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Comprising a black tuxedo jacket with grosgrain lapels and 6 diagonal buttons going down the front, bearing 2 interior "Bullocks Wilshire" labels, one inscribed, "2018 / 702" in typed letters with "6489 / 788" also handwritten on the tag. Choreographer Alton was instructed by MGM to teach Garbo the rhumba for what would become her last film, Two-Faced Woman (1939). Garbo was so enchanted with him that she asked for him as her on-screen dance partner, and though he had no interest in appearing on film, as he said later, "Who could refuse Greta Garbo?" Accompanied by a vintage photo of Alton wearing the jacket in the scene from the film and a letter from Alton's son attesting to its authenticity; items relating to Alton's successful 1952 Broadway revival of Pal Joey, for which Alton was the production supervisor and choreographer and for which he won a Tony Award, including a silver money clip engraved "Pal Joey" with a dancing character and inscribed "To Bob / From Harold / Dec. '52" from Harold Lang, the star of the show; a pair of silver horseshoe-shaped cufflinks with "Pal Joey" engraved on each; and 16 telegrams pertaining to the the opening of Pal Joey; 3 personal address books, one of which is monogrammed "RA" featuring addresses (both typed and handwritten) of celebrities including Fred Astaire, Cole Porter, Judy Garland, Oscar Hammerstein, Gene Kelly, Danny Kaye, and many more; 4 12-inch double-sided acetate discs of Jule Styne producing and directing numbers from Hazel Flagg (1953); a "Napier" gold sterling whistle that Alton used to get his dancers' attention while he was choreographing; a silver identification bracelet from Milton Berle with "Robert Alton" engraved to front and "To Bob / From Milton / Xmas '42" engraved on the reverse; a black 3-ring binder with copious typed and handwritten notes pertaining to Alton's participation in the Broadway show, The Vamp (working title: Delilah), which ran from November to December, 1955; a portable monogrammed clock engraved with Alton's initials, "RA," and inscribed "Dena / '55;" a leather and suede checkbook cover with a silver coin closure from Broadway star Benay Venuta (who worked with Alton on Hazel Flagg) engraved, "Bob / With Love / Benay;" a group of 10 membership cards to organizations such as the Screen Directors' Guild, many with Alton's signature; a Christmas card from Aly Khan; a gold watch chain made up of letters that spell, "Bob Alton;" a black wooden clipboard with "Mr. Alton" engraved on the sterling silver clip; a silver pen engraved "To Bob Alton / From the Goldwyn / Girls of 1935;" and a copy of The Rodgers and Hart Song Book (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1951) inscribed to Alton by Richard Rodgers, "For Bob / Affectionately, / Dick." This incredible archive tells the story of Robert Alton's illustrious career as one of the major forces behind the successes of many Broadway shows and films. Provenance: the estate of Robert Alton. Various sizes