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Lot 387

Scarne, John. Group of Television Show Proposals and Public...

Estimate: $100 - $200

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Scarne, John. Group of Television Show Proposals and Publicity. Circa 1974. A mimeographed script and various publicity and marketing materials for a proposed program entitled ?The Greatest Game in Town? or ?Scarne?s TV Poker,? a half-hour or hour show that would have featured a celebrity game of poker as well as magic and gambling demonstrations by Scarne. Includes a signed agreement (1974) between Scarne and Jim Gosling to proceed with the series. 4to. Mostly comb-bound, two copies loose in envelope. Provenance: Steffi Scarne (nee Norma Kearney).