Superman's cape sells for nearly $200,000

in Hollywood auction

 

Target Skills: Vocabulary, Listening, Reading, Comprehension, Conversation

 

Vocabulary

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Memorabilia /ˌmem(ə)rəˈbilēə/ /ˌmɛm(ə)rəˈbɪliə/

Objects kept or collected because of their historical interest, especially those associated with memorable people or events.

Example: World Series memorabilia.

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Cinephile /ˈsinəˌfīl/ /ˈsɪnəˌfaɪl/

A person who is fond of motion pictures.

Example: the film is mostly known only to dedicated cinephiles

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Specialize /ˈspeSHəˌlīz/ /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/

Concentrate on and become expert in a particular subject or skill.

Example: He could specialize in tropical medicine.

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Trilogy /ˈtriləjē/ /ˈtrɪlədʒi/

A group of three related novels, plays, films, operas, or albums.

Example: J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy trilogy, The Lord of the Rings.

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Superman's very first movie cape was sold for nearly $200,000 Monday alongside a collection of rare Hollywood memorabilia, the auction house said.

The prop from Christopher Reeve's "Superman", which went for $193,750, headlined Monday's sale of about 400 cinephile items at Julien's Auctions in Los Angeles.

Only six capes in total were used while shooting the film, which came out in 1978.

 

Multiple costumes from "Star Trek" also found buyers. These included the uniform worn by Patrick Stewart for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, which sold for $28,800.

Leonard Nimoy's Romulan costume from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" sold for $20,000.

 

Dan Akroyd's jumpsuit from "Ghostbusters II" also went up for auction and was sold for $32,000, according to Julien's Auctions, which specializes in Hollywood collections and memorabilia.

 

Although it was originally announced as an auction headline item, the pipe of Bilbo Baggins, played by Ian Holm in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, was not sold at the auction.

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