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THBORSON WELLES Signed Contract for publishing his Screen Play for MOBY DICK
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Original 1964 "Orson Welles" Signed Publishing Contract
ORSON WELLES, (1915-1985). American actor, director, writer, and producer who is remembered for his innovative work in radio, theatre and film. He is considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, won the 1941 Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) for the movie Citizen Kane for which he was also nominated for Best Actor (as Charles Foster Kane) and Best Director, in 1970 the Academy presented an Honorary Oscar "To Orson Welles for superlative artistry and versatility in the creation of motion pictures."
March 31, 1964-Dated, Printed Legal Contract Document with Typed inserts of agreement Signed, "Orson Welles" in dark black ink, plus Initialed Five Additional Times "O W" by Wells, on a Legal Contract whereby Samuel French, Inc. agrees to publish Welles' "Moby Dick", Extremely Fine. This Contract filled out in carbon yet has original Edits by Typewriter made by Orson Welles who has also crossed out various portions of the printed text, and then initialed his corrections "O W" five separate times, 2 pages (single sheet front & back), measuring 8.5" x 14". Orson Welles and the other company representative sign at the bottom of the reverse of this Contract. This Document is clean and well printed having two staples in the far blank margin edge, the company "Samuel French Inc." blind embossed with their corporate seal affixed.
"Moby Dick" - Rehearsed as a Two-Act Drama by Orson Welles. The play was staged June 16-July 9, 1955, at the Duke of York's Theatre in London, in a production directed by Welles. The original cast included Welles, Christopher Lee, Kenneth Williams, Joan Plowright, Patrick McGoohan, Gordon Jackson, Peter Sallis, and Wensley Pithey. The play was published in paper covers by Samuel French in 1965. Welles filmed about 75 minutes of the production, with the original cast, at the Hackney Empire and Scala Theatres in London. He hoped to sell the film to Omnibus, the United States television series which had presented his live performance of King Lear in 1953; but Welles stopped shooting when he was disappointed in the results. The film is lost.
"Title: 'MOBY DICK' Author: Orson Welles" Contract reads, in part: "Memorandum of Agreement Made this 31 day of March 1964 between Orson Welles c/o L. Arnold Weissberger, 120 E. 56th St., New York 22, N.Y., party of the first part (hereafter called the Owner) and Samuel French, Inc. of New York City, party of the second part (hereafter called the Publisher) - Witness: That Whereas, the said Orson Welles is the author and proprietor of a work (or works, the plural of being understood throughout when additional tiles are listed below) - MOBY DICK - which work has not heretofore been copyrighted (if it has been copyrighted please delete the foregoing and state above the dates and numbers of copyrights, in whose name and under what titles)... First: The owner hereby bargains, sells, grants, conveys, transfers, and sets over unto the Publisher the sole and exclusive right and privilege to print, publish and put on the market the said Work in paper covers during the whole term of its copyright and all the renewals thereof in the English language...".
Orson Welles is best known for his movie "Citizen Kane" and for his "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast that terrified most Americans -- who thought aliens were actually invading Earth. The current Sanders Autograph Price Guide lists a Document Signed by Wells valued at $1,775 and this item is far more important than a standard document. A very rare original signed artistic contract Signed "Orson Wells".
ORSON WELLES (1915-1985). Orson Welles was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who is remembered for his innovative work in radio, theatre and film. He is considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Welles won the 1941 Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) for Citizen Kane for which he was also nominated for Best Actor (as Charles Foster Kane) and Best Director. In 1970, the Academy presented an Honorary Oscar "To Orson Welles for superlative artistry and versatility in the creation of motion pictures."
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