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Hidden Treasure Hunt: I need help identifying these 1947 autographs

I have some autographs signed to the daughter of the Stork Club owner in 1947.  I have a group that I can not decipher and need some help/opinions.  The one in green looks like Henry Fonda but does not resemble his signature at all.  These could be anybody from that era, actors, writers, politicians and sports figures.

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I thought this looked like Armandro but I have not been able to figure out if this is an artist of the day.  Barbara wrote "stuck up" on the back.

Could be Charles or Charlie 

This looks like the signature of noted (at the time) drama critic George Jean Nathan.  Reputedly, the character of Addison deWitt in "All About Eve" was based on Nathan.

That is amazing, I would never had guessed the last name started with an N.

This looks like the signature of Guy Kibbee, a well known character actor of the 30's and 40's.

This looks like the signature of Turhan Bey, exotic leading man of 1940's movies.

This looks like the signature of Ella Raines, starlet/actress in the 1940's

Joe, you are amazing! Thank you.  Any thoughts on the ones with artwork please let me know.

Sorry to say, I don't have any guesses on those.  I don't know where you're located, but if you are in the NY area, you might try to locate microfilm of issues of the tabloid press like the New York Mirror, the New York Daily News, the Journal-American and the New York Post from 1947 or thereabouts.  There were a couple of dozen columnists who did nothing but report on "cafe society."  Walter Winchell, Ed Sullivan, Dorothy Kilgallen, Earl Wilson, Leonard Lyons, Charles McCarthy are just some of them.  Every column was packed with names and where they ate the night before and who they were with, etc.   I'm sure if you start scanning these columns, some of these mystery signatures will come into focus for you. 

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