George wells screenwriter (13 risultati)

Vintage photograph from the 1961 film. Promotional headshot of Dean Jagger as Admiral Fitch. Mimeo snipe and "Silver Screen Archives" stamp on the verso. Based on the 1959 Broadway play "The Golden Fleecing" by Lorenzo Semple Jr. Scientist Jason Eldridge (Jim Hutton) teams up with Lt. Ferguson Howard (Steve McQueen) and Lt. Beauregard Gilliam (Jack Mullaney) to use a US Navy computer to break the bank at the Venice Casino, until Admiral Fitch (Jagger) threatens to thwart the plan. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Two vintage color still photographs from the 1958 film noir, directed by Nicholas Ray. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.

Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the 1967 UK film. Based on the 1905 H. G. Wells novel, "Kipps," starring Tommy Steele as Arthur Kipps, an orphan apprenticed to a tyrannical owner of a mercantile. His grandfather dies and leaves him a vast wealth, prompting a sudden life change. 8 x 10 inches. Ink notation on the verso, and faint creases, else Near Fine. Hirschhorn, p. 389.…

Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the UK release of the 1957 US film. Distributor rubber-stamps on the verso. A lighthearted comedy about a sports writer and a fashion designer who get married in a hurry, but realize they have nothing in common upon returning to New York. The sportswriter gets involved with the mob and pretends to be covering baseball games on the road to avoid death. Screenwriter Wells won an Academy Award for his story. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with several short creases overall, and pinholes at the extremities.…

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. First Day Cover (FDC), honoring Motion Pictures, postmarked 1944 --SIGNED by George W. Wells. He won Academy Award for screenplay for 'Designing Woman' starring Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall. AUTHOR SIGNED on FDC.

Two vintage color studio still photographs from the 1967 film. A British tourist wins a large amount of money gambling in Italy. He tries to smuggle the money through a Swiss bank account so he does not lose any of the money to British taxes. A woman he met at the casino offers to help but wants the money herself. Set in the Italian Riviera, shot on location in Veneto, and Liguria, Italy. One photograph 7.5 x 7.25 inches, one photograph 8.5 x 7 inches, both photographs trimmed. Very Good plus, one photograph with creasing at the corners.…

Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1962 film, showing actors Jim Hutton and Paula Prentiss in an an amorous moment. A military comedy about a luckless army intelligence lieutenant who finds himself stationed on a remote island army outpost during World War II, where all the action is between the sheets. Set in Japan. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall.…

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. Condition: Very Good. Typed SIGNED letter, dated December 8, 1982, on Wells' personal stationary (with envelope). Letter folded twice with one staple hole. In letter Wells mentiones that he is unsure when his next book will be written. Wells wrote screenplays for such films as 'Angels in the Outfield'; 'Where the Boys Are' and 'Take me Out To The Ballgame'. He won Academy Award for screenplay for 'Designing Woman' starring Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall. AUTHOR SIGNED LETTER.…

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. Condition: Very Good. Typed SIGNED thank you letter, dated Nov. 23, 1982, on Wells' personal stationary (with return envelope). Letter folded three times. In letter Wells mentiones the Academy Award he won for movie 'Designer Woman' starring Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall. Wells also wrote screnplays for such films as 'Angels in the Outfield'; 'Where the Boys Are' and Take Me Out To The Ballgame'. AUTHOR SIGNED LETTER.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 film, showing actors Robert Forster and Sondra Locke. A drama about a young avant-garde filmmaker whose perfectionist qualities prevent him from succeeding in his career. Soundtrack by Bread. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film, showing actress Susanne Benton. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A drama about a young avant-garde filmmaker whose perfectionist qualities prevent him from succeeding in his career. Soundtrack by Bread. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine.…

Vintage promotional folder for the 1950 film. From the archive of songwriter Bert Kalmar, whose life is depicted in the film. A lighthearted biopic about twentieth-century songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. The pair is today best remembered for their work on several Marx Brothers endeavors, including the stage production of "Animal Crackers" (1928) and its subsequent film adaptation, as well as "Horse Feathers" (1932) and "Duck Soup" (1933). 11.5 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine, lightly toned on the edges.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1966 film, showing director Arthur Hiller inspecting camera angles for actors Natalie Wood and Ian Bannen in between takes while filming on location in Central Park for the 1966 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. A bored, kleptomaniac housewife decides to steal 60 thousand dollars from the bank where her husband works. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…