Joe Blitman's Articles

The Hollywood Hat

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A signed hat holds the history of early Hollywood.

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Mysteries of the Hollywood Hat

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There are 389 autographs on The Hollywood Hat. I’ve been able to identify 371 of them. For the other 18, your help would be much appreciated. First, there are 15 signatures I can’t fully decipher. If you recognize any of these signatures or are adept at unraveling the vowels and consonants, please e-speak up. Undeciphered [...]

Who Signed The Hollywood Hat?

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The 374 Known Autographs on The Hollywood Hat   Here’s an alphabetical listing of all the signatures I can identify on The Hollywood Hat, from A to Z. If there is a (x2) after a name, that means they signed the hat twice. Renee Adoree Brian Aherne Frank Albertson Tad Alexander Fred Allen Gracie Allen [...]

Five Hollywood Hat Signers You May Not Know Who Lived Fascinating Lives

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  There is nary a boring life among The Hollywood Hat signers. But five stars most have forgotten lived especially memorable lives: The Almost Star: John Lodge John Lodge and his wife, Francesca Braggiotti, in Hollywood in the 1930s. John Lodge, born in 1903 to an uber-patrician and uber-political family (his older brother, by a [...]