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FORTUNES PAID FOR ENTERTAINMENT MEMORABILIA AT AUCTION Wednesday, December 17 2003 A Christie's auction of entertainment memorabilia in London on Tuesday exhibited the skyrocketing value of such collectibles, with a stormtrooper's helmet from the original 1977 Star Wars fetching $34,161, far more than the $5,000 to $8,000 that the auctioned house had valued it at. A Rolex worn by George Lazenby in the 1969 James Bond flick On Her Majesty's Secret Service drew the highest winning bid -- $40,373. It had been expected to go for (more) SPOCK'S EARS TO GO ON THE BLOCK Wednesday, October 25 2000 Auction house Christie's Los Angeles outlet is planning to auction four pairs of Vulcan ears that Leonard Nimoy wore when he played Mr. Spock on Star Trek -- as well as the mold that was used to produce the ears. They will be included in a sale of numerous Star Trek artifacts, part of the estate of makeup artist Fred Phillips, due to go on the block on Nov. 15. Other Hollywood memorabilia to be (more) |
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Gary Kurtz, who produced the original Star Wars movie and the sequel The Empire Strikes Back, plans to auction memorabilia from those movies on July 29. The auction, which will be conducted by the Beverly Hills firm Profiles in History, will include Luke Skywalker's light saber, valued at $60,000 to $80,000 and Luke's flight suit from Empire, worth about the same amount. Kurtz reportedly clashed over content with George Lucas following Empire, then, after splitting with him, produced two flops, The Dark Crystal and Return to Oz, with his own money, sending him to the brink of bankruptcy.
