Guitarist JOHNNY RAMONE's Movie Poster Collection To Be Auctioned

November 9, 2004

Shortly before his death this past September, legendary punk rock guitarist Johnny Ramone decided to share with fans his passion for old movies. He consigned his extensive collection of vintage, original movie posters, including the 1931 classics, "Frankenstein" and "Dracula", to be sold in a two-part public auction.

The first sale will be held November 18 by Heritage Galleries of Dallas, Texas.

Ramone died of prostate cancer at his Los Angeles home on September 15 at the age of 55. He co-founded the first punk rock group, THE RAMONES, in 1974.

"One of his passions was watching old movies with his wife and friends," said Grey Smith, Heritage's Director of Vintage Poster Sales. "His other great passion was collecting vintage movie posters of the films he admired, and he assembled a world-class collection.

"Johnny Ramone was a big fan of science fiction and horror films, and his superb collection contains some of the most sought-after titles in movie poster-collecting, including 'Frankenstein' (1931),'Bride of Frankenstein' (1935),'Dracula' (1931),'The Day the Earth Stood Still' (1951) and 'Forbidden Planet' (1956)," Smith added.

A total of 125 of Ramone's movie posters with a combined value of more than a quarter-million dollars will be offered in two separate sales this month and next March. The November 18 auction will be held in Dallas and online at www.HeritageMoviePosters.com.

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