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Marx Brothers --

Marx Brothers -- "Fiddlers Three"

Drawing
c. 1938
National Portrait Gallery
Walt Disney Studios
George Arliss in

George Arliss in "The Working Man"

Drawing
1932
National Portrait Gallery
Joseph Grant
Mr. Hyde

Mr. Hyde

Drawing
1932
National Portrait Gallery
Walt Disney Studios
Florence Kirk and Ezio Pinza

Florence Kirk and Ezio Pinza

Drawing
c. 1945
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred Bendiner
Morris Gest

Morris Gest

Drawing
1923
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Walter K. Kinstler
George M. Cohan

George M. Cohan

Drawing
1935
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William Henry Cotton
Life with Father

Life with Father

Drawing
c. 1939
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Don Freeman
George Michael Cohan-

George Michael Cohan- "The Little Millionaire"

Drawing
c. 1911
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Alfred J. Frueh
W.C. Fields --

W.C. Fields -- "Humpty Dumpty"

Drawing
c. 1938
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Walt Disney Studios
Edward Johnson and Lawrence Tibbett

Edward Johnson and Lawrence Tibbett

Drawing
c. 1950
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Don Freeman
Thanatopsis Club

Thanatopsis Club

Drawing
1930
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William Auerbach-Levy
Heywood Broun

Heywood Broun

Drawing
1928
National Portrait Gallery
Aline Fruhauf
Martha Raye Kissing Joe E. Brown, #3

Martha Raye Kissing Joe E. Brown, #3

Drawing
c. 1939
National Portrait Gallery
Walt Disney Studios
Arthur Melancthon Hopkins

Arthur Melancthon Hopkins

Drawing
c. 1940-45
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William Sharp
Oscars 1940

Oscars 1940

Drawing
1940
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Alfred Bendiner

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