Jean kerr playwright (3 risultati)

Editore: Larchmont, NY: August 25, 1961., 1961
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Da: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: Fine. - 50 words typed on an 8 inch high by 6 inch wide sheet of her personalized letterhead with her address printed at the top. Signed "Jean". Folded once for mailing. Fine. Kerr writes to Philip Dunning, editor of The Dramatists Bulletin, that she loves the Bulletin and would like to write something for it. "Alas,… I am behind on so many deadlines right this minute that I don't dare indulge myself in what might just possibly be more fun."Jean Kerr [1922-2003] was an Irish American author and playwright. She received her master's degree from the Catholic University of America where she met then-professor Walter Kerr. She later married Kerr who went on to become a prominent New York drama critic. They collaborated on "Goldilocks", a short-lived Broadway musical. She subsequently wrote several highly successful plays, among them the Tony Award-winning "King of Hearts" and the comedy "Mary, Mary", which ran for more than 1,500 performances. Several collections were published of her many humorous magazine essays, the best known being the bestseller "Please Don't Eat the Daisies".

Finishing Touches (Original script for the 1973 Broadway play)
Jean Kerr (playwright); Joseph Anthony (director); Robert Lansing, Barbara Bel Geddes, Pamela Bellwood (starring)
Editore: Whitehead-Stevens-Matthaei Corporation, New York, 1972
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Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
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Aggiungi al carrelloVintage Final script for the 1973 Broadway play. Script with the manuscript marker annotation of copy number "3" on the title page. The play premiered at the Plymouth Theatre on February 8, 1973 and had a run of 164 performances, closing on June 30, 1973. Professor Jeff Cooper, happily married with three children and on tenure t…rack, is concerned he may be in love with a student, and his eldest son, a senior at Harvard, comes home with a lovely young actress who proves to be his mistress. Jean Kerr is the best selling author of "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (1957), a collection of humorist essays, and playwright of "King of Hearts" (1954) and "Mary, Mary" (1961). Set in a home in an eastern university town. Orange titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers, with credits for playwright Jean Kerr. Title page present, dated 1972, noted as FINAL SCRIPT, with credits for playwright Jean Kerr. 113 leaves, with last page of text numbered 3-36. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold screw brads.

The Grass is Greener (Original screenplay for the 1960 film)
Stanley Donen (director); Hugh Williams (screenwriter); Margaret Vyner (screenwriter, playwright); Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons (starring)
Editore: Universal Pictures, Universal City, CA, 1957
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Aggiungi al carrelloFirst Draft script for the 1960 film. Copy belonging to associate producer James H. Ware with his name on the front wrapper, and his annotations throughout in manuscript pencil and ink. Ware was a major presence in British and American cinema, best known for his work on "Beat the Devil" (1953), "Room at the Top" (1959), "Our Man… in Havana" (1959), "Charade" (1963), and "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" (1965). Based on the 1956 play of the same name by Margaret Vyner, who also wrote the screenplay, Victor and Hillary live in castle and get so down on their luck that they begin having tourists visit their castle. Millionaire Charles Delacro soon visits and takes a great liking to the home, as well as to Hillary and a love triangle quickly develops. Set in Hampshire, England, shot on location in Lacock and Surrey, England. Green titled wrappers. Title page present, dated August 4, 1957, noted as First Draft Screenplay, with credits for screenwriters Hugh and Margaret Williams. 144 leaves, with last page of text numbered 141. Multilith duplication, with revision pages throughout, dated August 12, 1959 . Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus bound with three silver brads. Olive Films 649.