Monday, January 06, 2014

January 06 - Elvis On Sale

Robert Abels daughter put the Golden Globe Award her father won for “Elvis On Tour” for sale on eBay. Her father, who died September 2001, won the award in 1973 for the 1972 concert movie he directed with Pierre Adidge.

From the auction:
Golden Globe award for "Elvis on Tour", Elvis' final film, shot in 1972. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association presented this award for Best Documentary Film at the 1973 ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. 

The MGM film was a musical documentary directed by Robert Abel and Pierre Adidge. It provided a behind-the-scenes perspective on Elvis on a 15-city U.S. tour, as well as footage from his legendary live performances. Statue is composed of a metal sculpture of a globe encircled by a film strip upon a decorative base mounted to a marble pedestal. The letters "HFPA" appear in the metal design beneath the globe. An engraved plaque is mounted to the marble pedestal. Measures 8.5" in height. Square base measures 3" x 3". Flaking to gilt finish at the bottom of the figure, small shallow chip to base edge and loosening at joints so that the components will rotate 360 degrees. Weighs 4 lbs., 5 oz. With an LOA from Robert Abel's daughter.

(Source: eBay)