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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&#8220;The morning of Feb. 5, various radio and TV shows
were abuzz with the news that Profiles in History will be selling items from
the estate of <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Forrest Ackerman</span></b>,
who died Dec. 4. <br>
<br>
Items including <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Bela Lugosi</span></b>'s
Dracula ring and cape, along with Lugosi's costume from <b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>The Raven</span></i></b>; a signed,
first edition of <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Bram Stoker</span></b>'s <b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Dracula</span></i></b> signed by
Stoker and Lugosi among others, and <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Fritz
Lang</span></b>'s monocle from Metropolis are among the first confirmed items
available at Profiles in History's 36th auction of Hollywood memorabilia,
taking place the last week of April.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>John P. Torregrossa</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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 w:st="on">RI</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">02908-0184</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>eBay ID: Groo</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>eBay Store: ParaFANalia Toys &amp; Stuff</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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