william rose screenwriter (8 Ergebnisse)

Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1967 US film. Michael Sarrazin plays a young man gone AWOL from the Army who makes the acquaintance of George C. Scott, a veteran confidence man. Scott takes a liking to Sarrazin, and offers to show him the tricks of the trade as they drift through the American South, pulling one scam after another, with the help of Sue Lyon. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1967 film. A liberal white couple struggle to overcome their prejudices when their daughter unexpectedly brings home a Black fiancé. Released at a time when interracial marriage had just barely been legalized in 17 states, the film offered an unusually progressive position on the topic, and was structured intentionally to debunk ethnic stereotypes. Spencer Tracy's final film. Winner of two Academy Awards and nominated for eight others. Set and shot on location in San Francisco. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with old paper tape on the verso of the left corner. Twilight Time.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1966 film, showing actors Alan Arkin, John Phillip Law, Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Sheldon Collins, and Andrea Dromm. A Soviet submarine accidentally runs aground on a small island off the coast of Massachusetts, causing rumors to fly between the island villagers, who suspect a covert attack. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in Massachusetts. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with a small chip to the top right corner, and a light horizontal crease to the bottom edge.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. A nebbish man travels back in time to meet naked cave people. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 film. All three photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. The story of three sex workers and situations that lead them to prostitution. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, one with faint creasing overall, and one with a one inch closed tear and a wax pencil annotation along the top edge.

Vintage lobby card from the 1955 British film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso noting the names of actors. A motley group of five small-time criminals rent out rooms from a wealthy octogenarian widow in order to plan a heist, while posing as classical musicians. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus, with pinholes to the corners. Grant UK. Lee, The Heist Film.

Two vintage borderless reference photographs and one medium-size color transparency from the 1967 film. One photograph with a Dutch dealer label on the verso. A liberal white couple struggle to overcome their prejudices when their daughter unexpectedly brings home a Black fiancé. Released at a time when interracial marriage had just barely been legalized in 17 states, the film offered an unusually progressive position on the topic, and was structured intentionally to debunk ethnic stereotypes. Spencer Tracy's final film. Winner of two Academy Awards and nominated for eight others. Set and shot on location in San Francisco. Photographs 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Transparency 4 x 5 inches. Fine. Twilight Time.

Original illustrated humorous essay by Terry Southern and William Pene Dubois, satirizing the dress habits of their distinguished friend, American screenwriter William Rose. Southern and Dubois met in the late 1950s, both under the tutelage of William Styron, while both of them were associated with The Paris Review. During this time William Rose wrote his most famous screenplay, "The Ladykillers" (1955) as well as the British classic, "The Maggie" (1954). He would go on to win an Academy Award for his original screenplay "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967). 3 leaves, 8 x 10 inches. Ink and colored pencil.