People will do anything for a buck. And when it comes to selling Oscars of actresses long deceased, why not? This was the case when an asking price of $500,000 for one of Mary Pickford’s awards recently appeared. However, the MPAA said no, no, and that according to a contractual clause the things are only worth 10 bucks. That’s right, 10 bucks. And now they’re going to sue the perp who tried to extort such a grandiose price for the award.
(Kids, Mary Pickford was a silent movie actress. A real doll. Right up there with Lillian Gish.)
