Daniel Blum's chronicle of American Theatre, Great Stars of the American Stage, with a total of 39 signatures from actors and actresses included therein, signed on their respective photographs by such stars as Tallulah Bankhead, Marlon Brando, Billie Burke, Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish, Bert Lahr, Vivien Leigh (who signs twice, including on her childhood photo), Ethel Merman, Laurence Olivier, Ethel Waters and dozens more. A full listing of signed images is included below. 

This volume was painstakingly assembled by Paul McMahon, who carried the book with him to performances and signing opportunities in New York, Boston and LA for many years. A truly remarkable collection of signed photographs in a book which provides a great overview of Hollywood's golden era with biographical information and numerous photographs in each of the 150 entries.  

Hardcover. 4to. Unpaginated. Black cloth boards heavily frayed with losses along the lower edges. General toning throughout, else fine. The volume is signed by:

Judith Anderson, Fay Bainter, Tallulah Bankhead, Barbara Bel Geddes, Sidney Blackmer, Shirley Booth, Marlon Brando, Billie Burke, Carol Channing, Katharine Cornell, Alfred Drake, Maurice Evans, Jose Ferrer, Betty Field, Lynn Fontanne, John Gielgud, Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish, Ruth Gordon, Julie Harris, Helen Hayes, Charlton Heston, Henry Hull, Dennis King, Bert Lahr, Eva LeGallienne, Vivien Leigh, Beatrice Lillie, Alfred Lunt, Fredric March, Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Laurence Oliver, Margaret Phillips, Maureen Stapleton, Eli Wallach, Ethel Waters, Douglas Watson, Peggy Wood.

From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.