Also had not heard that. Very sad news. One of the earliest poster dealers I can remember. Dealt with George for many years & enjoyed talking with him. Smart & entertaining man. I’ll miss him.
Sam posteritati.com <https://posteritati.com/> 239 Centre St FL 4 | New York, NY 10013 | 212.226.2207 Instagram <https://instagram.com/posteritati> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/posteritati> | Facebook <https://facebook.com/posteritati> | Pinterest <https://pinterest.com/posteritati> > On Aug 25, 2022, at 9:46 AM, Grey Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > So sorry to hear of George’s passing. He was a gentleman and a friend. I too > bought from George’s catalog years and years ago. I knew his health was > failing, and he will be missed. He was a fabulous consignor and a keen > intellect! > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 8:41 AM Kirby McDaniel <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Bruce, & Mopolistas, > > I did not know this. When I started selling posters, I knew very little > about it. I bought posters from George, and he was always generous to share > information and be encouraging. He truly was the Miscellaneous Man, but he > was also the Mensch Man. > > I am sorry to hear this. > > Kirby McDaniel > movieart.com <http://movieart.com/> > >> On Aug 24, 2022, at 10:43 PM, Bruce Hershenson <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> RIP George Theofiles >> https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/baltimoresun/name/george-theofiles-obituary?id=35508684 >> >> <https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/baltimoresun/name/george-theofiles-obituary?id=35508684> >> >> We lost another major figure in collectibles in June, but I just learned >> about his passing seeing this link on Ralph DeLuca's FB page. I first met >> George through Ron Barlow (who sadly also recently passed), when Ron and I >> were partners in a movie poster business. Ron knew George from when George >> had opened his first shop in Baltimore (where Ron was from), and he told me >> he was sure I would love George, because like us, collectibles were "in his >> blood". >> >> I went with Ron to meet George, and once I heard his magnificent booming >> voice, and saw his great intellect and knowledge that showed through in >> everything we talked about, I knew he would be my lifelong friend, and he >> was! George surely did love paper collectibles of every kind, and he had an >> extremely close friendship with legendary collector Richard Allen, and the >> two did lots of business together, with Richard first acquiring many gems >> through George, and years later, selling many through him. >> >> When I became partners in an image archive with Richard, that brought me >> even closer to George, and over the last decade of George's life I switched >> from being one of his good customers to being someone he consigned lots of >> material to. If there is ever a Hall of Fame of movie paper people, George >> would surely be elected on the very first ballot. He was one of the very >> best people in this hobby, and he will be very missed. >> >> >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >> Virus-free.www.avg.com >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >> <> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
