Collector's Shangri-La

News about Celebrity Autograph Signings and Autograph Giveaways plus Articles on Collecting Pop Culture Memorabilia, Historical Manuscripts, Signed Books, Limited Editions, and Illustration Art!

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Happy Mother's Day!

Serial Mom Photo Hand-Signed by Kathleen Turner

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Happy birthday to our 16th U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)! Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is the autographed screenplay to the epic historical drama film Lincoln (2012) starring Daniel Day-Lewis. A decade-long collaboration between three-time Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg and Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner, Lincoln is a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final months in office. Containing eight pages of color photos from the film and inspired by Doris Kearns Goodwin’s critically acclaimed Team of Rivals, Lincoln is now a major motion picture. In hardcover, hand-signed by Tony Kushner. Brand new unread condition. Provenance Abraham Lincoln Book Shop signing 2013. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector’s Shangri-La.

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Happy birthday to actor and filmmaker Burt Reynolds, best known for his roles in such films as  Deliverance (1972), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), The Longest Yard (1974), and Boogie Nights (1997). Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is this 8 x 10 inch photo from Smokey and the Bandit which has been hand signed by star Burt Reynolds. Crisp clear signature on a mint glossy photograph. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector’s Shangri-La.

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Happy birthday to actress Chloë Grace Moretz, best known for her roles in the films Kick-Ass (2010), Let Me In (2010), Hugo (2011), Dark Shadows (2012), and Carrie (2013). Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is this striking color glossy 16 x 24 inch poster from the romantic vampire horror film Let Me In which has been personally autographed by star Chloë Grace Moretz. Comes affixed with a serial-numbered hologram and includes Certificate of Authenticity featuring photo of Moretz autographing the poster. Mint condition. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector’s Shangri-La.

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Happy birthday to actress Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009), who would have turned 70 today. Fawcett became the best selling pin-up in history – and starred as private investigator Jill Munroe in the television series Charlie’s Angels (1976–77).  Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is this complete issue of Playboy magazine for July 1997, hand-signed and warmly inscribed on the cover by Farrah Fawcett. In fine condition. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector’s Shangri-La.

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Happy birthday to musician John Lydon, best known as Johnny Rotten, the legendary frontman of the punk band the Sex Pistols and later lead singer of Public Image Ltd. Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is this autographed copy of his memoir Anger Is an Energy: My Life Uncensored. Brand new hardcover First Edition hand-signed in person by Lydon. Provenance bookstore signing April 2015. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector’s Shangri-La.

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Happy birthday to pop surrealist artist Brandi Milne, best known for her sweet nostalgia-laced themes and style. Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is her fine art giclée print entitled Collector’s Shangri-La, printed with archival inks on museum-quality fine art paper. Select from 8.5 x 11 inches or 13 x 19 inches.

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Happy birthday to New York Times bestselling author, comedian, and actor Patton Oswalt! Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is an autographed copy of Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film, his entertaining memoir about coming of age as a performer and writer in the late ’90s while obsessively watching classic films at the legendary New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles. Brand new unread First Edition hardcover hand-signed by Patton Oswald. Provenance bookstore signing. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector’s Shangri-La.

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Farewell to actress Mary Tyler Moore (1936 – 2017), best known for her starring roles in the television sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) and The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966) as well as her Academy Award-nominated performance in the 1980 film Ordinary People. Moore passed away today at the age of 80 from pneumonia. Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is a hand-signed copy of her memoir, After All. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector’s Shangri-La.

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Happy birthday to English actor Tom Baker, best known as the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who (1974 – 1981), a longer tenure than any other actor, and for the narration of the comedy series Little Britain (2003-2006). Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is this 8 x 10 inch color photograph hand-signed in person by Tom Baker. The Doctor is shown here with his greatest enemies, the Daleks. Crisp clear signature on a mint glossy photograph. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector’s Shangri-La.

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Happy birthday to pop art-influenced comic artist and writer Mike Allred, best known for his independent comics creation, Madman. Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is his fine art giclée print entitled Collector’s Shangri-La, printed with archival inks on museum-quality fine art paper. Inks by Mike Allred and colors by Laura Allred. Select from 8.5 x 11 inches or 13 x 19 inches. Mint condition.

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Farewell to actress, singer, and dancer Debbie Reynolds (1932-2016), best known for her roles in such films as Singin’ in the Rain (1952). She passed away at the age of 84, 1 day after her daughter Carrie Fisher. A noted collector of film memorabilia, she recently received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is this multi-signed press kit for the MGM film That’s Entertainment. It contains production notes, photocopies of payroll sheets, two tickets to MGM’s Golden Anniversary Reunion Ball, as well as a menu to the event, signed and inscribed to famed Variety Columnist Army Archerd (1919-2009) on the menu by seven actors and actresses: Fred Astaire (1899 – 1987), Johnny Weismuller (1904 – 1984) Jimmy Durante (1893 – 1980), Debbie Reynolds, George Burns (1896 – 1996), Buddy Ebsen (1908 – 2003), and Dan Dailey (1913 – 1978). Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector’s Shangri-La.

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Farewell to actress and author Carrie Fisher (1956-2016), best known as Princess Leia in the Star Wars film series. Fisher died today at the age of 60. Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is this oversize 16 x 20 inch color glossy photograph from Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983) that has been hand-signed by star Carrie Fisher (pictured here in her sexy “Slave Leia” costume). Affixed with serial-numbered hologram and officially licensed Star Wars autograph hologram in corner. Includes Certificate of Authenticity featuring picture of Fisher signing the photo. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector’s Shangri-La.

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Happy birthday to legendary singer and actor Frank Sinatra! Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is this fabulous oversize collection of memorabilia and autographs of the Rat Pack including Frank Sinatra (1915-1998), Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990), and Dean Martin (1917-1995). Expertly double-matted and framed under plexiglass to an overall size of 33 x 55 inches. Fine condition. A handsome display of choice in-person signatures from the estate of a fellow Las Vegas performer. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector’s Shangri-La.

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Happy birthday to cartoonist Peter Bagge, best known for the 1990s comic book series Hate, which followed the exploits of the slacker ne’er-do-well Buddy Bradley (and managed to show probably the truest representation of Seattle during the “grunge” boom and bust). But the Buddy Bradley saga is only a small part of Bagge’s oeuvre, which saw its first glory days in R. Crumb’s Weirdo Magazine (which he edited for several issues) and continues to expand to this day as he appears in Reason and MAD Magazine. This fine art giclée print entitled Collector’s Shangri-La is printed with archival inks on museum-quality fine art paper. Select from 8.5 x 11 inches or 13 x 19 inches. Mint condition.

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Farewell to actor Van Williams who passed away last Monday at the age of 82. Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is this 8 x 10 inch color photograph from the 1960s TV series The Green Hornet which has been hand signed in person by star Van Williams. Crisp clear signature on a mint glossy photograph. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector’s Shangri-La.

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Happy birthday to cartoonist Johnny Ryan, best known as the creator of the underground comic Angry Youth Comix and co-creator of the Nickelodeon animated series Pig Goat Banana Cricket. Our Collector’s Treasure of the Day is this hardcover collection of all fourteen issues of Ryan’s career-defining comic book series Angry Youth Comix (2000-2008). All the comics, the covers, and even the contentious letters pages. Hand-signed in person with an original drawing by Johnny Ryan (may differ from the example shown). Brand new hardcover. COA