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BETTE DAVIS OSCAR AWARD AUCTIONED FOR HALF A MILLION DOLLARS

NYP2001072009 - 20 JULY 2001 - NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: The Oscar won by actress Bette Davis for her role in the 1938 film "Jezebel" stands in front of a poster from one of her films during an auction on July 19, 2001 at Christie's Auction House in New York. The trophy sold for $578,000 to a unknown bidder. rlw/ep/Ezio Petersen UPI


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