New York: The piano used for the song 'As Times Goes By' in the classic 1942 film 'Casablanca' has fetched more than USD 600,000 at auction.
The 58-key upright was sold to an unidentified buyer for USD 602,500 at Sotheby's here, reported Huffington Post.
Its pre-sale estimate was up to USD 1.2 million. It was offered by a Japanese collector on the film's 70th anniversary.
The collector purchased the movie prop at a Sotheby's auction in 1988 for USD 154,000. ...
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London: An American producer is planning to bring a sequel to 'Casablanca', the beloved 1942 Hollywood classic starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in their most famous roles. The film, whose lines like 'Here's looking at you kid' and 'Play it again, Sam' are still quoted by film lovers, revolved around two star-crossed lovers -- Rick Blaine and Ilsa Lund -- who reunite in 'Casablanca' during the World-War II only...
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London: He was the ultimate love icon onscreen and was married to four women in real life but Hollywood legend Humphrey Bogart feared that he was gay, claims a new biography. The actor was uncertain about his sexuality, which almost drove him to suicide, claims author Darwin Porter, a journalist who worked in Hollywood in the 1960s. The 'Casablanca' star started having doubts that he might be gay during his...
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Bacall debuted opposite Bogart (1944), in
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