GONE WITH THE WIND - BABY BEAU - SIGNED COLOR PHOTO

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Gone With The Wind Scene Still Personally Signed By Mr. Greg Giese ( Portrayed BOTH Beau-Wilkes & Bonnie-Blue as babies ) When he was only 11 days old, newborn Greg Giese was hired by David O. Selznick to portray BOTH Beau-Wilkes and Bonnie-Blue Butler as babies in Gone With The Wind. For his "Thespian Efforts", he was paid $98.00, with 98 cents withheld for his "old age" pension. Description EXTREMELY RARE ALTERNATE IMAGE! A wonderful signed color photograph featuring "Beau-Wilkes" ( Greg Giese ) being protected from the flames by Melanie Hamilton-Wilkes ( Miss Olivia deHavilland ), and Prissy ( The Legendary Butterfly McQueen ) during their dramatic "Escape From Atlanta" sequence in David O. Selznick's Production of Margaret Mitchell's Immortal Gone With The Wind. Mr. Giese has signed "Greg Giese 'Baby Bonnie' - 'Baby Beau' GWTW" THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC "IN PERSON" AUTOGRAPH - NOT A REPRINT OR COPY ALTERNATE IMAGE - FEATURING BUTTERFLY McQUEEN ! Signed in black ink. Measurements Photo Paper: 8" X 10" - Photo Image: 5" X 7" Condition MINT - MINT - MINT Please Note I take a great deal of pride in what I choose to offer and sell on eBay. It is very important to me that your purchase arrive at it's destination in the same condition it was in when it left my hands. I package each and every item using First Class Shipping Materials, NOT leftovers! Tfore, in addition to the regular Postage & Required Insurance Charges, a $5.00 Handling & Packaging Material Fee will be added to your final purchase price. I will combine only same-day purchases for shipment. Provenance T his Greg Giese "Baby Bonnie" & "Baby Beau" Signed Photograph has been culled from The Shaw-Tumblin Gone With The Wind Collection. The Shaw-Tumblin Collection has been acknowledged by the David O. Selznick Family & Estate, The University of Texas At Austin (home of the Selznick Archives), Mr. Robert Osborne (Author & Host of TCM's Classic Movie Channel), and Aljean Harmetz (Author of On The Road To Tara), as being the largest Gone With The Wind Collection in private hands. A Certificate of Authenticity (signed by James L. Tumblin - owner of The Shaw-Tumblin Collection) will accompany this signed photograph. Trivia A total of 3 child actors portrayed the role of "Bonnie-Blue Butler" in Gone With The Wind: 1. Greg Giese - "Bonnie-Blue" newly born. 2. Phyllis Callow - "Bonnie-Blue" age 2 1/2 on horseback with Rhett Butler. 3. Cammie King - young "Bonnie Blue" A total of 3 child actors portrayed the role of "Beau-Wilkes" in Gone With The Wind: 1. Greg Giese - "Baby Beau" at 11 days. 2. Ric Holt - "Baby Beau" after the Civil War. 3. Mickey Kuhn - young "Beau-Wilkes". Sad, But True Department For many years, another individual has claimed that he also portrayed "Beau-Wilkes" in Gone With The Wind and yet, despite repeated requests that he do so, has consistently refused to provide any form of documentation, contracts, vintage newspaper articles, proof of age, or any related material that could substantiate his claim...other than the same old story that he was "once married" to a famous movie star. Miss Olivia deHavilland has referred to him, in writing, as a "rank imposter." Ann Rutherford has stated, also in writing, that he is "...as phoney as a 3 Dollar Bill." He has also claimed to have been the baby in MGM's "Another Thin Man" - NOT ! He has also claimed to have been in Walt Disney's "Song of The South" - NOT ! He has also claimed to have been "...in almost every Tony Curtis film made at Universal." - NOT ! So, if someone is trying to sell you a signed "Baby Beau" Gone With The Wind Photograph that HAS NOT been signed by any of the above actors, buyer beware! - - - - Be sure to check out my other online auctions. read more

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