Fine Literature & Modern Firsts
Tue, Apr 26, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 202
STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). Typed document signed (?John S...
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
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STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). Typed document signed (?John Steinbeck?) for the sale of his shooting script for ?Emiliano Zapata?, 1 February 1951. 10 pages, 8vo (279 x 222 mm), correction in manuscript, tiny stain on p. 10. A contractual agreement between the author and Twentieth Century?Fox Film in regard to the sale of his shooting script for the screenplay originally authored by Steinbeck. Accepted and SIGNED BY STEINBECK, countersigned by the treasurer of Twentieth Century?Fox studios. Released in 1952 as Viva Zapata!, the screenplay starred Marlon Brando and Anthony Quinn and was nominated for several Academy Awards including best story. This was Steinbeck?s only completely original screenplay.
