of Corman AIP. The guy who worked there was the first flamboyantly gay person i ever met. He was an absolute riot, constantly bitching about how his "addiction" had turned him into a shipping clerk. "What awful gory things do you want today, young man?" he'd say when I walked in. One sheets were ...I think...50 cents. I paid for many of my treasures using quarters and dimes. Warm up my time machine, please.

 

Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 at 5:16 PM
From: "Glenn Taranto" 
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?



Thanks, Sue.  What a lucky kid!  Hard to believe any poster being mint being over 90 years old.

 

As we all know many posters were given up for the war effort in the 1940's.  I hope I live long enough for that time machine to be invented!

 

Glenn

 


On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 5:08 PM Susan Heim <filmfantast...@msn.com> wrote:



Great question Glenn..  I know I have customers who started collecting the the 1950's.  I have one customer who's father was good friends with someone who ran a National Screen Service and, on weekends, they would drop

by to see the friend and the friend would give my customer, who was about 10 or 11 in those days movie posters and lobby card sets.  So, for any given film, and he particularly collected Elizabeth Taylor and Alfred Hitchcock,

he owned the one sheet, 40x60, 30x40 and lobby card set for each of their films, all in mint, never used condition.  My customer kept up with the friend over the years, and developed other film poster interests all the way back to the 1920's, and collected hundreds of posters. It's really amazing to hold in your hands a mint copy of something that is 60 or 90 years old when you go to frame it..

 

I know Ron Borst started collecting pretty early.when I first started collecting back in 1973, I knew other collectors that had been collecting since the 1940's finding posters in old bookstores in Hollywood.

 

Sue

Hollywood Poster Frames


 

 


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Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 11:59 PM
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Subject: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

 




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, p

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Bruce Hershenson]

That's kind of ironic. I have a close relative who had a scheduled
necessary surgery, only to have it cancelled the day before the surgery
because they had a shortage of masks and other stuff (it had been taken
from the surgery center by the hospitals). And that was in the U.S. Maybe
if he lived in Canada he would have gotten operated on! :(

Bruce

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On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 7:31 AM Michael Greenwood 
wrote:

> Since we're clearing "going there", my 86 year-old mother had cancer of
> the uterine lining in 2018 and her consultation through surgery period was
> around ten days, tops, maybe less. And she's doing wonderfully and I take
> her to her quarterly check-ups which cost an average of CDN $12 for
> parking. I have no idea what Canada Todd is talking about. Misinformation
> is a problem, it seems.
>
>
> All the best,
> M
> --
> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Todd <
> toddfeier...@msn.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 14, 2020 12:20 AM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Glenn, I thought your post was so hysterical, I fell off my seat!!
>
> I'm not on social media either as I don't have the time nor interest.
>
> I just think it's so pathetic that some have to spew their political
> nonsense into almost every sentence out of their mouth.  Oh yes, that's
> right, it was so funny!!
>
> Glenn, you should sell some of your Wheeler and Woolsey posters so you
> could get some help for your obvious "derangement syndrome."
>
> Todd
>
> --
> *From:* Glenn Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 11:55 PM
> *To:* Todd 
> *Cc:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> All I can say is YIKES!  I really thought you were kidding.
>
> This is a perfect example of why I am not on any social media. People
> spend half their time apologizing for something others read their own
> personal intentions into.
>
> Todd, you are so far off track on my intentions with that post I can
> hardly believe my eyes.
>
> You may choose to reply to this post publicly or to me privately but
> either way this is my last response on this particular exchange.
>
> You better sell one of your posters and use the money to buy a sense of
> humor. (Or am I being too subtle again?)
>
> GT
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 8:34 PM Todd  wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> First of all, I didn't think political discussion was allowed on MoPo.
> And Scott can correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> Secondly, no one, except possibly for Bruce knows what this man's actual
> condition was and/or his health benefits.
>
> It's very possible he had the best health insurance but his condition was
> so poor, he was beyond any help.
>
> And if he could have been helped and had Universal Health Care as they do
> in the UK and Canada, he could have waited months to be seen or he could
> have been told, because of his elderly age, they're not going to do
> anything for him at all.
>
> No, you were not too subtle.  Your message came across loud and clear.
>
> Todd
>
> --
> *From:* Glenn Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 10:58 PM
> *To:* Todd 
> *Cc:* mopo-l@listserv.american.edu 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Todd -
>
> 1) The man had to sell his collection because he was having health
> problems. I was quietly suggesting if we had universal health care he
> wouldn't have had to sell his posters.
> 2) Just making a lame joke regarding Universal posters. (Did you see the
> quotes?)
> 3) Unless you were kidding this is exactly what I was hoping wouldn't
> happen when I said, OK, OK, let's not go there! After I made the comment.
>
> Was I too subtle? I wasn't trying to instigate anything political but...
> well... whatever...
>
> GT
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:47 PM Todd  wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> What does this collector/thread/post have anything to do with Universal
> Health Care?
>
> Todd
>
> --
> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn
> Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 10:36 PM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Tommy Barr]

Can I just add to that my 92 year old mother fell and broke her hip 2 weeks
ago but was immediately admitted to hospital and had an operation. Even
though the NHS is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic it is still
treating those in need.
Thank heavens for the NHS.

Tommy

On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 13:31, Michael Greenwood 
wrote:

> Since we're clearing "going there", my 86 year-old mother had cancer of
> the uterine lining in 2018 and her consultation through surgery period was
> around ten days, tops, maybe less. And she's doing wonderfully and I take
> her to her quarterly check-ups which cost an average of CDN $12 for
> parking. I have no idea what Canada Todd is talking about. Misinformation
> is a problem, it seems.
>
>
> All the best,
> M
> --
> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Todd <
> toddfeier...@msn.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 14, 2020 12:20 AM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Glenn, I thought your post was so hysterical, I fell off my seat!!
>
> I'm not on social media either as I don't have the time nor interest.
>
> I just think it's so pathetic that some have to spew their political
> nonsense into almost every sentence out of their mouth.  Oh yes, that's
> right, it was so funny!!
>
> Glenn, you should sell some of your Wheeler and Woolsey posters so you
> could get some help for your obvious "derangement syndrome."
>
> Todd
>
> ----------
> *From:* Glenn Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 11:55 PM
> *To:* Todd 
> *Cc:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> All I can say is YIKES!  I really thought you were kidding.
>
> This is a perfect example of why I am not on any social media. People
> spend half their time apologizing for something others read their own
> personal intentions into.
>
> Todd, you are so far off track on my intentions with that post I can
> hardly believe my eyes.
>
> You may choose to reply to this post publicly or to me privately but
> either way this is my last response on this particular exchange.
>
> You better sell one of your posters and use the money to buy a sense of
> humor. (Or am I being too subtle again?)
>
> GT
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 8:34 PM Todd  wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> First of all, I didn't think political discussion was allowed on MoPo.
> And Scott can correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> Secondly, no one, except possibly for Bruce knows what this man's actual
> condition was and/or his health benefits.
>
> It's very possible he had the best health insurance but his condition was
> so poor, he was beyond any help.
>
> And if he could have been helped and had Universal Health Care as they do
> in the UK and Canada, he could have waited months to be seen or he could
> have been told, because of his elderly age, they're not going to do
> anything for him at all.
>
> No, you were not too subtle.  Your message came across loud and clear.
>
> Todd
>
> --
> *From:* Glenn Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 10:58 PM
> *To:* Todd 
> *Cc:* mopo-l@listserv.american.edu 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Todd -
>
> 1) The man had to sell his collection because he was having health
> problems. I was quietly suggesting if we had universal health care he
> wouldn't have had to sell his posters.
> 2) Just making a lame joke regarding Universal posters. (Did you see the
> quotes?)
> 3) Unless you were kidding this is exactly what I was hoping wouldn't
> happen when I said, OK, OK, let's not go there! After I made the comment.
>
> Was I too subtle? I wasn't trying to instigate anything political but...
> well... whatever...
>
> GT
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:47 PM Todd  wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> What does this collector/thread/post have anything to do with Universal
> Health Care?
>
> Todd
>
> --
> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn
> Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 10:36 PM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Thanks Bruce!
>
> What fascinating stories.
>
> It must have been heartbreaking for Frank to sell his posters on account
> of his health!  Just another reason for "Universal" health care!  OK, OK,
> let's not go down that path!
>
> I wonder if we would have ever seen a Caligari poster in person if it
> hadn't been for that astute theater owner!
>
> Gl

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Rudy Franchi]

Problem is, universal care only covers such great posters as Frankenstein,
Dracula and The Mummy. Even then, the auction houses take a 25% deductible.
  rudy

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 5:31 AM Michael Greenwood 
wrote:

> Since we're clearing "going there", my 86 year-old mother had cancer of
> the uterine lining in 2018 and her consultation through surgery period was
> around ten days, tops, maybe less. And she's doing wonderfully and I take
> her to her quarterly check-ups which cost an average of CDN $12 for
> parking. I have no idea what Canada Todd is talking about. Misinformation
> is a problem, it seems.
>
>
> All the best,
> M
> --
> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Todd <
> toddfeier...@msn.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 14, 2020 12:20 AM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Glenn, I thought your post was so hysterical, I fell off my seat!!
>
> I'm not on social media either as I don't have the time nor interest.
>
> I just think it's so pathetic that some have to spew their political
> nonsense into almost every sentence out of their mouth.  Oh yes, that's
> right, it was so funny!!
>
> Glenn, you should sell some of your Wheeler and Woolsey posters so you
> could get some help for your obvious "derangement syndrome."
>
> Todd
>
> ----------
> *From:* Glenn Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 11:55 PM
> *To:* Todd 
> *Cc:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> All I can say is YIKES!  I really thought you were kidding.
>
> This is a perfect example of why I am not on any social media. People
> spend half their time apologizing for something others read their own
> personal intentions into.
>
> Todd, you are so far off track on my intentions with that post I can
> hardly believe my eyes.
>
> You may choose to reply to this post publicly or to me privately but
> either way this is my last response on this particular exchange.
>
> You better sell one of your posters and use the money to buy a sense of
> humor. (Or am I being too subtle again?)
>
> GT
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 8:34 PM Todd  wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> First of all, I didn't think political discussion was allowed on MoPo.
> And Scott can correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> Secondly, no one, except possibly for Bruce knows what this man's actual
> condition was and/or his health benefits.
>
> It's very possible he had the best health insurance but his condition was
> so poor, he was beyond any help.
>
> And if he could have been helped and had Universal Health Care as they do
> in the UK and Canada, he could have waited months to be seen or he could
> have been told, because of his elderly age, they're not going to do
> anything for him at all.
>
> No, you were not too subtle.  Your message came across loud and clear.
>
> Todd
>
> --
> *From:* Glenn Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 10:58 PM
> *To:* Todd 
> *Cc:* mopo-l@listserv.american.edu 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Todd -
>
> 1) The man had to sell his collection because he was having health
> problems. I was quietly suggesting if we had universal health care he
> wouldn't have had to sell his posters.
> 2) Just making a lame joke regarding Universal posters. (Did you see the
> quotes?)
> 3) Unless you were kidding this is exactly what I was hoping wouldn't
> happen when I said, OK, OK, let's not go there! After I made the comment.
>
> Was I too subtle? I wasn't trying to instigate anything political but...
> well... whatever...
>
> GT
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:47 PM Todd  wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> What does this collector/thread/post have anything to do with Universal
> Health Care?
>
> Todd
>
> --
> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn
> Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 10:36 PM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Thanks Bruce!
>
> What fascinating stories.
>
> It must have been heartbreaking for Frank to sell his posters on account
> of his health!  Just another reason for "Universal" health care!  OK, OK,
> let's not go down that path!
>
> I wonder if we would have ever seen a Caligari poster in person if it
> hadn't been for that astute theater owner!
>
> Glenn
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:27 PM Bruce Hershenson <
> brucehershen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Michael Greenwood]

Since we're clearing "going there", my 86 year-old mother had cancer of the 
uterine lining in 2018 and her consultation through surgery period was around 
ten days, tops, maybe less. And she's doing wonderfully and I take her to her 
quarterly check-ups which cost an average of CDN $12 for parking. I have no 
idea what Canada Todd is talking about. Misinformation is a problem, it seems.


All the best,
M

From: MoPo List  on behalf of Todd 

Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 12:20 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Glenn, I thought your post was so hysterical, I fell off my seat!!

I'm not on social media either as I don't have the time nor interest.

I just think it's so pathetic that some have to spew their political nonsense 
into almost every sentence out of their mouth.  Oh yes, that's right, it was so 
funny!!

Glenn, you should sell some of your Wheeler and Woolsey posters so you could 
get some help for your obvious "derangement syndrome."

Todd


From: Glenn Taranto 
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 11:55 PM
To: Todd 
Cc: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

All I can say is YIKES!  I really thought you were kidding.

This is a perfect example of why I am not on any social media. People spend 
half their time apologizing for something others read their own personal 
intentions into.

Todd, you are so far off track on my intentions with that post I can hardly 
believe my eyes.

You may choose to reply to this post publicly or to me privately but either way 
this is my last response on this particular exchange.

You better sell one of your posters and use the money to buy a sense of humor. 
(Or am I being too subtle again?)

GT

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 8:34 PM Todd 
mailto:toddfeier...@msn.com>> wrote:
Glenn,

First of all, I didn't think political discussion was allowed on MoPo.  And 
Scott can correct me if I'm wrong.

Secondly, no one, except possibly for Bruce knows what this man's actual 
condition was and/or his health benefits.

It's very possible he had the best health insurance but his condition was so 
poor, he was beyond any help.

And if he could have been helped and had Universal Health Care as they do in 
the UK and Canada, he could have waited months to be seen or he could have been 
told, because of his elderly age, they're not going to do anything for him at 
all.

No, you were not too subtle.  Your message came across loud and clear.

Todd


From: Glenn Taranto mailto:exit82afi...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 10:58 PM
To: Todd mailto:toddfeier...@msn.com>>
Cc: mopo-l@listserv.american.edu<mailto:mopo-l@listserv.american.edu> 
mailto:MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu>>
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Todd -

1) The man had to sell his collection because he was having health problems. I 
was quietly suggesting if we had universal health care he wouldn't have had to 
sell his posters.
2) Just making a lame joke regarding Universal posters. (Did you see the 
quotes?)
3) Unless you were kidding this is exactly what I was hoping wouldn't happen 
when I said, OK, OK, let's not go there! After I made the comment.

Was I too subtle? I wasn't trying to instigate anything political but... 
well... whatever...

GT

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:47 PM Todd 
mailto:toddfeier...@msn.com>> wrote:
Glenn,

What does this collector/thread/post have anything to do with Universal Health 
Care?

Todd


From: MoPo List 
mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>> on behalf 
of Glenn Taranto mailto:exit82afi...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 10:36 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU<mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> 
mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>>
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Thanks Bruce!

What fascinating stories.

It must have been heartbreaking for Frank to sell his posters on account of his 
health!  Just another reason for "Universal" health care!  OK, OK, let's not go 
down that path!

I wonder if we would have ever seen a Caligari poster in person if it hadn't 
been for that astute theater owner!

Glenn

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:27 PM Bruce Hershenson 
mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com>> wrote:
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).

The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets himself 
(starting as a t

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Todd]

Glenn, I thought your post was so hysterical, I fell off my seat!!

I'm not on social media either as I don't have the time nor interest.

I just think it's so pathetic that some have to spew their political nonsense 
into almost every sentence out of their mouth.  Oh yes, that's right, it was so 
funny!!

Glenn, you should sell some of your Wheeler and Woolsey posters so you could 
get some help for your obvious "derangement syndrome."

Todd


From: Glenn Taranto 
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 11:55 PM
To: Todd 
Cc: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

All I can say is YIKES!  I really thought you were kidding.

This is a perfect example of why I am not on any social media. People spend 
half their time apologizing for something others read their own personal 
intentions into.

Todd, you are so far off track on my intentions with that post I can hardly 
believe my eyes.

You may choose to reply to this post publicly or to me privately but either way 
this is my last response on this particular exchange.

You better sell one of your posters and use the money to buy a sense of humor. 
(Or am I being too subtle again?)

GT

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 8:34 PM Todd 
mailto:toddfeier...@msn.com>> wrote:
Glenn,

First of all, I didn't think political discussion was allowed on MoPo.  And 
Scott can correct me if I'm wrong.

Secondly, no one, except possibly for Bruce knows what this man's actual 
condition was and/or his health benefits.

It's very possible he had the best health insurance but his condition was so 
poor, he was beyond any help.

And if he could have been helped and had Universal Health Care as they do in 
the UK and Canada, he could have waited months to be seen or he could have been 
told, because of his elderly age, they're not going to do anything for him at 
all.

No, you were not too subtle.  Your message came across loud and clear.

Todd


From: Glenn Taranto mailto:exit82afi...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 10:58 PM
To: Todd mailto:toddfeier...@msn.com>>
Cc: mopo-l@listserv.american.edu<mailto:mopo-l@listserv.american.edu> 
mailto:MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu>>
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Todd -

1) The man had to sell his collection because he was having health problems. I 
was quietly suggesting if we had universal health care he wouldn't have had to 
sell his posters.
2) Just making a lame joke regarding Universal posters. (Did you see the 
quotes?)
3) Unless you were kidding this is exactly what I was hoping wouldn't happen 
when I said, OK, OK, let's not go there! After I made the comment.

Was I too subtle? I wasn't trying to instigate anything political but... 
well... whatever...

GT

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:47 PM Todd 
mailto:toddfeier...@msn.com>> wrote:
Glenn,

What does this collector/thread/post have anything to do with Universal Health 
Care?

Todd


From: MoPo List 
mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>> on behalf 
of Glenn Taranto mailto:exit82afi...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 10:36 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU<mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> 
mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>>
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Thanks Bruce!

What fascinating stories.

It must have been heartbreaking for Frank to sell his posters on account of his 
health!  Just another reason for "Universal" health care!  OK, OK, let's not go 
down that path!

I wonder if we would have ever seen a Caligari poster in person if it hadn't 
been for that astute theater owner!

Glenn

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:27 PM Bruce Hershenson 
mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com>> wrote:
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).

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 (

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Todd]

Glenn,

First of all, I didn't think political discussion was allowed on MoPo.  And 
Scott can correct me if I'm wrong.

Secondly, no one, except possibly for Bruce knows what this man's actual 
condition was and/or his health benefits.

It's very possible he had the best health insurance but his condition was so 
poor, he was beyond any help.

And if he could have been helped and had Universal Health Care as they do in 
the UK and Canada, he could have waited months to be seen or he could have been 
told, because of his elderly age, they're not going to do anything for him at 
all.

No, you were not too subtle.  Your message came across loud and clear.

Todd


From: Glenn Taranto 
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 10:58 PM
To: Todd 
Cc: mopo-l@listserv.american.edu 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Todd -

1) The man had to sell his collection because he was having health problems. I 
was quietly suggesting if we had universal health care he wouldn't have had to 
sell his posters.
2) Just making a lame joke regarding Universal posters. (Did you see the 
quotes?)
3) Unless you were kidding this is exactly what I was hoping wouldn't happen 
when I said, OK, OK, let's not go there! After I made the comment.

Was I too subtle? I wasn't trying to instigate anything political but... 
well... whatever...

GT

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:47 PM Todd 
mailto:toddfeier...@msn.com>> wrote:
Glenn,

What does this collector/thread/post have anything to do with Universal Health 
Care?

Todd


From: MoPo List 
mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>> on behalf 
of Glenn Taranto mailto:exit82afi...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 10:36 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU<mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> 
mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>>
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Thanks Bruce!

What fascinating stories.

It must have been heartbreaking for Frank to sell his posters on account of his 
health!  Just another reason for "Universal" health care!  OK, OK, let's not go 
down that path!

I wonder if we would have ever seen a Caligari poster in person if it hadn't 
been for that astute theater owner!

Glenn

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:27 PM Bruce Hershenson 
mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com>> wrote:
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).

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 
mailto:exit82afi...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hello All

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Glenn Taranto]

Todd -

1) The man had to sell his collection because he was having health
problems. I was quietly suggesting if we had universal health care he
wouldn't have had to sell his posters.
2) Just making a lame joke regarding Universal posters. (Did you see the
quotes?)
3) Unless you were kidding this is exactly what I was hoping wouldn't
happen when I said, OK, OK, let's not go there! After I made the comment.

Was I too subtle? I wasn't trying to instigate anything political but...
well... whatever...

GT

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:47 PM Todd  wrote:

> Glenn,
>
> What does this collector/thread/post have anything to do with Universal
> Health Care?
>
> Todd
>
> --
> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn
> Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 10:36 PM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Thanks Bruce!
>
> What fascinating stories.
>
> It must have been heartbreaking for Frank to sell his posters on account
> of his health!  Just another reason for "Universal" health care!  OK, OK,
> let's not go down that path!
>
> I wonder if we would have ever seen a Caligari poster in person if it
> hadn't been for that astute theater owner!
>
> Glenn
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:27 PM Bruce Hershenson <
> brucehershen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> ).
>
> 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 
> 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
>
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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Todd]

Glenn,

What does this collector/thread/post have anything to do with Universal Health 
Care?

Todd


From: MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn Taranto 

Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 10:36 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Thanks Bruce!

What fascinating stories.

It must have been heartbreaking for Frank to sell his posters on account of his 
health!  Just another reason for "Universal" health care!  OK, OK, let's not go 
down that path!

I wonder if we would have ever seen a Caligari poster in person if it hadn't 
been for that astute theater owner!

Glenn

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:27 PM Bruce Hershenson 
mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com>> wrote:
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).

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 
mailto: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



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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Glenn Taranto]

Thanks Bruce!

What fascinating stories.

It must have been heartbreaking for Frank to sell his posters on account of
his health!  Just another reason for "Universal" health care!  OK, OK,
let's not go down that path!

I wonder if we would have ever seen a Caligari poster in person if it
hadn't been for that astute theater owner!

Glenn

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:27 PM Bruce Hershenson 
wrote:

> 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
> ).
>
> 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 
> 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
>>
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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Glenn Taranto]

My first vintage poster was for the 1938 RKO film SKY GIANT starring
Richard Dix. I've been trying to climb out of the rabbit hole ever since!

My favorite poster is a toss up between my Swedish one sheet and US window
card for the 1933 Columbia film SO THIS IS AFRICA starring Bert Wheeler and
Robert Woolsey. There's something about the artwork for that campaign that
has me under its spell. I'm so grateful I was able to obtain a pressbook
for that movie. The ad mats are simply wonderful. SO THIS IS AFRICA had the
best come on line in all of filmdom, "TWO BIG SEXPLORERS GO BIG DAME
HUNTING"!  No wonder this pre-code film was heavily censored!

GT

PS: Always looking for any other material on this film!

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 6:42 PM Susan Heim  wrote:

> People always ask me what were the first posters I got.  Well, I remember
> always looking at the posters in the window at the theater when I was
> growing up, but just never put two and two together to think I could own
> one of
> them.  When I was in my first year of college I went to visit my best
> friend who was at USC and his roommate was a film student and I walked into
> the dorm room and my whole life changed.  There was this gorgeous Chinatown
> one sheet on the wall and I remember gazing at it and asking where in the
> world he got that.  He told me about Larry Edmunds book store on Hollywood
> Blvd.  I was there early on the following Saturday morning before they
> opened with $20 in my pocket that I had allotted myself to spend. I spent
> the day going through boxes and wound up getting an original poster for
> Chinatown, Funny Lady (I was working on the first Filmex in L.A. and Funny
> Lady
> was the opening night premiere) and I got a one sheet for Spellbound.
> Each one sheet was $6 each. The killer is, in hindsight, there were two
> copies of Spellbound in the box but I didn't think about buying two copies.
>
>
> That was it for me and I spent so much time over the years at Larry
> Edmunds, Ron's shop in Hollywood, Eric Caden's shop on Las Palmas and so on
> and so on.  When I began to subscribe to Movie Collector World and the Big
> Reel, I met a whole universe of fellow collectors and know most of them to
> this day.  I truly believe we all have the collector gene.  I still love
> movie posters and, while I don't really buy any anymore, I still love to
> watch every
> auction and see all the beautiful posters and even a few new ones that
> surface every once in awhile.
>
> I often get asked what is my favorite poster in my collection and that's a
> hard one.  I could narrow it down to maybe 5 of them.*How about you
> guys?  What is your favorite poster in your collection?*
>
> Sue
> Hollywood Poster Frames
>
> --
> *From:* Alan Adler 
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 14, 2020 12:35 AM
> *To:* Susan Heim ; mopo-l@listserv.american.edu <
> mopo-l@listserv.american.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Howdy -
>
> Put me down for 1957 and a poster from I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF begged
> from Bob White, the manager of the Sunset Theater in Asheboro, North
> Carolina.
>
> The amazing thing is that posters were trash back then - only worth
> pennies - the price of manufacture and rental to NSS - but just plan
> disposable other than that - time and changing culture has made them art.
>
> Maybe in New York or LA old paper had some small bankable charm in the old
> days - but growing up in a small town in North Carolina - I was nothing
> more than a pest digging trough trash cans for garbage.
>
> My father supported my habit - he loved movies and helped me appreciate
> the art of the posters despite the lack of dollar value - He also
> understood the touchstone the posters were for further enjoyment of the
> film.
>
> I’d find a room full of posters and my father would rent a U-haul and hire
> a couple guys to dig them out so I could bring them home.
>
> But in those days - where I lived - most people thought I was just plain
> not right in the head (many still do) - but there was an odd aloneness to a
> hobby that no one else practiced or understood.
>
> After ten years of collecting, one day when I was in my early 20’s on a
> trip to DC I walked past a small poster store.
>
> The first one I’d ever seen or heard of.
>
> I did a double-take and almost fainted.
>
> In that single moment I realized there were other people out there that
> saw value in old movie posters, too.
>
> And I was no longer alone.
>
> I was vindicated.
>
> I went in the store and had everything they had.
>
> If only there’d been a Dracula or two I could have gotten them for a few
> bucks.
>
> But th

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Bruce Hershenson]

P.S. The guy who got the serial one-sheets from the poster exchanges paid
10 CENTS each for almost all of them (although, to be fair, ten cents in
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wrote:

> 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
> ).
>
> 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 
> 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
>>
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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Bruce Hershenson]

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
).

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 
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
>
> --
>
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> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1
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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Susan Heim]

People always ask me what were the first posters I got.  Well, I remember 
always looking at the posters in the window at the theater when I was growing 
up, but just never put two and two together to think I could own one of
them.  When I was in my first year of college I went to visit my best friend 
who was at USC and his roommate was a film student and I walked into the dorm 
room and my whole life changed.  There was this gorgeous Chinatown
one sheet on the wall and I remember gazing at it and asking where in the world 
he got that.  He told me about Larry Edmunds book store on Hollywood Blvd.  I 
was there early on the following Saturday morning before they
opened with $20 in my pocket that I had allotted myself to spend. I spent the 
day going through boxes and wound up getting an original poster for Chinatown, 
Funny Lady (I was working on the first Filmex in L.A. and Funny Lady
was the opening night premiere) and I got a one sheet for Spellbound.  Each one 
sheet was $6 each. The killer is, in hindsight, there were two copies of 
Spellbound in the box but I didn't think about buying two copies.

That was it for me and I spent so much time over the years at Larry Edmunds, 
Ron's shop in Hollywood, Eric Caden's shop on Las Palmas and so on and so on.  
When I began to subscribe to Movie Collector World and the Big
Reel, I met a whole universe of fellow collectors and know most of them to this 
day.  I truly believe we all have the collector gene.  I still love movie 
posters and, while I don't really buy any anymore, I still love to watch every
auction and see all the beautiful posters and even a few new ones that surface 
every once in awhile.

I often get asked what is my favorite poster in my collection and that's a hard 
one.  I could narrow it down to maybe 5 of them.How about you guys?  What 
is your favorite poster in your collection?

Sue
Hollywood Poster Frames


From: Alan Adler 
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 12:35 AM
To: Susan Heim ; mopo-l@listserv.american.edu 

Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Howdy -

Put me down for 1957 and a poster from I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF begged from Bob 
White, the manager of the Sunset Theater in Asheboro, North Carolina.

The amazing thing is that posters were trash back then - only worth pennies - 
the price of manufacture and rental to NSS - but just plan disposable other 
than that - time and changing culture has made them art.

Maybe in New York or LA old paper had some small bankable charm in the old days 
- but growing up in a small town in North Carolina - I was nothing more than a 
pest digging trough trash cans for garbage.

My father supported my habit - he loved movies and helped me appreciate the art 
of the posters despite the lack of dollar value - He also understood the 
touchstone the posters were for further enjoyment of the film.

I’d find a room full of posters and my father would rent a U-haul and hire a 
couple guys to dig them out so I could bring them home.

But in those days - where I lived - most people thought I was just plain not 
right in the head (many still do) - but there was an odd aloneness to a hobby 
that no one else practiced or understood.

After ten years of collecting, one day when I was in my early 20’s on a trip to 
DC I walked past a small poster store.

The first one I’d ever seen or heard of.

I did a double-take and almost fainted.

In that single moment I realized there were other people out there that saw 
value in old movie posters, too.

And I was no longer alone.

I was vindicated.

I went in the store and had everything they had.

If only there’d been a Dracula or two I could have gotten them for a few bucks.

But the line from Treasure of Sierra Madre sums of my feelings for those days.

“Thanks, mountain!” I say.

The movie poster gods have been good to me - and I’ve been grateful for a 
lifetime.

At 71, I still sort and file nearly every day.

And thanks to a bad memory, every time I open a box I have the thrill of 
finding something I forgot I had!

Alan



On Apr 13, 2020, at 5:08 PM, Susan Heim 
mailto:filmfantast...@msn.com>> wrote:

Great question Glenn..  I know I have customers who started collecting the the 
1950's.  I have one customer who's father was good friends with someone who ran 
a National Screen Service and, on weekends, they would drop
by to see the friend and the friend would give my customer, who was about 10 or 
11 in those days movie posters and lobby card sets.  So, for any given film, 
and he particularly collected Elizabeth Taylor and Alfred Hitchcock,
he owned the one sheet, 40x60, 30x40 and lobby card set for each of their 
films, all in mint, never used condition.  My customer kept up with the friend 
over the years, and developed other film poster interests all the way back to 
the 1920's, and collected hundreds of posters. It's really amazing to hold in 
your hands 

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Glenn Taranto]

Great story Alan...  I wish I had come to the hobby sooner. I get a little
jealous when I hear you guys were able to get some of the great titles for
a trade or a few bucks! When it comes to posters... I think we all go a
little mad sometimes! - GT

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 5:36 PM Alan Adler  wrote:

> Howdy -
>
> Put me down for 1957 and a poster from I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF begged
> from Bob White, the manager of the Sunset Theater in Asheboro, North
> Carolina.
>
> The amazing thing is that posters were trash back then - only worth
> pennies - the price of manufacture and rental to NSS - but just plan
> disposable other than that - time and changing culture has made them art.
>
> Maybe in New York or LA old paper had some small bankable charm in the old
> days - but growing up in a small town in North Carolina - I was nothing
> more than a pest digging trough trash cans for garbage.
>
> My father supported my habit - he loved movies and helped me appreciate
> the art of the posters despite the lack of dollar value - He also
> understood the touchstone the posters were for further enjoyment of the
> film.
>
> I’d find a room full of posters and my father would rent a U-haul and hire
> a couple guys to dig them out so I could bring them home.
>
> But in those days - where I lived - most people thought I was just plain
> not right in the head (many still do) - but there was an odd aloneness to a
> hobby that no one else practiced or understood.
>
> After ten years of collecting, one day when I was in my early 20’s on a
> trip to DC I walked past a small poster store.
>
> The first one I’d ever seen or heard of.
>
> I did a double-take and almost fainted.
>
> In that single moment I realized there were other people out there that
> saw value in old movie posters, too.
>
> And I was no longer alone.
>
> I was vindicated.
>
> I went in the store and had everything they had.
>
> If only there’d been a Dracula or two I could have gotten them for a few
> bucks.
>
> But the line from Treasure of Sierra Madre sums of my feelings for those
> days.
>
> “Thanks, mountain!” I say.
>
> The movie poster gods have been good to me - and I’ve been grateful for a
> lifetime.
>
> At 71, I still sort and file nearly every day.
>
> And thanks to a bad memory, every time I open a box I have the thrill of
> finding something I forgot I had!
>
> Alan
>
>
>
> On Apr 13, 2020, at 5:08 PM, Susan Heim  wrote:
>
> Great question Glenn..  I know I have customers who started collecting the
> the 1950's.  I have one customer who's father was good friends with someone
> who ran a National Screen Service and, on weekends, they would drop
> by to see the friend and the friend would give my customer, who was about
> 10 or 11 in those days movie posters and lobby card sets.  So, for any
> given film, and he particularly collected Elizabeth Taylor and Alfred
> Hitchcock,
> he owned the one sheet, 40x60, 30x40 and lobby card set for each of their
> films, all in mint, never used condition.  My customer kept up with the
> friend over the years, and developed other film poster interests all the
> way back to the 1920's, and collected hundreds of posters. It's really
> amazing to hold in your hands a mint copy of something that is 60 or 90
> years old when you go to frame it..
>
> I know Ron Borst started collecting pretty early.when I first started
> collecting back in 1973, I knew other collectors that had been collecting
> since the 1940's finding posters in old bookstores in Hollywood.
>
> Sue
> Hollywood Poster Frames
>
> --
> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn
> Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 11:59 PM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> 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
>
> --
>
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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Alan Adler]

Howdy -

Put me down for 1957 and a poster from I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF begged from Bob 
White, the manager of the Sunset Theater in Asheboro, North Carolina.

The amazing thing is that posters were trash back then - only worth pennies - 
the price of manufacture and rental to NSS - but just plan disposable other 
than that - time and changing culture has made them art.

Maybe in New York or LA old paper had some small bankable charm in the old days 
- but growing up in a small town in North Carolina - I was nothing more than a 
pest digging trough trash cans for garbage.

My father supported my habit - he loved movies and helped me appreciate the art 
of the posters despite the lack of dollar value - He also understood the 
touchstone the posters were for further enjoyment of the film.

I’d find a room full of posters and my father would rent a U-haul and hire a 
couple guys to dig them out so I could bring them home.

But in those days - where I lived - most people thought I was just plain not 
right in the head (many still do) - but there was an odd aloneness to a hobby 
that no one else practiced or understood.

After ten years of collecting, one day when I was in my early 20’s on a trip to 
DC I walked past a small poster store.

The first one I’d ever seen or heard of.

I did a double-take and almost fainted.

In that single moment I realized there were other people out there that saw 
value in old movie posters, too.

And I was no longer alone.

I was vindicated.

I went in the store and had everything they had.

If only there’d been a Dracula or two I could have gotten them for a few bucks.

But the line from Treasure of Sierra Madre sums of my feelings for those days.

“Thanks, mountain!” I say.

The movie poster gods have been good to me - and I’ve been grateful for a 
lifetime.

At 71, I still sort and file nearly every day.

And thanks to a bad memory, every time I open a box I have the thrill of 
finding something I forgot I had!

Alan



> On Apr 13, 2020, at 5:08 PM, Susan Heim  wrote:
> 
> Great question Glenn..  I know I have customers who started collecting the 
> the 1950's.  I have one customer who's father was good friends with someone 
> who ran a National Screen Service and, on weekends, they would drop
> by to see the friend and the friend would give my customer, who was about 10 
> or 11 in those days movie posters and lobby card sets.  So, for any given 
> film, and he particularly collected Elizabeth Taylor and Alfred Hitchcock,
> he owned the one sheet, 40x60, 30x40 and lobby card set for each of their 
> films, all in mint, never used condition.  My customer kept up with the 
> friend over the years, and developed other film poster interests all the way 
> back to the 1920's, and collected hundreds of posters. It's really amazing to 
> hold in your hands a mint copy of something that is 60 or 90 years old when 
> you go to frame it..
> 
> I know Ron Borst started collecting pretty early.when I first started 
> collecting back in 1973, I knew other collectors that had been collecting 
> since the 1940's finding posters in old bookstores in Hollywood.
> 
> Sue
> Hollywood Poster Frames
> 
> From: MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn Taranto 
> 
> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 11:59 PM
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> Subject: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>  
> 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
> 
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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Glenn Taranto]

Thanks, Sue.  What a lucky kid!  Hard to believe any poster being mint
being over 90 years old.

As we all know many posters were given up for the war effort in the
1940's.  I hope I live long enough for that time machine to be invented!

Glenn

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 5:08 PM Susan Heim  wrote:

> Great question Glenn..  I know I have customers who started collecting the
> the 1950's.  I have one customer who's father was good friends with someone
> who ran a National Screen Service and, on weekends, they would drop
> by to see the friend and the friend would give my customer, who was about
> 10 or 11 in those days movie posters and lobby card sets.  So, for any
> given film, and he particularly collected Elizabeth Taylor and Alfred
> Hitchcock,
> he owned the one sheet, 40x60, 30x40 and lobby card set for each of their
> films, all in mint, never used condition.  My customer kept up with the
> friend over the years, and developed other film poster interests all the
> way back to the 1920's, and collected hundreds of posters. It's really
> amazing to hold in your hands a mint copy of something that is 60 or 90
> years old when you go to frame it..
>
> I know Ron Borst started collecting pretty early.when I first started
> collecting back in 1973, I knew other collectors that had been collecting
> since the 1940's finding posters in old bookstores in Hollywood.
>
> Sue
> Hollywood Poster Frames
>
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> Taranto 
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> *Subject:* [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> 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
>
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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Susan Heim]

Great question Glenn..  I know I have customers who started collecting the the 
1950's.  I have one customer who's father was good friends with someone who ran 
a National Screen Service and, on weekends, they would drop
by to see the friend and the friend would give my customer, who was about 10 or 
11 in those days movie posters and lobby card sets.  So, for any given film, 
and he particularly collected Elizabeth Taylor and Alfred Hitchcock,
he owned the one sheet, 40x60, 30x40 and lobby card set for each of their 
films, all in mint, never used condition.  My customer kept up with the friend 
over the years, and developed other film poster interests all the way back to 
the 1920's, and collected hundreds of posters. It's really amazing to hold in 
your hands a mint copy of something that is 60 or 90 years old when you go to 
frame it..

I know Ron Borst started collecting pretty early.when I first started 
collecting back in 1973, I knew other collectors that had been collecting since 
the 1940's finding posters in old bookstores in Hollywood.

Sue
Hollywood Poster Frames


From: MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn Taranto 

Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 11:59 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

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



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[MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Glenn Taranto]

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

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