My First Ann Dvorak Autographed Photo
Year of Ann Dvorak: Day 162
This was the first autographed portrait of Ann I ever purchased. It was around 1998 or 1999 and I bought it in the main dealer room of a memorabilia show at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn. I opened up a binder and there she was with a mere $35 price tag. This was in my novice days of collecting and I had not yet developed my poker face, so when I started doing my happy dance the dealer half-jokingly asked if I would step away for a moment while he changed the price.
Turns out, the signature is fake.
I don’t think it’s a deliberate forgery. It looks like a vintage signature, so it was probably signed by a studio secretary. Still, it was a drag when I realized this a few years later but at least it a nice portrait…that has been kind of ruined with an unauthentic autograph.
It just goes to show that one should always be leery when purchasing any sort of celebrity signature that is not on an official document.
Tomorrow, we’ll take a look at what Ann’s signature actually looks like.
While we await the unveiling of Ann’s signature … and apologies if this has already been covered, but … have we established what her ‘signature’ film or role is?
Personally, I think Scarface is her signature role and is the first one I reference when asked. I think it’s the best movie she ever made and was one of her strongest roles.
!! I remember I requested to see this a while ago! It must be disheartening to find that the signature was forged! But at least she looked beautiful 🙂