Three gelatin silver press prints; Audrey Hepburn with Gary Cooper, Tony Curtis, Tony Martin and others at the Friars Club Roast of Gary Cooper at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, 8th January 1961
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Price Realised GBP 625
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GBP 300 - GBP 500
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GARY COOPER
Three gelatin silver press prints; Audrey Hepburn with Gary Cooper, Tony Curtis, Tony Martin and others at the Friars Club Roast of Gary Cooper at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, 8th January 1961
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Hundreds of celebrities attended the testimonial charity dinner honouring Gary Cooper, who died only a few months later in May 1961 at age 60. Along with speakers including Tony Curtis, Dean Martin, Jack Warner and Greer Garson, Audrey recited a good-humoured poem praising her old co-star, titled What is a Gary Cooper? Audrey Hepburn and Gary Cooper became close while filming the 1957 Allied Artists production Love In The Afternoon. In An Elegant Spirit, Sean Hepburn Ferrer remembers My mother spoke often of Cooper with much affection and respect.
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Three gelatin silver press prints; Audrey Hepburn with Gary Cooper, Tony Curtis, Tony Martin and others at the Friars Club Roast of Gary Cooper at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, 8th January 1961GARY COOPER Estimate: GBP 300 - 500
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Overall good to very good condition with nicks, creases, surface cracks, scuffs, indentations and some toning consistent with age and use.
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Three gelatin silver press prints; Audrey Hepburn with Gary Cooper, Tony Curtis, Tony Martin and others at the Friars Club Roast of Gary Cooper at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, 8th January 1961GARY COOPER Estimate: GBP 300 - 500
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