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Auction archive: Lot number 1271¤

A group of correspondence from Natalie Wood to Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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US$0
Price realised:
US$500
Auction archive: Lot number 1271¤

A group of correspondence from Natalie Wood to Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$500
Beschreibung:

1 Autograph Letter Signed ("Natalie"), 1 p, 4to, December 1, 1975, to Joseph L. Mankiewicz, on monogrammed stationery. Joe Mankiewicz had known Natalie Wood since she was a little girl starring in his film,The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947). He later considered her for the lead role in Jane, a film which he planned to make but which never came to fruition. In her letter, Wood writes: "Here is your draft, reluctantly returned. Thank you for letting me read it. It is wonderful--but then you are the very best so it's no surprise." She also includes a card announcing the birth of her and Robert Wagner's daughter, Courtney. Together with 1 Autograph Note Signed ("Natalie"), 1 p, May 28, 1974, with a copy of a newspaper clipping of Army Archerd's May 9, 1974 column in which he discusses Wood's being cast in Jane. Largest: 7.5 x 9.5 in.

Auction archive: Lot number 1271¤
Auction:
Datum:
21 Nov 2017
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

1 Autograph Letter Signed ("Natalie"), 1 p, 4to, December 1, 1975, to Joseph L. Mankiewicz, on monogrammed stationery. Joe Mankiewicz had known Natalie Wood since she was a little girl starring in his film,The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947). He later considered her for the lead role in Jane, a film which he planned to make but which never came to fruition. In her letter, Wood writes: "Here is your draft, reluctantly returned. Thank you for letting me read it. It is wonderful--but then you are the very best so it's no surprise." She also includes a card announcing the birth of her and Robert Wagner's daughter, Courtney. Together with 1 Autograph Note Signed ("Natalie"), 1 p, May 28, 1974, with a copy of a newspaper clipping of Army Archerd's May 9, 1974 column in which he discusses Wood's being cast in Jane. Largest: 7.5 x 9.5 in.

Auction archive: Lot number 1271¤
Auction:
Datum:
21 Nov 2017
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
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