As part of their phone interview with Debbie Reyonlds today, the Orange Country Register reports that the actress will be selling her substantial collection this year through auction house Profiles in History.
From the article:
Reynolds’ collection is much more extensive, of course, and efforts to create a museum for it all have failed for various business reasons, she said. “I am going to stop collecting and I am putting it all up for auction May 26 and 27 in Los Angeles with the auction firm Profiles in History.
“You sometimes have to let your dreams go. I have been trying since 1970 to share my collection with the public. I couldn’t get the backing. It’s just a shame. I am sad I couldn’t have achieved that dream come true. It was a very hard decision,” she said.
The article can be read in its entirety at www.ocregister.com:
It is estimated that Ms. Reynolds collection includes approximately 3,500 costumes, including the “subway” dress Marilyn Monroe wore over a sidewalk grating in the The Seven Year Itch.
Coincidentally, the prospect of the Debbie Reynolds collection being sold in 2011 was part of my end of year review for 2010.
More information about the developments leading to the sale of the collection can be found in past Original Prop Blog articles – see Debbie Reynolds Collection.
Jason DeBord