Heritage Music and Entertainment Auction Posts Star-Studded Results!

James Dean Memorabilia Draws Strong Bidding

DALLAS, TEXAS: Heritage Auction Galleries' latest Music and Entertainment Signature Auction, held October 6 & 7 in Dallas, Texas, posted results of $1,329,363 for 1,840 lots. With 2,177 bidders participating, over 88.5% of the lots offered were sold. After-auction sales are still ongoing and are expected to push the total to even higher levels.

"This was a very exciting auction," said Doug Norwine, Director of Music and Entertainment Auctions for Dallas-based Heritage, "especially the James Dean material, all of which was offered with no reserve, and much of which sold for significantly more than our pre-auction estimates. Dean is an icon in the entertainment world, whose tragically brief career produced a relatively small amount of memorabilia. Fans worldwide have been clamoring for an auction of this type, and we were very pleased to provide it to them."

"Another area that performed very strongly in this auction was screen-worn hats," said Norwine. "From the fedora Al Pacino wore in the Godfather to Oliver Hardy's stylish black bowler, these legendary lids were hotly contested and brought strong prices."

Heritage Auction Galleries will hold their next Music and Entertainment Signature auction on April 6 & 7, 2007, at their headquarters in Dallas, TX.

Highlights of the October auction included:

Jeans Worn by James Dean in "Giant":
REALIZED: $35,850

James Dean's Leather Jacket:
REALIZED: $33,460

Coat Jacket Worn by James Dean in "East of Eden":
REALIZED: $28,680

Al Pacino Costume Hat from "The Godfather":
REALIZED: $20,315

Martin Luther King Jr. Signed Letter to Sammy Davis Jr., Referencing the Selma to Montgomery Marches:
REALIZED: $20,315

Marilyn Monroe Handwritten Letter:
REALIZED: $17,925

Beatles "Ed Sullivan Show" Ticket:
REALIZED: $11,352

Piece of James Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder:
REALIZED: $11,352

Benny Goodman's Clarinet:
REALIZED: $10,157

Oliver Hardy's Bowler:
REALIZED: $8,962

For more information about Heritage's auctions, and a complete record of prices realized, along with full-color, enlargeable photos of each lot, please visit www.HA.com.

Prospective consignors and sellers of Entertainment, Celebrity or Hollywood Memorabilia are invited to www.HA.com and click on the "Sell Now" tab. Or simply email Doug Norwine at DougN@HA.com.

To reserve your copy of any Heritage auction catalog, please contact Nicole Jewell at 1-800-872-6467, ext. 272, or visit www.HA.com to order by email.