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Hundreds of pounds of memorabilia from the careers of Hollywood stars Glenn Ford and Eleanor Powell will go on sale Saturday to help fund repairs to the historic Hollywood Heritage Museum.
Peter Ford, the son of Ford and Powell, donated around 700 pounds of material preserved from his parents’ careers, according to the museum. The collection includes vintage magazines, lobby cards, press books, photographs, movie posters, film stills, books and DVDs.
Ford was a major Hollywood star whose career spanned more than five decades, with films including Gilda, The Big Heat and Blackboard Jungle. Powell was a leading musical film star and dancer, known for movies such as Born to Dance, Broadway Melody of 1938 and Ship Ahoy. The couple married in 1943 and divorced in 1959.
The five-day sale will also feature celebrity-owned items donated by the Motion Picture and Television Fund, along with other entertainment-related collectibles.
The sale will be held at the Hollywood Heritage Museum, 2100 N. Highland Ave., across from the Hollywood Bowl. Admission and parking will be free.
Proceeds will support a project to replace the roof of the Lasky-DeMille Barn, the historic building that houses the museum. Hollywood Heritage said it has raised enough to purchase shingles and begin the first phase, but additional funds are needed for installation and other maintenance work.
Built in 1901, the barn was later used by film pioneers Jesse L. Lasky and Cecil B. DeMille as a production facility. DeMille used the site while making The Squaw Man in 1914, widely regarded as the first feature-length film made in Hollywood.
The building was designated California State Historic Landmark No. 554 in 1956 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. Hollywood Heritage describes it as the oldest surviving motion picture production building in Hollywood.