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Collector and museum quality items from the life, career and estate of the legendary Bob Hope will be sold during a live televised and real-time online auction presented by the Auction Network (auctionnetwork.com) on Oct. 18-19, 2008 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. Proceeds from this auction will benefit the Bob and Dolores Hope Charitable Foundation. Hope’s extraordinary career spanned Vaudeville, Broadway, radio, television and film, and his numerous USO tours to entertain US military troops earned him the admiration of generations of fans around the world. Highlights include: a one page letter dated October 23, 1943 from Bette Davis to Hope; a red and white feathered Indian headdress worn by Hope on the cover of “Life Magazine” on May 11, 1962; a Movado watch inscribed “To Bob Hope in sincere appreciation: The Cleveland Press Christmas Show 1944″; and a turquoise western suit made by Nudies of North Hollywood and worn by Hope on several television shows including “Barbara Mandrell,” “Mandrell Sisters Show” and “Ann Margaret Rhinestone Special.”

During her travels around the world, Pickford was famous to return with lavish gifts that ultimately turned her pad into a museum complete with antiques, paintings, swords, costumes and a pair of Chinese carved rhino horns. They were the Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes of early 1900s Hollywood. Now you can own one of more than 700 pieces of fine art, furnishings and jewelry that graced the home, dubbed Pickfair, owned by Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. This amazing two-day auction, conducted by Julien’s Auctions, and broadcast live on Auction Network (auctionnetwork.com) will be held at the Beverly Hilton, Saturday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Nov. 23, starting at 10am/8c both days. Pickford was known as “America’s Sweetheart” during Hollywood’s Golden Age of silent films. Dinners there were legendary with guests including Charlie Chaplin, Albert Einstein, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Some of the storied and exotic items from Pickfair up for bid include rare artworks such as two oil-on-canvas still life paintings by Paul de Longpre and Philip Mercier. If you can’t make it to Los Angeles for this event, you can get a front-row seat on the Auction Network. Be sure to register now for this event. It’s free, and easy to Watch, Bid, and Win on Auction Network!