Re: [MOPO] Very sad news

2018-12-26 Thread Alan Heimann
didn't know him...was wanting to watch you tube video of him ...but it's in french ..is their a way to watch a translated version? On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 2:14 PM Tom Martin < dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com> wrote: > didnt know him..i used to buy thse huge french posters fromFrancineof

Re: [MOPO] Very sad news

2018-12-26 Thread Tom Martin
didnt know him..i used to buy thse huge french posters fromFrancineof La affich inMontreal..theywereonly15.00 inhe90s and beautiful..butdidntsellwellandhard todisplay,,,same withthe3 sheets andotherlarge images stheartwas great...as withallposterdealers..its been a honor to see theminthe

Re: [MOPO] Very sad news

2018-12-26 Thread Posteritati
Dominique, That is indeed very sad news. As anyone who had the pleasure to know Stan knew, he was both a gentleman & generous repository of knowledge of French & international posters. His legendary Paris shop, his incredibly influential books were both crucial to the maturity of the movie

Re: [MOPO] Very sad news

2018-12-26 Thread Joe Burtis
-- From: "Dominique BESSON" Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2018 7:20 AM To: Subject: [MOPO] Very sad news Very sad news from France, Stanislas Choko has passed last sunday. He was one of the pioneers of the movie posters business in France, he went a lot of times in New Yo

Re: [MOPO] Very sad news

2018-12-26 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Dominic, Thank you for making the list members aware of this. His books on French posters were very helpful to many collectors and other dealers, including myself. Indeed, he was, as you have said, one of the pioneers of film poster collecting. Please extend my condolences to his family. Kirby

Re: [MOPO] Very sad news

2018-12-26 Thread Tom Pennock
Very saddened to learn about this news. I bought a few French Grandes from him including David Lean's "Summertime" this past year.  My condolences to his family and also to his kind associates at his shop. Sincerely, --Tom A. PennockBattler Creek, Michigan USA In a message dated 12/26/2018

Re: [MOPO] Very sad news

2018-12-26 Thread Paolo Zelati
Very sad to hear this...he was a very nice and passionate man...we made several trades during the years...he will be missed Il giorno mer 26 dic 2018 alle ore 13:47 Bruce Hershenson < brucehershen...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > This is indeed extremely sad news. I met Stanislas at several posters >

Re: [MOPO] Very sad news

2018-12-26 Thread Bruce Hershenson
This is indeed extremely sad news. I met Stanislas at several posters shows many years ago, and again in 1990 in Paris when I visited there with Jose Carpio, and he was a most gracious host. And he was indeed a major pioneer of the hobby, and his books on French posters were wonderful. He added

[MOPO] Very sad news

2018-12-26 Thread Dominique BESSON
Very sad news from France, Stanislas Choko has passed last sunday. He was one of the pioneers of the movie posters business in France, he went a lot of times in New York or Los Angeles for the poster shows and was very appreciate. Our condolences to Laurence, Garance and Mélanie Dominique

[MOPO] VERY SAD NEWS!!!

2006-03-03 Thread RD513
The hobby lost a great guy. Major movie poster collector Dennis Thomas, passed away on Wednesday from complications to a respitory infection. He was only 41 years old. Dennis was one of my favorite people in the hobby, and had such passion not only for the posters he collected but the movies as

Re: [MOPO] VERY SAD NEWS!!!

2006-03-03 Thread MJ AK
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of RD513Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 9:27 PMTo: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDUSubject: [MOPO] VERY SAD NEWS!!! The hobby lost a great guy. Major movie poster collector Dennis Thomas, passed away on Wednesday from complications to a respitory infection

Re: [MOPO] VERY SAD NEWS!!!

2006-03-03 Thread fluffhead
Sad, indeed.  R.I.P. Dennis  aka Drak666. Say Hi to Bella and Boris for me... On Fri, 3 Mar 2006 22:26:46 -0500, RD513 wrote The hobby lost a great guy.  Major movie poster collector Dennis Thomas, passed away on Wednesday from complications to a respitory infection.  He was only 41