Hattie McDaniel, Natalie Wood, and Many More Autographed 1951 Book

Hattie McDaniel, Natalie Wood, and Many More Autographed 1951 Book

Hattie McDaniel, Natalie Wood, and Many More Autographed 1951 Book

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Subject: Hattie McDaniel, Natalie Wood, and More
Size: 8x5.5
Description: The Ear of God by Father Patrick J. Peyton (Doubleday first edition, 1951; 226 pages) signed on the front endpapers by the following stars, some of whom signed twice as indicated:
Hattie McDaniel (2), first African American Oscar winner for her Best Supporting Actress performance in Gone with the Wind
Natalie Wood (2; she was twelve years old at the time so these signatures are very rare early ones)
Robert Walker (2; scarce signatures of the tragic actor who starred in Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train)
Louise Beavers (2)
Robert Ryan, film noir legend
J. Carrol Naish, horror legend
Jodi Marshall
William (Bill) Lundigan
Jimmy Alexander
Rosalind Russell (2)
Ruth Hussey
Mae Murray
Irene Dunne
Joan Leslie
Jeff Chandler (2)
Jeanne Cagney
Ann Doran
Ward Bond (2)
James Gleason
Loretta Young
Jeanne Gray
Maria Palmer
Elinor Donahue
Margaret O'Brien (2)
Charles Boyer
John Lombardi
Skip Homeier
Saundra Berkova (pencil), scandalous classical violinist
Gary Gray (2)
Ricardo Montalban
Rita Johnson
Betty Lynne
Donald O'Connor
Many of these signatures are extremely rare. Also signed by several clergymen including the book's author, Fr. Peyton (it was he who popularized the famous phrase, "The family that prays together, stays together"). Included: a newspaper clipping about the signing, which occurred at the "Fiesta of Stars" event in Los Angeles honoring Fr. Peyton. (Vintage item signed on April 29, 1951)
Condition: Good Plus with no dust jacket; the covers have some stains/discoloration, slight edge-fraying, and a few edge bumps; one of the pages has a strip of old tape affixed and there is a square toned area to two of the pages (one each of Natalie Wood's and Jeff Chandler's signatures are on a part of this), and very minor stains affecting one of Walker's signatures. There are a few discoloration streaks on the rear endpapers, and minor creases to some of the pages
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