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Hi, I'm Cliff Aliperti and this is the new VintageMeld, now a part of things-and-other-stuff.com, est. 2002. This part of the site is for discussing general collecting and collectibles, the objects and pursuits which don't fit under any specific heading already found on the site.

Janet Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress and later starred in A Star Is Born. Here we take a look at all that, but more specifically her post-screen passion: painting. Charles Triplett shares Blue Brazil, a Janet Gaynor painting that hangs in his home.

Charles Triplett, owner of the spectacular Judy Garland collection shown off recently on the VintageMeld, is back, this time taking us inside the Ava Gardner Museum in his home state of North Carolina.

Collector Charles Triplett shares his passion for Judy Garland which sprouted from his viewing The Wizard of Oz over 40 years ago, when he was just 6. Includes several photos of original Judy Garland gowns and movie collectibles.