LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – James Cagney’s best actor Oscar statuette for the 1942 musical film “Yankee Doodle Dandy” went unsold at auction in Los Angeles, in a rare offering of film’s top award. Auction house Nate D. Sanders said on Friday they were attempting to secure a private sale of the gold statuette, which is currently owned by a private collector. Bidding in the Thursday night auction started at $800,000 and the auction house had said they believed bidding could surpass $1 million. There were no bids on the trophy. …
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