Auction Date:2012 Jul 18 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
TLS signed “George,” three pages, 8.25 x 10.5, March 2, 1953. Letter to his producer of The Actress, Lawrence Weingarten. In part: “Your observations struck me as being very acute and oh so true. There were other things in your letter which I must say gave me a slight kvetch (don’t look for this word in your French dictionary); the possibility that there might be cuts in the Beautiful Lady number or the elimination of the station sequence. I take it that these hazards are now happily passed. Naturally, we were all delighted to hear the good news of how well the pre-view went. We heartily agreed with all the nice things which were said and pooh-poohed as disagreeable and unreasonable any and all criticism. Well…not quite! I think we are well rid of the Hazel Dawn dressing room scene. I felt it might be repetitive…I am afraid I will have to disagree with the cuts of the Touraine Hotel scene. I must say I am surprised we didn’t get laughs, but to my way of thinking that is not the important thing that this scene accomplished. If it is eliminated, it will cut the underpinning out from the very important following scene…I know that you are saying to yourself– 'What does he know, he has not seen the picture in front of an audience.’ Notwithstanding and nevertheless, I am convinced of my wisdom of my observations.” In fine condition, with pencil corrections and notations in an unknown hand, some slight spreading to signature, and some light dampstaining to first page. The Actress was released in September of 1953, starring Spencer Tracy and Jean Simmons. A superb first-hand look at Cukor’s fine honing of his well-received work.
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