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Auction History Result 3d219 HOWARD FAST signed letter 1966 great content, saying Israeli western script is the worst ever! Date Sold 1/13/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Autographed Letter (measures 8 1/2" x 11" [22 x 28 cm]) (Learn More) Howard Fast was a writer from the 1940s to the 2000s. He was blacklisted after refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and he spent time in jail for contempt of Congress, but during that time he wrote the novel "Spartacus"! No publisher would publish it, so he self-published it and it became a best-seller and the legendary Stanley Kubrick movie was based upon the novel. He wrote other movies and TV screenplays, and passed away in 2003 at the age of 88. Important Added Info: Note that this letter has been personally autographed (signed) by Howard Fast! Note that this item comes from the estate of Paul Kohner, who had a remarkable life! Kohner was born in Czechoslovakia in 1902, and he was a journalist working at his father's newspaper. He came to Hollywood after interviewing Carl Laemmle, who gave him a job as a publicity man. He became the head of Universal's European department in Berlin, and returned to the U.S. in the early 1930s, and left Universal in 1938, becoming a publicity agent. Among his clients were some of the greatest film stars ever, including Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, and also great directors such as John Huston and Billy Wilder. He had close personal friendships with many of his clients, and he saved every bit of correspondence and paper work from his agency! He was married to actress Lupita Tovar from 1932 until his death in 1988. Amazingly, after his death, few institutions showed interest in his immense files, and only a small amount ended up being saved, with a lot literally thrown away! Our consignor purchased the item offered here from Mr. Kohner's estate in 1989, and he has held it until now, when he has consigned several items from Mr. Kohner's estate to eMoviePoster.com, and each item is being auctioned separately. As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: good to very good. There are some creases and small tears around the edges with small paper loss in the top left blank corner. Learn More about condition grades 
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