Today Maddalena, 47, owns Profiles in History, a Los Angeles dealer in historical documents and movie memorabilia.

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Refreshingly, certain famous buyers are treating the statuettes for what they are: movie memorabilia.

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Hendricks Sr. eagerly snapped up his very own chunk Bogart movie memorabilia which he owned until his death in 2001.

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Of course, owning a piece of James Bond is no doubt tantalizing for the movie memorabilia collector, a way of associating oneself with that debonair lady-killer who manages to bed every attractive woman he lays eyes on despite his horridly cheesy puns.

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For help, Todd turned to Malcolm Willits, a movie-memorabilia expert and owner of the Collector's Bookstore in Hollywood, Calif.

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There are plans to produce a wide range of Michael Jackson memorabilia and a movie including footage from rehearsals for his planned comeback tour will be released in late October.

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The Toland-Herzig Famous Endings museum, located within the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home in the town of Dover (about 80 miles south of Cleveland), houses the largest collection of funeral memorabilia in the country, including items from the services of movie stars, sports heroes and US presidents.

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Mario Cortesi, a Swiss movie buff, has purchased several Oscars to add to his collection of film memorabilia.

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Check out collecting magazines such as Movie Collector's World (mcwonline.com) and follow the entertainment memorabilia auctions at the major auction houses and on Ebay.

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Check out collecting magazines like Movie Collector's World magazine, mcwonline.com, and follow the entertainment memorabilia auctions at the major auction houses, the up-and-coming Howard Lowery Gallery in Burbank, Calif. and on Ebay.

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