A collection of bound presentation screenplays for Frank Sinatra’s celebrated television specials, 1966-69
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ID 1029133
Lot 482 | A collection of bound presentation screenplays for Frank Sinatra’s celebrated television specials, 1966-69
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£ 2 000 – 3 000
A collection of bound presentation screenplays for Frank Sinatra’s celebrated television specials, 1966-69, comprising: Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Part II, final draft script for the 1966 television special, dated 3 June 1966, presentation copy to the show’s announcer Ed McMahon, his name stamped in gilt to the front cover; Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim, final ‘as broadcast’ script for the 1967 television special featuring Ella Fitzgerald, dated 11 October 1967, presentation copy to music supervisor Irving Weiss, his name stamped to front cover; Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing, ‘as broadcast’ script for the 1968 television special, presentation copy to Irving Weiss, similarly stamped to cover; and Sinatra, third revision script for the 1969 television special, dated 28 August 1969, presentation copy to production manager Gary Necessary, his name stamped to front cover.
Four volumes, quarto. Bound by California bookbinding or Hollywood Laminating and Bookbinding, the first in green paper, two in orange cloth, the last in orange and red checked moquette.
[With:] a vintage gelatin silver press print of Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby, 1940s, signed and inscribed by Sinatra in black ink 'To [illegible], Sincerely, Frank Sinatra'. The image by an unknown photographer, 1940s, 245 x 198 mm, mounted 280 x 356 mm.
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