I came to the hobby late in life and I have to admit that I am very envious of the close-knit nature of the movie poster collecting community in U.S..It is obvious that people like Greg and Bruce gained so much knowledge and love of the hobby from their association and friendship with an older generation of collectors/dealers. I am not aware of anyone in UK having mentors like that, but I'd be interested in finding out from any Mopoers who know of such a relationship. Does anyone know of a long-time collector in Ireland, North or South? Tommy
On Thu, 25 Aug 2022 at 16:29, Greg Douglass <[email protected]> wrote: > There are so many people in the collecting community I never had the > chance to meet. Every time I hear of someone like George Theofiles, I have > a pang of regret that I never had the chance to know them. > My mentor in the hobby...who I have never seen mentioned on any poster > collecting group...was a wonderful, enthusiastic man named Chuck Vergara, > whose love of the artistry of older posters like the gems from 1930s-1940s > 20th Century Fox films was deep. He called me over to his house one day, > saying "I think i have something you'll like to see before I sell it." It > was a six-sheet from "The Phantom of the Opera" featuring the Red Death > scene. (The man he sold it to complained about the outrageous $2,000 price.) > When he found out that he had prostate cancer, he called me. "Get in your > car and get over here. I want these posters to go to someone who > appreciates them." We argued over price: I insisted I pay closer to > wholesale prices; he insisted I buy them for pennies on the dollar. > His generosity was amazing. I really miss chatting with him for hours on > the phone about stuff that would bore other people to tears. > Sorry to hear about Mr. Theofiles. He sounds like he was a gem. > Greg Douglass > > > > *Sent:* Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 6:46 AM > *From:* "Grey Smith" <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] RIP George Theofiles > 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]> 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 >> >> >> On Aug 24, 2022, at 10:43 PM, Bruce Hershenson <[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. 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