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192336005New York: December 5 1923. 1923. Good. - Six typed paragraphs filling most of a sheet of 11" high by 8-1/2 inch wide Evening Telegram /"Round the Town" letterhead with the Telegram's address printed at the top and a small box at top left enclosing the words "ROUND the TOWN / With S. Jay Kaufman". Signed "S Jay Kaufman". The bottom corners of the letter are darkened with the bottom right corner creased. The bottom edge of the letter is darkened creased & lightly chipped. There is a light paper-clip imprint to the top edge together with the recipient's faded stamp and letter "L". Folded 3 times for mailing. Good. <p>Broadway producer director and writer S. Jay Kaufman 1886-1957 replies to a letter from impresario James Pond who has proposed a lecture series. Kaufman agrees to Pond's terms for the series: "However the one matter which isn't clear is the circulars and printed matter. Still your letter reads that in the event of your undertaking any special mailing campaigns on my behalf the mailing campaigns are to be mutually agreed upon before undertaking. This is satisfactory to me. On the whole I think you will find me very easy to deal with."<p>"Round the Town" was a musical revue produced by Kaufman which was due to open on May 23 1924. Kaufman also wrote a column with the same name for the Evening Telegram. New York: December 5, 1923. unknown
1992100724<p>New York: July 2 1992. 1992. Fine. - Over 95 words typed on his 10-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide embossed personal stationery. The film director Elia Kazan writes that he is unable to write an introduction to Susan Ray's book "I Was Interrupted: Nicholas Ray on Making Movies" which was subsequently published by the University of California Press in 1993. Kazan is completing the third work in his trilogy "Beyond the Aegean" which was published in 1994. He explains "I wish I could. Truly. I start Monday on an editing process of my new 1100 page novel with Knopf. The novel means a lot to me." His schedule is incredibly busy "After which I go to Europe to begin organizing a new film. That is in Paris Turkey and Greece. I hope I live through it all." Signed "Elia". Folded for mailing else fine with the original mailing envelope.</p><p>Elia Kazan 1909-2003 was a Greek-American director producer and writer described by the New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history". Among his most successful and best-loved films were "Streetcar Named Desire" 1951 "On the Waterfront" 1954 and "East of Eden" 1955. During his career he won two Best Director Oscars received an Honorary Oscar and won three Tony Awards and four Golden Globes. In 1947 he co-founded the Actors Studio and together with Robert Lewis and Cheryl Crawford under the direction of Lee Strasberg introduced "Method Acting". He was known for drawing out the best performances from his actors and steered 21 actors to Oscar nominations resulting in nine wins.</p><p>The widow of the film director Nicholas Ray Susan Ray is a writer and also the president and creative director of The Nicholas Ray Foundation. She oversaw the restoration of Nicholas Ray's last film "We Can't Go Home Again" and made a documentary about the processs "Don't Expect Too Much". Susan appeared in Wim Wender's film about ber husband "Lighning Over Water".</p> [New York]: July 2, 1992.
1976100704<p>Blonay Switzerland. April 28 1976. 1976. Fine. - Over 160 words typed on his personal 11-5/8 inch high by 8-1/4 inch wide stationery with his Swiss address centered at the top. Not having heard from his friend New York City Center producer Jean Dalrymple about producing his play Norman Krasna writes "I have a letter from Jose Ferrer who informs me between barbs of witty abuse that he has had some communications with Sylvia Miles." . "I would suspect at this moment the prospect of getting her are fifty-fifty. She hasn't said yes she hasn't said no which is practically a lyric from a famous Jerome Kern show." He goes on to write that he understands if she hasn't been able to get any backing "we are in a most peculiar business at a difficult time and it is perfectly all right if you pass us by. Sad but all right." Signed "Norman". Folded for mailing with a pencil line indicating that Jean has read the letter else fine.</p><p>Together with a retained copy of Jean Dalrymple's reply dated June 19 1976. Having been away Jean replies "I have been in Russia for a while making a film on ballet. and so I am terribly late in replying to your very very nice letter." She goes on to say that "Unfortunately Sylvia Miles after first saying she was VERY interested turned us down." "At the moment I can't think of anyone who is 'just right' and the play MUST have that 'just right' actress! Ah. Judy couldn't you return for a bit" She concludes with wam regards ". and maybe you have a new play easier to cast"</p><p>The American screenwriter playwright producer and film director Norman Krasna 1909-1984 was known for his screwball comedies based on a case of mistaken identity. He wrote several successful Broadway plays including "Dear Ruth" and "John Loves Mary" and directed 3 films "The Ambassador's Daughter" "The Big Hangover" and "Princess O'Rourke" all of which he also wrote and was nominated 4 times for screenwriting Academy Awards winning once for "Princess O'Rourke".</p><p>The recipient Jean Dalrymple 1902-1998 was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski Mary Martin Jos Iturbi Andre Kostalanetz Nathan Milstein and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943 serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951 Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.</p> Blonay, Switzerland. April 28, 1976.
1959100264<p>Santa Monica California October 21st 1959. 1959. Fine. - Over 250 words typed on 10-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide "The Oceana Apartment Hotel" stationery. Stan Laurel responds to his friend "Lee" who has written him about her 13 year old friend the teen rock & traditional pop singer Dodie Stevens who played opposite Fabian in "Hound-Dog Man" released that same year: "Am afraid your friend Dodie Stevens and her family were mistaken in seeing me at the Fox studio last month - I haven't been there for years!". He goes on to write that he's not seen Dodie's movie "as you know the only films I see now are on TV." "I shall be pleased to meet Dody sic and her Dad with you any time convenient but I doubt if I could be of much help to them in any way especially now that she has proved successful in her line." He mentions the late life marriages of such celebrities as Charles Coburn and Monte Blue and the shock of Errol Flynn's death and concludes that he "Shall be pleased to hear from you around Thanksgiving & arrange a date". Signed in full "Stan Laurel". Folded for mailing else near fine.</p><p>Part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy the English comic actor director and writer Stan Laurel 1890-1965 appeared in over 100 films with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy. Laurel was awarded an Academy Honorary Award in 1961 for his pioneering work in comedy.</p><p>The American rock & pop singer Dodie Stevens born in 1946 had a breakthrough hit with her 1959 song "Pink Shoe Laces" at the age of 13. In that same year she appeared and sang in the musical comedy drama "Hound-Dog Man" starring Fabian.</p> Santa Monica, California, October 21st, 1959.
1957100158<p>Delray Beach Florida April 16 1957. 1957. Fine. - Over 30 words typed on his personal 5-1/2 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide stationery. Harold J. Roig requests that Saltford Florist "Please send flowering plant on Saturday 21st inst. . with card enclosed herewith." Signed "Harold J Roig". The flower shop's stamp dated April 19th indicates that the order was paid for with a couple of pencil markings. Near fine.</p><p>The American businessman Harold J. Roig 1886-1972 was Vice Chairman of the W.R. Grace & Co. by the time he retired in 1950. He'd first joined this international industrial company as counsel in 1915 and organized its legal department. A graduate of Cornell and Columbia Law School he was a member of numerous associations and several exchanges. He was a member and secretary of the Government agency that regulated the supplies of Chilean nitrate of soda during WWI and following the war was put in charge of Grace's Chilean nitrate sales. He took part in establishing Grace National Bank. In his role with Grace he was a pioneer in commercial aviation in South America being instrumental in the establishment of Panagra Pan American Grace Airways which flew the first U.S. certified route to Buenos Aires by way of South America's West Coast.</p> Delray Beach, Florida, April 16, 1957.
1977100725<p>New York June 21st 1977. 1977. Fine. - A one-and-a-half page letter consisting of over 340 words typed on both sides of 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide "The Joan White English Theatre School Ltd." stationery. The British actress and theatre director writes to her friend Jean Dalrymple to let her know of her busy British tour itinerary hoping Jean can join her at some point "This is our itinerary as far as we can predict at the present time. I hope you can join us somewhere along the way." Her itinerary includes teaching classes and rehearsals at Thorndike Theater followed by performances of Henri Gheon's "The Sausage Maker's Interlude" and "St Ann & the Gouty Rector". She is then preparing for the Edinburgh Festival and has underlined that the "Edinburgh Festival opens Monday August 22nd." She will be returning to New York in September and mentions that "Michael Parva will probably be in touch with you. An excellent young man whose wife Cynthia is a credit to us all having secured a contract with 'The Utter Glory of Morisey Hall' with Nagle Johnson." She closes with "Much love and don't eat any citrus fruit!" Signed Joan". She has additionally penned a couple of corrections to the letter and brief annotations in the margin regarding the best address by which to reach her. Folded for mailing else fine. Together with a mechanically reproduced copy of the press release for the forthcoming productions of the Henri Geon plays.</p><p>The British stage film & television actress and theatre director Joan White 1909-1999 produced and directed plays in the U.S. and Britain and trained many of the upcoming young actors. Joan White worked with such luminaries as Laurence Olivier Paul Scofield Tyrone Guthrie Christopher Fry Rex Harrison and Mischa Auer.</p><p>The recipient Jean Dalrymple 1902-1998 was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski Mary Martin Jos Iturbi Andre Kostalanetz Nathan Milstein and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943 serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951 Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.</p> New York, June 21st, 1977.
97078Very good. - An 18-word close typed on 3-1/4 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide watermarked paper clipped from a larger document. "This consent is given for your benefit as well as for the benefit of your successors or assigns." Signed "Earl Carroll" in black ink at bottom right. There is vertical fold at left else near fine. <p>The American theatrical producer & director Earl Carroll 1893-1948 was also a songwriter and composer. He produced numerous Broadway musicals including his "Earl Carroll's Vanities" "Earl Carroll's Sketchbook" and "Murder at the Vanities". Famous for featuring lightly clad showgirls in his productions Carroll was known as "the troubadour of the nude". He built the Earl Carroll Theatre in New York and later another on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Carroll was prosecuted and served time for perjury following a 1926 scandal. Carroll had thrown a lavish private party in honor of Harry Kendall Thaw at which a young nude woman was featured bathing in a tub full of illegal liquor. The editor of the New York Mirror Philip Payne was a guest and published a report of the event which drew the attention of Federal authorities. Prohibition being in force authorities investigated and though Carroll denied it happened other guests confirmed the story. Accused of perjury Carroll served six months at the Atlanta Penitentiary. Carroll wrote the scores for the Broadway shows "So Long Letty" "Canary Cottage" and "The Love Mill" even writing the libretto for the latter. unknown
1960148058N.p.: British Lion Film Corporation 1960. Vintage studio still photograph of Maurice Denham and Lionel Jeffries with Peter Sellers David Lodge and Bernard Cribbins behind from the 1960 film. <br/><br/>Dodger Lane Peter Sellers and two of his prison mates plan to break out of prison the day before their release steal a fortune in diamonds and break back in before anyone notices.<br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in West Sussex Surrey Berkshire and London England. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine light edgewear. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>Dayrl Lee "The Heist Film. British Lion Film Corporation unknown books
1971148498Universal City: Universal Pictures 1971. Vintage borderless photograph of James Taylor and director Monte Hellman on the set of the 1971 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. <br/><br/>After cutting his teeth under the tutelage of guerilla filmmaker Roger Corman Monte Hellman made two landmark and still rarely screened existential Westerns with Jack Nicholson as producer and star. But it was with "Two-Lane Blacktop" the first screenplay by noted novelist Rudolph Wurlitzer that maverick director Monte Hellman helmed his first masterpiece and a cornerstone of the New Hollywood movement.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Arizona Tennessee Oklahoma California Arkansas and New Mexico. <br/><br/>7.5 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Criterion Collection 414. Eureka! 26. Universal Pictures unknown books
1971148498Universal City: Universal Pictures 1971. Vintage borderless photograph of James Taylor and director Monte Hellman on the set of the 1971 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. <br /> <br /> After cutting his teeth under the tutelage of guerilla filmmaker Roger Corman Monte Hellman made two landmark and still rarely screened existential Westerns with Jack Nicholson as producer and star. But it was with "Two-Lane Blacktop" the first screenplay by noted novelist Rudolph Wurlitzer that maverick director Monte Hellman helmed his first masterpiece and a cornerstone of the New Hollywood movement.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Arizona Tennessee Oklahoma California Arkansas and New Mexico. <br /> <br /> 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Criterion Collection 414. Eureka MOC 26. Universal Pictures unknown
1941150182Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1941. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1941 film showing actor Melvyn Douglas sitting next to director George Cukor who is standing and making a point. With the stamp of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on the verso along with a holograph pencil annotation noting the date 24-5-42 and a small newspaper clipping in Spanish.<br/><br/>A woman poses as her fictitious twin sister in an attempt to woo her husband and win him back. An early attempt by MGM to recast Garbo as a glamorous modern woman an "Americanization" tactic which the actress regarded as futile and proved ultimately disastrous: the film became a legendary box-office bomb and Garbo received some of the worst reviews of her career. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light adhesive verso on the bottom edge and verso. <br/><br/>Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1941150182Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1941. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1941 film showing actor Melvyn Douglas sitting next to director George Cukor who is standing and making a point. With the stamp of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on the verso along with a manuscript pencil annotation noting the date 24-5-42 and a small newspaper clipping in Spanish.<br /> <br /> A woman poses as her fictitious twin sister in an attempt to woo her husband and win him back. An early attempt by MGM to recast Garbo as a glamorous modern woman an "Americanization" tactic which the actress regarded as futile and proved ultimately disastrous: the film became a legendary box-office bomb and Garbo received some of the worst reviews of her career. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light adhesive verso on the bottom edge and verso. <br /> <br /> Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1941150319N.p.: N.p. 1941. Vintage oversize double weight reference photograph of Greta Garbo and director George Cukor on the set of the 1941 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. <br /> <br /> A woman poses as her fictitious twin sister in an attempt to woo her husband and win him back. An early attempt by MGM to recast Garbo as a glamorous modern woman an "Americanization" tactic which the actress regarded as futile and proved ultimately disastrous: the film became a legendary box-office bomb and Garbo received some of the worst reviews of her career. <br /> <br /> 13 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with creasing to the corners and edgewear. <br /> <br /> Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films. N.p. unknown
1960141245N.p.: Compagnia Cinematografica Champion 1960. Vintage double weight reference studio still photograph from the 1960 film. Sophia Loren won an Academy Award fro her role as Cesira. <br/><br/>Vittorio De Sica's harsh war-era film follows the plight of an Italian mother an daughter as they traverse the Italian countryside in search of safety. The film stars Sophia Loren Jean-Paul Belonodo and Eleonora Brown. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Rome Italy. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with pin holes and a holograph ink notation to the verso. Compagnia Cinematografica Champion unknown books
1967152312N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage black and white reference photograph from the set of the 1967 film showing actress Brigitte Bardot in the bath between takes with director Serge Bourguignon to her right. With cropping annotations in pencil on the verso along with a provenance stamp. <br/><br/>A French woman is tempted to stray from her older English husband when she meets a vibrant younger man. <br/><br/>Shot on location in London and Paris. <br/><br/>8 x 10 with wide side margins. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1962132587London: National Screen Service / MGM 1962. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1962 UK release of the 1962 US film. <br/><br/>Based on Irwin Shaw's 1960 novel about an ex-film star who gets released from a sanitarium and tries to acclimate back into life in the entertainment industry at the same time trying to connect with his ex-wife and his former director's new wife. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Tiny corner creases else Near Fine. National Screen Service / MGM unknown books
1967169587Brussels: Metropolitan Films 1967. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the set of the 1967 film showing actress Brigitte Bardot laying out in the hay. Metropolitan Films stamp on the verso.<br /> <br /> A French woman is tempted to stray from her older English husband when she meets a vibrant younger man. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in London and Paris. <br /> <br /> 12 x 9.75 inches. Very Good plus with some foxing at the edges of the verso not visible on the recto see images. Metropolitan Films unknown
1967152312N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage black and white reference photograph from the set of the 1967 film showing actress Brigitte Bardot in the bath between takes with director Serge Bourguignon to her right. With layout annotations in pencil on the verso along with a provenance stamp. <br /> <br /> A French woman is tempted to stray from her older English husband when she meets a vibrant younger man. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in London and Paris. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 with wide side margins. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1967151850Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1967. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1967 film all featuring actress Brigitte Bardot. Four with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. <br /> <br /> From the collection of noted British film producer John Palmer.<br /> <br /> A French woman is tempted to stray from her older English husband when she meets a vibrant younger man. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in London and Paris. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good moderately toned and lightly creased. Paramount Pictures unknown
1960134961Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1960. Two original souvenir film program variants for the 1960 film "Can-Can." Loosely based on the 1953 musical by Abe Burrows and composed by Cole Porter. <br/><br/>This listing contains both a larger folio and a smaller quarto variant for the film both very different programs. The larger program is quite uncommon in stiff color illustrated wrappers. The quarto is the more commonly found variant of the program. <br/><br/>The time-honored romance film trope in which Frank Sinatra plays a gun-shy sap unwilling to marry Can-Can dance club owner Shirley MacLaine until she becomes engaged to someone else that "someone" played here by the intimidating Maurice Chevalier. This time though the age-old story is set on the scintillating backdrop of 1890s Can-Can dancing. Nominated for two Academy Awards. <br/><br/>Though the film substantially changes the plot of the original musical and adds a number of Porter's best-known songs to the film's soundtrack "Can-Can" was the second-highest grossing film of 1960 having been beaten out only by "Ben-Hur."<br/><br/>Folio contains 28 pages in illustrated wrappers including a front flap saddle stapled 11.5 x 15 inches. Good plus with two two-inch long closed tears at the head and tail of the spine with a few small closed tears and light rubbing at the extremities. Still both an attractive and uncommon item. <br/><br/>Quarto contains 16 pages saddle stapled 8.5 x 11.25 inches. Very Good plus. <br/><br/>Hirschhorn p. 370. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1966171110New York: Charles Bowden 1966. Vintage script for the 1966 double-bill production comprised of two one-act plays written by Tennessee Williams and staged together at the Longacre Theatre in New York in February of 1966. Copy belonging to an unidentified cast or crew member with annotations noting deletions to two pages.<br /> <br /> Two bizarre one-act plays one about a woman living in a warped Key West bunkhouse who earns her keep by trying to catch fish thrown aground by hurricanes the other about two whores and a shoplifter at a flophouse in New Orleans on Christmas Eve. Although the production was a critical failure closing after seven performances actor Zoe Caldwell received the first of her four Tony Awards for her turn in "Gnadiges Fräulein." <br /> <br /> Red titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers with credit for Williams. Title page present undated with credit for Williams. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 2-12. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound with two gold screw brads. Charles Bowden unknown
1975WRCLIT70591Los Angeles: United Artists 1975. Two studio publicity lobby cards 11 x14". Fine. Cards 4 and 8 from the set issued to promote the US release of the English language version of L'HISTOIRE D'ADÈLE H the award- winning historical drama directed by François Truffaut starring Isabelle Adjani Bruce Robinson and Sylvia Marriott. Written by Truffaut Jean Gruault and Suzanne Schiffman the film explores the psyche of Adèle Hugo the daughter of writer Victor Hugo and was based on Adèle's diaries focusing on her obsessive unrequited love for a military officer an obsession that leads to her downfall. United Artists unknown books
1975148809N.p.: N.p. 1975. Two promotional portrait photographs of David Bowie likely used as part of a press release announcing Bowie's casting in the 1976 film "The Man Who Fell to Earth." Each with a fold over mimeo snipe from public relations firm Rogers and Cowan dated 5-29-75. One photograph with Bowie's name and RCA Records and Tapes printed in the bottom margin. <br/><br/>Just three weeks prior RCA had released Bowie's ninth studio album "Young Americans" and earlier that year the BBC had broadcast the documentary "Cracked Actor" about the singer which led director Nicholas Roeg to cast Bowie in his upcoming adaptation of Walter Tevis' 1963 novel. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. One photograph with slight even fading else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 304. N.p. unknown books
1967134711London and New York: Eon Productions 1967. Two vintage borderless black-and-white press photographs featuring Sean Connery and Mie Hama in a romantic scene on the set of the 1967 film. The second of the two shots where makeup is being applied is double weight the other photo single weight. Several stamps on the verso of the first photo variously crediting photographer Dean and press agent Greta Robok. <br/><br/>First photo stamps single weight 6 x 8 inches. Second photo double weight 8 x 10 inches. Both photos Near Fine. Eon Productions unknown books
1975148809N.p.: N.p. 1975. Two promotional portrait photographs of David Bowie likely used as part of a press release announcing Bowie's casting in the 1976 film "The Man Who Fell to Earth." Each with a fold over mimeo snipe from public relations firm Rogers and Cowan dated 5-29-75. One photograph with Bowie's name and RCA Records and Tapes printed in the bottom margin. <br /> <br /> Just three weeks prior RCA had released Bowie's ninth studio album "Young Americans" and earlier that year the BBC had broadcast the documentary "Cracked Actor" about the singer which led director Nicholas Roeg to cast Bowie in his upcoming adaptation of Walter Tevis' 1963 novel. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. One photograph with slight even fading else Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 304. N.p. unknown
