Nov 5, 2025 10:00 EST
Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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James Dean signed high school yearbook
[JAMES DEAN]
1949 Black and Gold Fairmount High School yearbook signed by James Dean. Original gold faux-leather embossed binding. 8 x 10¾ inches (20 x 27 cm). Unpaginated. Very good, with some scuffs to the binding and upper hinge just cracked. Some foxing; thumbsoiling as expected in a book signed by dozens of teenagers.
By all accounts, the teenage James Dean was a hardworking student and well-liked among his peers. He was already beginning to blossom as an actor, too. This copy is signed "Jim Dean" next to a mention of his traveling to Longmont, CO for the National Forensic League's national champtionship, where he placed sixth in Dramatic Declamation with a performance of Charles Dickens's "A Madman's Manuscript." Dean is also pictured separately in uniform as guard for the Fairmount Quakers basketball team and in costume as Frankenstein's monster in a performance which "grotesquely 'scared the wits' out of the audience." A touching view of the small Hoosier community that raised one of Hollywood's most iconic figures. Less than a decade later, six fellow Fairmount High School alumni would serve as pallbearers at James Dean's funeral.
Sold for $1,920
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
[JAMES DEAN]
1949 Black and Gold Fairmount High School yearbook signed by James Dean. Original gold faux-leather embossed binding. 8 x 10¾ inches (20 x 27 cm). Unpaginated. Very good, with some scuffs to the binding and upper hinge just cracked. Some foxing; thumbsoiling as expected in a book signed by dozens of teenagers.
By all accounts, the teenage James Dean was a hardworking student and well-liked among his peers. He was already beginning to blossom as an actor, too. This copy is signed "Jim Dean" next to a mention of his traveling to Longmont, CO for the National Forensic League's national champtionship, where he placed sixth in Dramatic Declamation with a performance of Charles Dickens's "A Madman's Manuscript." Dean is also pictured separately in uniform as guard for the Fairmount Quakers basketball team and in costume as Frankenstein's monster in a performance which "grotesquely 'scared the wits' out of the audience." A touching view of the small Hoosier community that raised one of Hollywood's most iconic figures. Less than a decade later, six fellow Fairmount High School alumni would serve as pallbearers at James Dean's funeral.
Auction: Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Nov 5, 2025
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Popular Stage & Screen Auction on November 5, 2025 Attracted Global Audience
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Memorabilia, Autographs, Artwork & Photographs Celebrating Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance
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Archive of Samuel Beckett Material from the Estate of His American Director Alan Schneider Topped $75,000
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Sale Featured a Special Section Devoted to the Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's popular Stage & Screen auction on November 5, 2025 attracted fans and collectors around the world vying for an exciting range of offerings celebrating the performing arts of Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance.
The Estate of Alan Schneider
Featured in the sale was fascinating collection of early Waiting for Godot material from the Estate of Alan Schneider that topped $75,000 amid trans-Atlantic competition. “The primary American director of Samuel Beckett plays” and a close friend of the playwright, Alan Schneider died in 1984, and his widow died at 101 this past summer. This remarkable archive offered an extraordinary glimpse into the creative partnership between Schneider and Beckett, spanning decades of groundbreaking theatrical work. Highlights included Schneider’s annotated working copy of Waiting for Godot used in the landmark American production, an inscribed typescript of Eh Joe, and first editions and presentation copies of Endgame and Happy Days, many personally inscribed to Schneider by Beckett. Other treasures included manuscripts, letters, awards, recordings and posters that document a pivotal collaboration in modern theater history. Read more
The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Doyle was honored to offer a sequel to the successful 2011 auction of property from the estate of the legendary actor. Featured in the sale were artwork, furniture, photographs and memorabilia. Read More.
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