Sunday, May 3, 2015

Oscar Award Programs and an Emmy Award Program working script with notes.

Not my usual stock and trade, these items came to me from Cantor Itzhak Emanual when he returned to Israel. In the 1960s he produced a doctoral dissertation on the Oscars and these appear to be some of the materials that he accumulated in his research for the project. I really have no idea how many twists and turns have run through his life. He began his life in Mandate Palestine and early state Israel He emigrated to Columbia in the late 1950s where he was active in the Labor Zionist movement. In the early 1960s he moved on first to Southern and then to Northern California. He appears to have worked in the media at some point but spent most of his time in the San Francisco Bay Area and in the Los Angeles area as a teacher of Hebrew language and as a Cantor. He worked at at least a dozen synagogues in Northern California alone.
These programs are more uncommon than they used to be. There were probably about 3000 copies printed, but most never left the theaters on the nights of the programs. Some folks are more enamored of memorabilia than others. Earlier on the event was held simultaneously in New York and Los Angeles. Later only in Los Angeles. The programs below are from events held at the RKO-Pantages Theater and Carnegie Hall, then the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and lastly at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Some of the programs include with them additional materials that were used in the rehearsals and day of production.
The first item, a full working script for an Emmy Awards broadcast is something particularly uncommon in the trade.
These items are a little larger than my scanner bed can accommodate. As a result the items are cropped on the right side mildly throughout.
All of these will be available through the hollanderbooks.com website but for now they reside here only. To order, please contact me via email.

THE LIST

Andrews, Charles E.; Smith, Sid & Dunlap, Richard, producers. 22nd Annual Emmy Awards [1970]. Second Draft: June 2, 1970. Los Angeles, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS), distributed by American Broadcasting Company (ABC), 1970. Quarto, binder with red leather covered board, 109 single-sided pp. with a number of additional single-sided pp., with pencil emendations (crossing things out and penciling them in).  Hardbound. Very Good. A unique copy with the name of the original user Deanne Barkley stamped in gold on the front panel below the title. I cannot find any reference to her on the official Emmy site as to her involvement with the program though this item clearly documents one. Barkley later became a legend in Hollywood in part because she appears to have been a genuinely nice person in the TV business. She started out in television game shows in the early fifties and slowly worked her way up. She moved to LA from New York in the late 60s and worked with Dick Cavett on the first iteration of the Dick Cavett show. Two years later she became an Executive Vice President at ABC in charge of made for TV movies which heralded the most productive period of her career. Her involvement with the 1970 Emmys was, at the least, a result of her work with Cavett who has the East Coast host of the program for that year. Bill Cosby was the LA host and nominated for an award that he failed to win.
Peter Ustinov won the award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for "A Storm in Summer Hallmark Hall of Fame."
Patty Duke won the award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for "My Sweet Charlie World Premiere." "Marcus Welby," was the outstanding dramatic series for the year.
           As of May 3rd, 2015 no copies of Emmy scripts are available for sale online.
           The copy is from the library of Itzhak Emanuel who authored a 1971 dissertation at the University of California, Berkeley entitled, "A descreptive [sic] history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences annual awards: the television productions, 1953-1970." Three copies of that masterpiece are located by Worldcat. Worldcat lists the television program itself but not this script. (75863)      $195.00

Green, Johnny, produced and directed by. Twenty-Fifth Annual Academy Awards Presentation, March 19th. 1953. RKO Pantages Theatre - Hollywood. NBC International Theatre - New York City. Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1953. Quarto, stapled paper covers with a gold embossed depiction of the Oscar statuette, 12 pp. Softbound. Very Good. Cecil B. DeMille's "The Greatest Show on Earth," won the Oscar for Best Picture. "Singing in the Rain," received only two nominations and won nothing. Other winners that year included John Ford, Anthony Quinn and Gary Cooper. (75864)      $65.00

Negulesco, Jean, produced and directed by. Twenty-Seventh Annual Academy Awards Presentation, March 30th. 1955. RKO Pantages Theatre - Hollywood. NBC International Theatre - New York City. Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1955. Quarto, stapled paper covers, 12 pp., penned check-marks by many of the winners. Softbound. Very Good. "On the Waterfront" won for Best Picture and Marlon Brando won for Best Actor. "on the Waterfront," won many other awards that year. Another winner of multiple awards was Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." (75865)     $75.00

Negulesco, Jean, produced and directed by. Twenty-Eighth Annual Academy Awards Presentation, March 21th. 1956. RKO Pantages Theatre - Hollywood. NBC International Theatre - New York City. Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1956. Quarto, stapled paper covers with a gold embossed figure of the Oscar statuette on the front cover, 12 pp. Softbound. Very Good. "Marty" won for Best Picture and was the big winner overall for the year. (75866)      $65.00

Davies, Valentine, directed by. Twenty-Ninth Annual Academy Awards Presentation, March 27th. 1957. RKO Pantages Theatre - Hollywood. NBC International Theatre - New York City. Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1957. Quarto, stapled paper covers with a gold embossed figure of the Oscar statuette on the front cover, 12 pp. Softbound. Very Good. "Around the World in 80 Days" won for Best Picture. Other winners that year include Yul Brynner, Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Quinn and Dalton Trumbo and "Giant." (75868)      $65.00

Wald, Jerry, producer. Thirtieth Annual Academy Awards Presentation, March 26th. 1958. RKO Pantages Theatre - Hollywood. Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1958. Quarto, stapled paper covers with minor wear, 12 pp. Softbound. Very Good. "The Bridge on the River Kwai" won for Best Picture and was the big winner of the year taking home seven Oscars. "Sayonara," won five Oscars. Joanne Woodward won for "The Three Faces of Eve." (75869)     $75.00

Wald, Jerry, producer. Thirty-First Annual Academy Awards Presentation, April 6th. 1959. RKO Pantages Theatre/ Hollywood. Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1959. Quarto, stapled paper covers with minor wear, 12 pp. Softbound. Very Good. "Gigi" won the Oscar for Best Picture. Other winners that year includes Vincent Minelli for directing "Gigi," as well as David Niven, Susan Hayward, and Burl Ives. (75870)     $75.00

Freed, Arthur, producer. Thirty-Second Annual Academy Awards Presentation, April 4th. 1960. RKO Pantages Theatre/ Hollywood. Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1960. Quarto, stapled paper covers with minor wear, 12 pp. Softbound. Very Good. "Ben Hur" won the Oscar for Best Picture with William Wyler the director getting Best Director and Charlton Heston riding it to Best Actor. Simone Signoret and Shelley Winters won for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. (75871)      $75.00

Freed, Arthur, producer. Thirty-Third Annual Academy Awards Presentation. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, April 17th. 1961. Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1961. Quarto, stapled paper covers with a gold embossed image of the Oscar statuette on the front cover, 12 pp. With additional production related materials laid-in. Softbound. Very Good. "The Apartment" won the Oscar for Best Picture with Billy Wilder won for Best Director. Other winners included Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov and Shirley Jones. Includes "33rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation Master Rehearsal Schedule, April 8, 1961," quarto, stapled paper sheets with rusty paperclip and resulting offsetting, 12 single-sided pp. with a few penciled note &. "Presenters of Oscars," two single-sided mimeographed pp. & "33rd Annual Awards Program, April 17, 1961 Skeleton Script, Third Draft, April 7, 1961." quarto, stapled sheets, 5 single-sided pp. & "Schedule programming 1961," two mimeographed sheets with "Confidential Bob Trachinger," on the top of the first sheet in felt-tip pen, 2 single-sided pp. held together with a paperclip & "33rd Annual Academy Awards ABC Credentials List," quarto, stapled sheets, 3 single-sided pp. (75872)     $95.00

Freed, Arthur, producer. Thirty-Fifth Annual Academy Awards Presentation. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, April 8th. 1963. Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1963. Quarto, stapled paper covers with a gold embossed image of the Oscar statuette on the front cover, 12 pp.  Softbound. Very Good. "Lawrence of Arabia" won the Oscar for Best Picture with David Lean won for Best Director. Other winners included Gregory Peck, Anne Bancroft, Ed Begley and Patty Duke. Frank Sinatra hosted that year. (75873)      $75.00

George, Sidney, producer. Thirty-Sixth Annual Academy Awards Presentation. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, April 13th. 1965. Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1965. Quarto, mildly soiled stapled paper covers with an image of the Oscar statuette seen through and oval cut-out in the front cover, 20 pp., pencil notations. Includes two additional production related documents. Softbound. "Tom Jones" won the Oscar for Best Picture and for Best Director. Other winners included Sidney Poitier, Patricia Neal, Melvyn Douglas, and Margaret Rutherford. Jack Lemmon hosted that year.
Includes "36th Annual Academy Awards ABC-TV Credentials," quarto, stapled dittoed pages, 7 single-sided pp. & "Academy Awards - 1964 - Rehearsal Schedule, April 2nd, 1964," quarto, stapled dittoed sheets with paper-clip and resulting rust offset, 4 single-sided pp. with extensive pencil notes. (75874)     $85.00

Pasternak, Joe, producer. Thirty-Eighth Annual Academy Awards Presentation. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, April 18th. 1966. Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1966. Quarto, stapled paper covers with a gold embossed image of the Oscar statuette, 16 pp., felt-pen notations. Includes two additional production related documents. Softbound. Good. "The Sound of Music" won the Oscar for Best Picture and for Best Director. Other winners included Lee Marvin, Anna Christie, Martin Balsam and Shelly Winters. Bob Hope hosted that year.
Includes "Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 38th Annual Academy Awards, April 13, 1966," quarto, stapled paper covers, three single-sided pp. & "American Broadcasting Company, 38th Annual Academy Awards -- Projected Schedule, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium," quarto, stapled paper covers, 4 single-sided pp. (75875)     $75.00

Pasternak, Joe, producer. Thirty-Ninth Annual Academy Awards Presentation. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, April 10th. 1967. Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1967. Quarto, stapled paper covers with a gold embossed image of the Oscar statuette, 16 pp. Includes several additional production related documents. Softbound. Good. "A Man for All Seasons" won the Oscar for Best Picture and for Best Director and Best Actor (Paul Schofeld).. Other winners included Elizabeth Taylor and Sandy Dennis for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and , Walter Matthau for "The Fortune Cookie." Bob Hope hosted again that year.
Includes "39th Annual Academy Awards, Credentials," quarto, stapled paper covers, nine single-sided pp. & "Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 39th Annual Academy Awards Production Staff Phone Numbers, 3/20/67," stapled paper covers, 3, 10 single-sided pp., "Credits for ABC," quarto, stapled paper sheets, 2 single-sided pp.,&  "American Broadcasting Company, News about the 39th "Oscar" Show. ABC Television, ABC Radio [Press Release]," quarto, stapled xeroxed sheets, 2 pp., &  -- Projected Schedule, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium," quarto, stapled paper covers, 4 single-sided pp. & "Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 39th Annual Academy Awards Rundown, April 7, 1967," quartos, stapled xeroxed sheets, 7 single-sided pp. & "39th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, Third Edition, 3/15/67," quarto, stapled xeroxed sheets, 2 single-sided pp & "Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 39th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, Rehearsal Schedule, 4/6/67," stapled  xeroxed sheets, 3 pp. & xerox of a correspondence on camera requirements & "39th Annual Academy Awards Rehearsal Schedule, 2nd Edition, 3/29/67," quarto, stapled xeroxed sheets, 4 single-sided pp. (75876)     $85.00

Frankovich, M.J., producer. Forty-Second Annual Academy Awards Presentation. Music Center, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, April 7th. 1970. Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1970. Quarto, stapled paper covers with a gold embossed image of the Oscar statuette, 16 pp. Includes several additional production related documents as well as "Rules for Conduct of the Balloting." Softbound. Good. "Midnight Cowboy," won the Oscar for Best Picture. "John Schlesinger" won for Best Director for "Midnight Cowboy."  John Wayne took Best Actor in "True Grit." Maggie Smith won Best Actress for her role in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie as Miss Jean Brodie,"  Gig Young won Best Supporting Actor  for his role in " They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" Goldie Hawn won Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Cactus Flower." Never heard of it. Rather than having a host there was a cast "Best Friends of Oscar" which included, Fred Astaire, Clint Eastwood, James Earl Jones, Bob Hope, Myrna Loy, Ali McGraw, Barbara McNair, Cliff Robertson, Katherine Ross and some of the Oscar nominees as detailed in a single sheet "Production Staff and Cast List for the 42nd Annual Academy Awards," from the 1970 Oscarcast Press Kit.
Also includes the 2nd through the 7th revised rundowns between 2/19/70 through April 1, 1970, quartos, stapled sheets, 16 single-sided pp. & a single sheet, "Slides for 42nd Academy Awards," & "Complete List of Performances on Academy Show, March 26, 1970," quarto, stapled mimeographed sheets, 3 pp. & "Rules for the Conduct of the Balloting, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences," octavo, stapled paper covers, 24 pp., some felt-pen marks on two pages & "This is the Academy," octavo, stapled paper covers, 8 pp. & "Regulations for the use of academy award symbols and reference to academy awards," octavo, stapled paper covers, folded sheet. (75877)     $85.00

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