alan jay lerner screenwriter (11 Ergebnisse)

Seven vintage black-and-white still photographs from the UK release of the 1970 US film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos (2 are lacking), with distributor rubber-stamps on the versos. Based on the play by Alan Jay Lerner, about Daisy Gamble (Streisand), a woman who hears phones before they ring. In order to quit smoking to please her fiance, she undergoes hypnosis, but multiple personalities and past lives emerge, one particularly alluring to the doctor (Montand). 4 stills 8 x 10 inches, 3 stills 7 x 9.5 inches, all with no borders as issued. Very Good plus, 2 stills moderately toned.

Revised Estimating script for the 1967 film. Winner of three Academy Awards. Based on the 1960 Broadway musical by Lerner and Loewe, winner of four Tony awards, and itself based on "The Once and Future King," T.H. White's 1958 adaptation of Arthurian legends. Set in England, shot on location in Spain. Tan titled wrappers, noted as REV. ESTIMATING SCRIPT on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 14, dated June 1, 1966. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page present, dated 6/1/66, with credits for screenwriter-lyricist Lerner, composer Frederick Loewe, and novelist White. 148 leaves, with last page of text numbered 142. Mimeograph on white, yellow, pink, and blue stock, dated variously between 6/1/66 and 6/7/66. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with two gold brads.

Vintage British program for the 1964 film, with Ad Sales label on the top right corner of the front wrapper. Based on the 1956 Broadway musical by Lerner and Loewe, itself adapted from George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play "Pygmalion." Winner of eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Rex Harrison, reprising his Broadway and West End role as Henry Higgins. 8.5 x 11 inches. 14 pages, side stapled. Very Good plus, with light edgewear and two small closed tears at fore-edge of front wrapper. Ebert III.

Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1958 film, showing producer Arthur Freed enjoying a snack break with actors Leslie Caron and Maurice Chevalier. Provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1944 novella by Colette, about the growing relationship between a wealthy playboy and a youthful courtesan in Belle Époque Paris. A classic film musical, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, winner of nine Academy Awards. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000.

Vintage studio still photograph of designer and photographer Cecil Beaton standing next to his costume design illustration for the 1964 film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Beaton won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the film, and, alongside Gene Allen and George James Hopkins, won an Academy Award for Best Production Design for the film. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly creased. Ebert III.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1951 film. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Siblings in a song-and-dance duo are booked for a gig in London while the Royal Wedding is in progress. Brother and sister both find romance overseas, and struggle to keep their act together. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with light creasing and pinholes at the corners.

Vintage studio photograph of Jane Powell and Musical Director Johnny Green on the set of the 1951 film. Mimeo snipe, French annotations in manuscript ink and crop marks on the verso. Tom and Ellen Bowen (Astaire and Powell) are siblings with a dance act in New York. Their agent books them a gig in London while the Royal Wedding is in progress. On their cruise to England, Ellen meets Lord John Brindale (Lawford), and she misses rehearsal. Upon arriving, Tom holds auditions for dance partners and meets Anne (Churchill). The siblings are at arms defending their romances, and trying to keep their dance act stable. Loosely based on the real-life dancing partners, Fred Astaire and his sister, Adele. 8 x 10.25 inches. Very Good plus, light creasing.

Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1958 film, showing actress Leslie Caron with cameraman Joseph Ruttenberg and costume designer Cecil Beaton. Mimeo snipe, Paris agency stamp, and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1944 novella by Colette, about the growing relationship between a wealthy playboy and a youthful courtesan in Belle Époque Paris. A classic film musical, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, winner of nine Academy Awards. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with a horizontal crease crossing the top-center of the photograph, reinforced with paper tape on the verso. National Film Registry. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000.

Two vintage reference photographs from the 1951 film, both showing Gene Kelly with cabaret dancers. Minute annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. Inspired by George Gershwin's 1928 jazz-influenced orchestral composition, and featuring a show-stopping 17-minute ballet choreographed to the piece, as well as a number of other Gershwin tunes, including the classics "Embraceable You," "Nice Work if You Can Get It," and "I Got Rhythm." Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Screenplay and Best Picture, and nominated for two others, including Best Director. Also nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1952. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Schrader 34.

Four vintage reference photographs from the 1951 film, including three showing Gene Kelly dancing with Leslie Caron, and one showing a dejected Kelly with four military officers. Inspired by George Gershwin's 1928 jazz-influenced orchestral composition, and featuring a show-stopping 17-minute ballet choreographed to the piece, as well as a number of other Gershwin tunes, including the classics "Embraceable You," "Nice Work if You Can Get It," and "I Got Rhythm." Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Screenplay and Best Picture, and nominated for two others, including Best Director. Also nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1952. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine, with light age toning on a few margins. National Film Registry. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Schrader 34.

Collection of five vintage studio still photographs and six vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1964 film. Two with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos, and all with annotations in manuscript pencil on the same. Based on the 1956 Broadway musical by Lerner and Loewe, itself adapted from George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play "Pygmalion." Winner of eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Harrison, reprising his Broadway and West End role as Henry Higgins. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good to Very Good plus overall. Ebert III.