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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good dj. First Edition. [slight damage to lower corner of rear cover, small triangular brown area at upper left corner of front cover (matching chip in jacket), light age-toning to edges of text block; the jacket is edgeworn and lightly soiled, with shallow paper loss at spine ends, aforementioned chip at upper left corner of front panel, soiling along edges of rear flap, old internal tape-repair to front flapfold]. (B&W photographs) SIGNED (no inscription) by the author on the front endpaper. Memoir by a slight late-comer to the "Jewish-immigrant-from-Eastern-Europe-becomes-big-shot Hollywood-producer" sweepstakes. Pasternak was born in Hungary in 1901, making him a generation or more younger than the first wave of early Hollywood moguls (Adolph Zukor, Louis B. Mayer, Lewis J. Selznick, et al.). He came to the U.S. as a teenager, developed a fascination with the movies, and worked his way up from busboy to assistant director at various studios during the 1920s. He made his first important mark as a producer in Europe from 1928 through the mid-1930s, first in Germany (to which he was sent by Universal Studios) and a bit later in his native Hungary, where he went after the Nazis came to power. Returning to Hollywood in 1936, he struck it lucky when he discovered the young singer/actress Deanna Durbin, with whom he eventually produced ten films for Universal. He later moved to MGM, remaining there for fourteen years (he departed the same year this book was published), then returned to Europe and remained active until the late 1960s. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First American Edition. Inscribed by author (director) on front endpaper"To my dear friend Neil, Many thanks for your help in giving my life story a grand sendoff. Yours, Joe Pasternak". Clean, fresh almost crisp copy. Price intact jacket has minor edgewear, else fine. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Gray cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in black onto top board and spine, 8vo (8 inches tall), pp. viii, 301, illustrated with B&W photos. Volume with text slightly toned, light taps to heel of spine and bottom corners, provenance note in pencil to rear pastedown. Price-intact DJ with toning to edges and spine, closed tears and shallow chipping to spine ends and corners. Inscribed and signed by Pasternak on the ffep to Pete Smith, the Academy Award winning director, producer and narrator "To my dear friend Pete, Hope you like my life story - I did - so far. Yours, Joe P." Pasternak's career as a producer spanned 40 years and he produced more than ninety feature-length films earning him both Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominations. He produced a number of popular films, including Destry Rides Again (1939), The Great Caruso (1951) and musicals with Elvis Presley, Doris Day and Connie Francis. A nice association copy between two well known and successful Hollywood producers. From Pete Smith's personal library.