Lot 406
 

A Pair of John Wayne cast and crew gifted coffee mugs –

Includes, The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) and Brannigan (1975), each mug ceramic with gilded handles and marked ‘Angela from Duke’, both custom-made by Ketchum Originals, Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, California, The Barbarian and the Geisha, H. 10cm, W. 8.5cm. and Brannigan marked ‘London July 1994, H. 9cm, W. 8.5cm.

Form the 1950s, John Wayne began gifting custom-made, coffee mugs to the cast and crew of his films and although the designs differed with each film, they all had this signature gilded handle. (2)

Provenance:

The Collection of Angela Allen who worked on both films as Script Supervisor.

Angela Allen, Script Supervisor, has worked on many of cinema’s celebrated films such as, The Third Man (1949), The African Queen (1951), The Misfits (1961),The Night of the Iguana (1964), Charge of the Light Brigade (1968), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Women in Love (1969), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Zulu Dawn (1979), Labyrinth (1986), Hamlet (1990), and Tea with Mussolini (1999) to name but a few.

The Angela Allen Collection

A collection of items consigned directly by British film industry treasure, Angela Allen MBE. Angela has worked on hundreds of films for over 60 years and trained as a script supervisor (formerly known as Continuity Girl) at the Korda Studios, working on The Third Man. She assisted John Huston on The African Queen and subsequently thirteen more Huston films, including Moby Dick and The Misfits. Other films include The Dirty Dozen, Women In Love and Murder on the Orient Express.

 

Sold for £550


 

A Pair of John Wayne cast and crew gifted coffee mugs –

Includes, The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) and Brannigan (1975), each mug ceramic with gilded handles and marked ‘Angela from Duke’, both custom-made by Ketchum Originals, Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, California, The Barbarian and the Geisha, H. 10cm, W. 8.5cm. and Brannigan marked ‘London July 1994, H. 9cm, W. 8.5cm.

Form the 1950s, John Wayne began gifting custom-made, coffee mugs to the cast and crew of his films and although the designs differed with each film, they all had this signature gilded handle. (2)

Provenance:

The Collection of Angela Allen who worked on both films as Script Supervisor.

Angela Allen, Script Supervisor, has worked on many of cinema’s celebrated films such as, The Third Man (1949), The African Queen (1951), The Misfits (1961),The Night of the Iguana (1964), Charge of the Light Brigade (1968), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Women in Love (1969), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Zulu Dawn (1979), Labyrinth (1986), Hamlet (1990), and Tea with Mussolini (1999) to name but a few.


The Angela Allen Collection

A collection of items consigned directly by British film industry treasure, Angela Allen MBE. Angela has worked on hundreds of films for over 60 years and trained as a script supervisor (formerly known as Continuity Girl) at the Korda Studios, working on The Third Man. She assisted John Huston on The African Queen and subsequently thirteen more Huston films, including Moby Dick and The Misfits. Other films include The Dirty Dozen, Women In Love and Murder on the Orient Express.

 

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