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George Cukor

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George Cukor

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Auction Date:2020 Mar 04 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:15th Floor WeWork, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108, 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
ALS by Cukor, playfully signed “Thomas A. Edison, who only slept 3 hours a night,” two pages both sides, 6.25 x 7.75, Savoy Hotel London letterhead, September 11, 1962. Letter to Irene Burns, written while he was casting for his upcoming film My Fair Lady. In part: "I'm waiting for Cecil Beaton and Gene. We are going to see Covent Garden—not the opera but the market in operation. What I do for my art! All is forgiven. I had your letter yesterday and happy I was, too…I had supper with Peter O'Toole last night, his wife, his agent. He is it, Henry Higgins. He's handsome, alive, romantic and is I'm told a great—I don't use the word lightly, great actor…he's the best Shaw actor in the word—no idle boast—others agree. He sings, he is musical—what are we waiting for? They left me at three A.M.—3 hours sleep—oy!! I'll crawl into bed before I start my duties today…I saw 'My Fair Lady' last night—disgraceful—I'm not sure which was worse—here or New York—no resemblance to the original production but the audience swooned." In fine condition. Although Peter O'Toole was originally under consideration for the role of Henry Higgins in Cukor's screen version of My Fair Lady, the role ultimately went to Rex Harrison. Starring Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle, Cukor's version was critically acclaimed and went on to win eight Oscars.