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Wallace Hartley’s Titanic Violin Fetches $1.5M at London Auction

Keith Girard
Wallace Hartley, a second-class passenger on the Titanic, went down with the ship, but the violin he was playing on the night the liner stuck an iceberg survived and was sold at auction over the weekend for a surprisingly titanic sum, $1.5 million. The instrument was recovered in 2006 along with Hartley’s travel bag, which also was auctioned by Henry Aldridge & Son in London. The bag contained the violin and sheet music....
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Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day Lewis Lead Lincoln Debut (photos)

Keith Girard
Steven Spielberg led cast, crew, and special guests at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, in Hollywood at the closing night Gala screening of his new motion picture “Lincoln,” a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final months in office. At a separate screening at the Ziegfeld Theatre Wed. (Nov 14) in New York City, Anne Hathaway, who turned 30 last week, was joined by Spielberg and stars, Sally Field and Daniel Day-Lewis. The screening was also attended by Kellan Lutz, Chloe Sevigny and Patrick Wilson....
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