Cast-signed Star Wars poster
Over 150 iconic film and television props and costumes will be auctioned live from The Globe Theatre on the Universal Studios, Hollywood lot on November 6, 2010 when Profiles in History, the world’s largest auctioneer of Hollywood memorabilia, partners with Variety – the Children’s Charity of Southern California and the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Team Fox.
The first section of the auction benefits Variety – the Children’s Charity of Southern California to fund lifesaving support for disabled, abused, physically challenged and underprivileged children in the Southern California community. Highlights from this part of the auction include:
· Identity Disk from Tron: Legacy
· Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope one-sheet poster signed by 6 principle cast members
· The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers one-sheet poster signed by 10 principle cast members
· Screen-used Scotty Dog puppet and taxidermy puppet from Coraline
· Megan Fox “Mikaela Banes” Smithsonian costume from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
In the second section the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Team Fox and Bob Gale will raise money for Parkinson’s research. Bob Gale has donated many items from his personal Back to the Future collection and his sales proceeds will go to Team Fox.
In addition to any number of cool props and collectibles, people can also bid on The Bob Gale Experience, in which Bob Gale will dine with the winning bidder and a guest in Los Angeles, a lunch paid for by the Profiles in History team and the television show Hollywood Treasure on Syfy. The winner will also receive a Back to the Future poster, personally autographed by Mr. Gale.
This all brings a smile to my face. I met Bob Gale when we were both freshmen at USC. We went together to the first LASFS event I ever attended, the club’s 1970 anniversary dinner. Harlan Ellison was the featured speaker. Now Bob’s name is part of that illustrious roster of past students of the USC School of Cinema.
The full press release follows the jump.
The Bob Gale Experience