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Our auction closed promptly at 9:00 pm PST on March 8, 2012. We can no longer accept bids for this auction. Please return in December to participate in our next auction.Lot 69. Mario Lanza (1921-1959). Operatic tenor. Toscanini called Lanza’s voice the ""voice of the century."" He was the first singer to earn gold records with million-sellers in both classical and popular categories. His masterpiece, The Great Caruso, was one of the top grossing films of 1951. After losing his MGM contract, he slowly declined in a haze of alcohol and food binges, weight gains and losses. He left Hollywood and died of a heart attack at 38, leaving behind four children and a wife who died five months later of a drug overdose.
8x10 black and white photo from a movie signed by Lanza and two other unidentified actors.
One three inch horizontal crease, corners creased.
MB. $150. Est. $400