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Ngu-Paul ClintonSpecial to CNN InteractiveHOLLYWOOD, California (CNN) -- Ngo-1980, kwashona enye yezinganekwane zaseHollywood, umlingisi uMae West. Ikhethini lehle esahlukweni esiyingqayizivele emlandweni wefilimu ngokudlula kwakhe. Manje, lelo khethini lizovela, kafushane, e-Butterfields Auction House e-Los Angeles lapho ubucwebe, izincwadi nezinye izikhumbuzo ziya endalini ngokuthengiswa okubili okuhlukene. Ubucwebe endalini yenzeka ngoMsombuluko ngo-1 emini. EDT (10 a.m. PST). Ezinye izikhumbuzo ziqhubeka ngo-Okthoba 24 futhi e-Los Angeles. Uzakwabo wesikhathi eside waseNtshonalanga, indoda yemisipha uCharles Krauser, owaziwa njengo-Paul Novak, wayeyindlalifa enkulu yaseNtshonalanga yemiphumela yakhe siqu. Lapho eshona ngo-1999, iqoqo laseNtshonalanga -- izinkulungwane zezingcezu zefilimu nesiteji, kanye nenqwaba yezingcezu zangempela nobucwebe bemvunulo -- yavela futhi manje isithengiswa endalini ngendawo yakhe. U-Kevin Thomas, umbuyekezi wefilimu kanye nentatheli yezokuzijabulisa ye-Los Angeles Times, wayengumngane wesikhathi eside ka-West kanye no-Krauser -- wethula amazwibela emngcwabeni ka-West -- futhi wabhekana nemiphumela ka-Krauser. Ekusesheni kwakhe, uThomas wathola ubucwebe bomlingisi kanye namaphepha akhe angasese, okuhlanganisa nefomu lentela yemali engenayo yaseNtshonalanga ka-1936, imibhalo emidala, izincwadi ezivela kuW. C. Izinkundla nezinkulungwane zezithombe.Uthando phakathi kwalaba ababili, abahlangana ngesikhathi uKrauser ebonakala embukisweni wesiteji saseNtshonalanga namanye amadoda amaningi anomzimba, kwakuyinto yangempela, kusho uThomas." Wathi, 'Ngikholelwa ukuthi ngabekwa emhlabeni ukuze unakekele uMiss West', futhi wenza," kusho uThomas, "abazange bashade ngoba uMae West wayengafuni ukuba nguNkk. Noma ubani." Izincwadi ezivela kuFields zabhalwa ngesikhathi bobabili besandulela ifilimu yabo ka-1940, "My Little Chickadee." Amahemuhemu aphikelela ukuthi laba ababili abazwani, kodwa lokho akulona iqiniso, kusho uThomas." UMae ukhathazekile ngokuthi wayephuza. , futhi enkontilekeni yakhe wayenomuzwa wokuthi kwakufanele aziphathe ngaleyo ndlela, futhi ngokusobala wakwenza,” kusho uThomas. UWest akazange akhathazeke ngalokho abanye ababekucabanga. Ngokocansi, wayengowesifazane okhululiwe futhi ethanda ukuhlanganyela ezintweni eziphindwe kabili ezibabayo. Omunye wakhe odume kakhulu kwaba ku-"Night After Night" (1932), edlala noGeorge Raft. Uma isigqoko sesheke sifanekisa umlingiswa waseNtshonalanga, "Hawu, yeka amagugu!" UWest uyaphendula, "Ubuhle abuhlangene nakancane nakho." I-West yayiyinguquko kwezocansi yowesifazane oyedwa, ngokusho kukaThomas. Uthi: "Akekho umlingisi owaba nomthelela onjalo ekuziphatheni komphakathi ngesikhathi sakhe." Ubucwebe buye babuza imibuzo eminingi, kusho uPeter Shemonsky, umqondisi wezobucwebe baseButterfields." Sibe nentshisekelo enkulu kubo (amagugu) , ikakhulukazi ngoba bekungabakwaMaeWest," usho kanje. "Ukuze sibe neqoqo elifana naleli eliphelele ngendlela engavamile." Abathengisi balindele ukuthi ubucwebe bakhe bungahle bubize u-$250,000, kodwa lokho akusho neze ukuthi umthengi ngamunye ngeke afinyelele kukho, kusho uShemonsky." Iqembu lobucwebe bezimpahla zokugqoka, elijabulisa kakhulu, ilinganiselwa phakathi kuka-$200 no-$300,” usho kanje. "Sinewashi lesihlakala lowesifazane eliphakathi kuka-$700 no-$900." Kukhona neminikelo yokubiza kakhulu. "Kunesongo esisodwa esilinganiselwa phakathi kuka-$20,000 no-$30,000," kusho uShemonsky. “Isiqephu esibaluleke kakhulu eqoqweni iringi evela ku-Mae West. Kuyidayimane elikhulu, elingaphezu kwama-carats angu-16, enkathini eyakhula kusukela ngawo-1930.” Leso sikhathi sasiyisikhathi esibalulekile eHollywood, futhi iNtshonalanga yayingomunye wabantu abayenza ngaleyo ndlela, kusho uThomas.” Iminyaka yawo-1930 yayibalulekile. iminyaka eyishumi emlandweni waseHollywood ngoba amafilimu afunde ukukhuluma, ”kusho yena. "Kwakuyishumi leminyaka elinamandla, elinobuciko, elibalulekile ku-Americancinema, futhi i-Mae West yayilungile impela phakathi kwayo." Izikhumbuzo zase-West zihlanganisa izinkatho ezinkulu ezingu-60 futhi kulindeleke ukuthi zilande ngaphezu kuka-$100,000. Ufuna ucezu lwase-Tinseltown? Zombili izindali zizotholakala ku-inthanethi ku-www.Butterfields.com.IZINDABA EZIPHATHELENE: