Editore: National Screen Service / MGM, Beverly Hills, CA, 1981
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Eight vintage full-color still photographs from the 1981 film. Based on a play by Brian Clark, about a sculpture artist paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident. He maintains the ability to talk, but he feels worthless and wants to die. In the hospital he make friends who support him during his court hearing to be allowed to die. Shot on location in Boston, Massachusetts. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
Editore: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA, 1981
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage borderless black-and-white still photograph from the 1981 film. Featuring actor Richard Dreyfus in a black coat and sweater being embraced by actress Janet Eilber, though she has been largely airbrushed out of the photo. Based on the 1975 play by Brian Clark, first adapted into a 1972 television movie directed by Richard Everitt, and adapted for this iteration by Clark with the aid of Reginald Rose. Richard Dreyfus is at his bitter best as an artist who becomes paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident, and who sues for the right to end his own life. Released over a decade before Jack Kevorkian brought the issue to larger public eye, "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" touches on the sensitive subject with a tactful, humorous kindness. Shot on location in Boston. 8 x 10 inches, mounted on 10 x 15 inch mat board, and overlaid with clear acetate. Fine condition.
Editore: Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], Los Angeles, 1960
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manoscritto / Collezionismo cartaceo
Draft script for Season 4, Episode 11 of the anthology drama show "Playhouse 90," which aired on February 24, 1960. Actor Van Heflin's working copy, with his manuscript name on the first page and manuscript annotations throughout. Also included are two rehearsal schedules for the production. "Playhouse 90" ran from 1956 to 1960 on CBS, presenting 90 television movies, rather than the standard 60-minute format of most dramas. The program won nine Emmy Awards during it's run, including one for Best Drama in its final 1960 season. Script is as issued with pages un-punched and without wrappers. Title page present, dated 2-6-60, with credits for screenwriter Rose and director Schaffner. 122 leaves, mimeograph duplication, with pink and white revision pages throughout, dated variously between 2-9-60 and 2-10-60. Pages Fine, unbound. Rehearsal Schedules: 2 leaves each, one on pink stock, and a Call Sheet with annotations. Fine.
Editore: Thorn EMI, London, 1985
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manoscritto / Collezionismo cartaceo
Collection of 10 vintage full-color British lobby cards from the 1985 British-Australian film. Based on Daniel Carney's 1982 novel, "The Square Circle," and sequel to "The Wild Geese" (1978). A group of mercenaries are hired by a broadcasting company to "rescue" a Nazi war criminal. 11 x 14 inches. Light corner bumps, else Near Fine. Scarce.
Editore: United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1959
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage borderless reference photograph of Alan Ladd in a dynamic pose, with the image manipulated for effect, from the 1959 film noir. Based on the 1956 novel by Hugh Wheeler, under the pseudonym Patrick Quentin. A struggling artist (Alan Ladd) is accused of murdering his unstable, alcoholic wife (Carolyn Jones) when she goes missing, and must flee from the lynch mob forming amongst the townsfolk. Set in fictional Stoneville, Connecticut, shot on location in Woodstock and Thompson, Connecticut and Framingham, Massachusetts. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear and faint toning at edges, else Near Fine. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US.