The Collection has been divided into different categories, such as by film genre and actor, for the purposes of the auctions.  Fans from around the world will have the chance to own photography of legends including Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn and Charlie Chaplin, as well as from classic films such as “King Kong,” “Citizen Kane,” “Gone With the Wind,” “Frankenstein” and “The Wizard of Oz.”  The Marilyn Monroe file alone contains over 600 photographs, many of which are one-of-a-kind images.

Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Rudolph Valentino, Judy Garland, Steve McQueen, Elizabeth Taylor, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Paul Newman and Charlie Chaplin represent just a tiny sampling of the featured figures who played in such movie classics as King Kong, Citizen Kane, Gone With the Wind, Frankenstein, The Godfather and The Wizard of Oz. To give a sense of the quantity of material that will be sold, the Marilyn Monroe file contains more than 600 photographs of Marilyn, many of which may be the only known examples of such images. And then, of course, are the negatives from which future prints can be created.

The auctions will be held on April 6 & 7 at The Arader Galleries located at 1016 Madison Avenue, New York City. For additional information, interested collectors and fans are urged to contact Joanne Grant at 914-882-7356.  

Highlights from the Auction Include: 

- Representation of the three million photographs from movie sets like “The Wizard of Oz,”  “The Godfather,” “King Kong,” etc and of stars and musicians like Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Charlie Chaplin and James Dean, among others.