Typed Letter Signed

Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Erscheinungsdatum: 1926

Beschreibung

("Will H. Hays"), 1 page, New York City, November 3, 1926 on Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America, Inc. letterhead to studio executive, producer Jesse L. Lasky at Famous Players-Lasky Corporation. 11" x 8 1/2". Very good (three file holes/short tears top edge). The silent film of "The Great Gatsby" was released by Lasky's company in New York City on 21 November, 1926. On August 27th, 1926, it had previously been shown in Portugal. No prints of the film are known to survive. The cast included Lois Wilson, Warner Baxter, and Neil Hamilton. See Fitzgerald's 1926 letter to his classmate Ludlow Fowler wherein he writes that he received $50,000 (less one third) when he sold Gatsby and that there would be a winter showing of the film in Chicago (Correspondence pages 199, 200). Hays (1879-1954) was head of the MPPDA 1922-1945. The Hays Code for film censorship was named for him. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2221355

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Typed Letter Signed

Erscheinungsdatum: 1926

Einband: No Binding

Zustand: Very Good

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)