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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Calendar of Celebrity Signings for August 2012

As a service to our fellow autograph collectors out there, Collector's Shangri-La provides a monthly calendar of selected celebrity autograph signings through our blog at: http://collectorsshangrila.blogspot.com/

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8/2/2012 5:00 PM at Explore Booksellers - East Main Street. Aspen, CO.
8/14/2012 7:30 PM at Tattered Cover - 16th Street. Denver, CO.
Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, signing her book Prague Winter

Lois & Clark Cover Story TV Guide Signed by Dean Cain
Patty Duke and Mystery Mansion TV Adventure Book Signed by Patty Duke Astin

8/3/2012 to 8/5/2012 The Hollywood Show at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel in Burbank, CA. Scheduled guests include: Dean Cain, Patty Duke, Cary Elwes, Denny Laine, Doug Jones, Gary Cole, Gerard Christopher, Michael O'Keefe, Murray Langston, Rip Taylor, Tracy Gold, Henry Winkler, and many more.

8/4/2012 7:30 PM at Dark Delicacies - West Magnolia. Burbank, CA.
Doug Jones, star of "Hellboy" and "Pan's Labyrinth", signing his book Fallen Superheroes

MY CROSS TO BEAR BOOK SIGNED BY GREGG ALLMAN

8/6/2012 7:00 PM at Brookline Booksmith - Harvard Street. Brookline, MA.

Gregg Allman, rock and blues star, The Allman Brothers Band, signing his book My Cross To Bear

Dennis the Menace Photo Signed by Jay North

The Partridge Family Photo Autographed by Shirley Jones

8/9/2012 to 8/11/2012 Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention at the Marriott Hotel in Hunt Valley, MD.

Scheduled guests include: Shirley Jones, Jay North, James Darren, Ron Ely, Jeanne Russell, Sherry Jackson, Robert Carlson, Veronica Carlson, and many more.

Exorcist Photo Signed by Linda Blair

John Carpenter Signed Photo

8/10/2012 to 8/12/2012 Flashback Weekend at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Chicago, IL.

Scheduled guests include: Linda Blair, John Carpenter, Jeffrey Combs, Kane Hodder, and many more.

8/15/2012 7:00 PM at Bookends - East Ridgewood Avenue. Ridgewood, NJ.
Richard Belzer, stand-up comedian and star of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", signing his book Dead Wrong

Breakfast Club Cast Photo Signed by Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, and Anthony Michael Hall

8/15/2012 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble -86th & Lexington. New York, NY.

Molly Ringwald, 1980s "Brat Pack" actor, signing her book When It Happens To You

The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon Book Signed By Julie Adams

8/19/2012 Los Angeles Comic Book and Sci-Fi Convention - Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles.

Scheduled guests include: Julie Adams, Arlene Martel, Tracy Scoggins, and others.

Lou Grant Photo Autographed by Ed Asner

Buck Rogers Photo Signed by Erin Gray, Felix Silla, Gil Gerard

8/31/2012 to 9/3/2012 Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA.

Scheduled guests include: Ed Asner, Adam Baldwin, Amber Benson, Bruce Boxleitner, Michael Dorn, Cary Elwes, Jonathan Frakes, Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Anthony Michael Hall, Richard Hatch, Kathy Najimy, Nichelle Nichols, David Prowse, Patrick Stewart, and many more.

Information sometimes changes. Before showing up, please contact the event location to verify accuracy, and let us know if there are any errors in our listing. Thanks!

Thanks to the following resouces for schedule information: 92nd Street Y, American Cinematheque, Amoeba Music, Anderson's Bookshop, Barnes and Noble, Book Ends, Books & Books, Books and Greetings, Book Passage, Book Revue, Book Soup, Books & Co, Celebrity Signings & Events, Chiller Theatre, Collectormania, Comic-Con.org, Creation Entertainment, Dragon*Con, Frank & Son Collectible Show, Garden State Comic Con, Hollywood Celebrities & Memorabilia Show, Knight Rider Festival & Car Stars, LA Comic and Sci-Fi Con, LA Times Festival of Books, Malaprop's, McNally Jackson Books, Mendham Books, Mid Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, Monsterpalooza, Motor City ComicCon, Outwrite Books, Politics & Prose Bookstore, Powells, R.J. Julia Booksellers, Steel City Con, Strand Books, Texas Frightmare Weekend, Vroman's Bookstore, Warwick's, West Hollywood Book Fair, Wizard World

Monday, July 9, 2012

Farewell Ernest Borgnine

McHale's Navy Photo Autographed by Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine (1917 - 2012) died yesterday July 8th of renal failure at the age of 95 in Los Angeles, California. His wife and children were at his side. With a career that spanned six decades, he was best known for his Oscar-winning role in 1955 for Marty, the 1960s TV series McHale's Navy, and the 1980s action series Airwolf. Most recently, Borgnine played the voice of Mermaid Man in SpongeBob SquarePants. Borgnine was a generous autograph signer and a sweet man. He will be missed.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Calendar of Celebrity Signings for July 2012

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Cry-Baby Photo with Johnny Depp Signed by Traci Lords

7/6/2012 to 7/8/2012 Days of the Dead at the Wyndham Indianapolis West. Indianapolis, IN.

Scheduled guests include: Ace Frehley, Gunnar Hansen, Dick Miller, Traci Lords, David Prowse, Mink Stole, Danny Trejo, John Waters, and many more.

Star Wars Photo Signed by Billy Dee Williams

7/5/2012 to 7/8/2012 PopConLA at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Los Angeles, CA.

Scheduled guests include: Star Wars star Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian), Bruce Boxleitner (Tron), Michael Biehn (Aliens, Terminator), Stephanie Erb (True Blood), Richard Hatch (Battlestar Galactica), several members of The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

MY CROSS TO BEAR BOOK SIGNED BY GREGG ALLMAN

7/9/2012 6:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - West International Speedway. Daytona Beach, FL.
Gregg Allman, rock and blues star, The Allman Brothers Band, signing his book My Cross To Bear

7/11/2012 12:30 PM at the Bryant Park Reading Room. New York, NY.
Michael Ian Black (comedian) and Meghan McCain (columnist), signing their book America, You Sexy Bitch

Incredible Hulk #181 Recreation Original Art Signed by Herb Trimpe

7/12/2012 - 7/15/2012 Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center. San Diego, CA.
Scheduled guests include: Sergio Aragonés, Ben Edlund, Stan Goldberg, Lynn Johnston, Jim Lee, John Romita Jr., J. Michael Straczynski, Angelo Torres, Herb Trimpe, and many more!

The Billy Bob Tapes: A Cave Full of Ghosts Book Signed by Billy Bob Thornton and Kinky Friedman

7/13/2012 6:15 PM at the Egyptian Theater - Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA.
Billy Bob Thornton, actor "Slingblade" and "Bad Santa", signing his book Cave Full of Ghosts

7/13/2012 12:30 PM at Barnes & Noble - Fifth Avenue. New York, NY.
Heidi Klum, supermodel and host of Project Runway, signing her book Project Runway: The Show That Changed Fashion

7/18/2012 12:30 PM at the Bryant Park Reading Room. New York, NY.
Pete Seeger, American folk singer, signing his book Pete Seeger: His Life In His Own Words

Boy Wonder: My Life in Tights Autographed by Burt Ward

7/27/2012 - 7/29/2012 Steel City Con at the Monroeville Convention Center. Monroeville, PA.

Scheduled guests include: Dean Cain, Verne Troyer, Burt Ward, Chandler Riggs, John Morrison, Melina Perez, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Dave Barclay, Stephen Costantino, Luann Lee, and more.

Information sometimes changes. Before showing up, please contact the event location to verify accuracy, and let us know if there are any errors in our listing. Thanks!

Thanks to the following resouces for schedule information: 92nd Street Y, American Cinematheque, Amoeba Music, Anderson's Bookshop, Barnes and Noble, Book Ends, Books & Books, Books and Greetings, Book Passage, Book Revue, Book Soup, Books & Co, Celebrity Signings & Events, Chiller Theatre, Collectormania, Comic-Con.org, Creation Entertainment, Dragon*Con, Frank & Son Collectible Show, Garden State Comic Con, Hollywood Celebrities & Memorabilia Show, Knight Rider Festival & Car Stars, LA Comic and Sci-Fi Con, LA Times Festival of Books, Malaprop's, McNally Jackson Books, Mendham Books, Mid Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, Monsterpalooza, Motor City ComicCon, Outwrite Books, Politics & Prose Bookstore, Powells, R.J. Julia Booksellers, Steel City Con, Strand Books, Texas Frightmare Weekend, Vroman's Bookstore, Warwick's, West Hollywood Book Fair, Wizard World

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Southern California Manuscript Society visits the Academy of Motion Picture Library

Members of the Southern California Manuscript Society with Howard Prouty

*Have you ever seen Winston Churchill's autograph next to Adolf Hitler's?

*Have you ever seen an autograph album with three (3) clear, dark Greta Garbo signatures?

*A letter, on White House stationery, from Franklin Roosevelt, inviting political enemy, William Randolph Hearst to the White House?

* A signed Picasso sketch and a signed Walt Disney get well card from the Disney Studio!

I just did, and so did a half dozen other members of the Southern California Manuscript Society on Tuesday June 19, 2012. We visited the Academy of Motion Picture Library in the Douglas Fairbanks Building. We were greeted by the Acquisitions Archivist Howard Prouty. He gave us a quick tour of the outstanding 1927 building that was once used as Beverly Hills Water department! In the 1980's it was converted into the Academy's library. What treasures are inside that beautiful building. Howard took us into the reading rooms, and through the poster and photo coping room and into the vaults!

*We saw a "paybook" from MGM and saw that John Gilbert was getting $3000 a week and Greta Garbo only $400 a week. (They fell in love anyhow!)

*We saw the wig used by Bert Lahr's lion in the 1939 The Wizard of Oz. (Tom Folenta had to be held back from trying it on)

*We also saw terrific black and white photos from Charles De Gaulle and Maurice Chevalier, inscribed to Charles Boyer!

*We saw the correspondence from the "Hays" office to film makers asking for every possible change to clean up films.

But for me, the Crown Jewel was the autograph album kept by William Randolph Hearst friend Harry Crocker. It was this autograph album I described above, and I have only mention 5 % of the signatures!

The best part was dinner after the tour. Pat Mock joined Beverly Hill and Bill and Monique Coleman drove in from Riverside. Tom Folenta joined us only after being assured he could visit the library again on his own.

A great time with great autographs and great autograph people.The only sad part was we missed visiting with Kevin and Stephanie Segall, who were not able to be there.

Below is a photo of your guide, Howard Prouty. This photo captures his intelligence, but not his humor, which was on display during our trip.

Howard Prouty

Article by Michael Hecht, Manuscript Society member and UACC President

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Autograph Signing Schedule at San Diego Comic-Con 2012

International Comic-Con is coming up soon, and it's so overwhelming these days that you really have to plan your strategy ahead of time for autograph signings. Hopefully the information posted here should help you out.

The Autograph Area is the place to go for a special memento from a variety of artists, authors, and actors from every era of popular culture. Some are signing right after their spotlight panel, so check the program grid daily.

Fans interested in attending signings should review the schedules posted, then plan to visit the Autograph Area at the time of each drawing. All fans present at the appointed time will receive numbered tickets that feature a distinct sticker. Then a randomized drawing will determine which fans receive wristbands granting access to each autograph line.

Comic-Con International's complete 2012 Autograph schedule and rules are here!

These are our favorite highlights:

The Munsters Limited Edition Print Signed by Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick

Miss Fortune Limited Edition Print Signed by Frank Kozik

Thursday July 12

Butch Patrick, (The Munsters, Lidsville)
AA11 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

Chuckboy and Frank Kozik
12pm - 2pm Kidrobot Booth #4529

Jim Kelly, (Afro Ninja, Enter the Dragon)
AA10 2:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Robot Chicken
Adult Swim Booth #3949

MAD Autograph Signing TBD

Mad Magazine #168 Cover Painting Original Art by Norman Mingo

Community Poster Signed by 11 Including Joel McHale and Chevy Chase

Friday July 13

Community Signing
11:30-12:30pm Sony Booth #4229

Butch Patrick, (The Munsters, Lidsville)
AA11 2:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Jim Kelly, (Afro Ninja, Enter the Dragon)
AA13 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

TNT’s Falling Skies Cast

6pm Dark Horse Booth

Luke Chueh

12pm - 1:30pm Munky King Booth #4539

Kane Hodder, (Friday the 13th, Hatchet)
AA16 2:30 pm - 7:00 pm

The Big Bang Theory Autograph Signing
Cult Autograph Signing
Arrow Autograph Signing
666 Park Avenue Autograph Signing
H+ Autograph Signing
HBO’s Game of Thrones Autograph Signing
Childrens Hospital Autograph Signing
Nikita Autograph Signing

TBD

True Blood Limited Edition Poster Signed by Entire Cast

Black Samurai Poster Signed by Jim Kelly

Saturday July 14

Grimm Signing
11:00-12:00pm Nerd HQ (Block No. 16 Union and Spirits, 344 Seventh Avenue)

Luke Chueh

12pm - 1:30pm Munky King Booth #4539

Butch Patrick, (The Munsters, Lidsville)
AA11 2:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Jim Kelly, (Afro Ninja, Enter the Dragon)
AA10 2:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Revolution Signing
12:30-1:15pm Warner Bros. Booth #4545

Transformers Prime Voice Cast
2pm – 3pm Shout! Factory Booth #3849

J. Michael Straczynski, writer (Before Watchmen, Superman Earth One)
AA2 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Tom Kenny (SpongeBob Squarepants, The Super Hero Squad Show)
Shout! Factory Booth #3849 5pm - 6pm

Black Dynamite
Adult Swim Booth #3949

Venture Bros.
Adult Swim Booth #3949

Aqua Something/Squidbillies
Adult Swim Booth #3949

Fringe Autograph Signing
The Following Autograph Signing
Revolution Autograph Signing
The Vampire Diaries Autograph Signing
Person of Interest Autograph Signing
HBO’s True Blood Autograph Signing

TBD

Supernatural Convention Autographed Large Photo- Signed by 9

Sunday, July 15

Guillermo del Toro

Author/Director (The Strain Trilogy, Hellboy series, Pan's Labyrinth)
Drawing for Line Tickets to be held Sunday at 9:00 am in the Autograph Area
Sunday AA8 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Jim Kelly, (Afro Ninja, Enter the Dragon)
AA13 10:00 am - 1:30 pm

Butch Patrick, (The Munsters, Lidsville)
AA11 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Kane Hodder, (Friday the 13th, Hatchet)
AA16 2:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Sunday AA16 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Doctor Who

Members of the cast and crew
Drawing for Line Tickets to be held Sunday at 9:00 am
Sunday AA3 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Supernatural Autograph Signing
DC Nation Autograph Signing

TBD