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Auction History Result 5t012 MICKEY SPILLANE signed 9x11 letter '02 talking about getting his first hosing from Hollywood! Date Sold 3/10/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Autographed Letter (measures 8 1/2" x 11") (Learn More) Mickey Spillane was one of the best-selling fiction authors ever, primarily with his series of gritty pulp fiction crime detective novels, many of them starring "Mike Hammer". He was a department store salesman in 1940 when he discovered he could sell stories for comic books, and he quickly wrote for all the major companies. After Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the Air Force and became a fighter pilot. After the war, he wrote "I, the Jury" in 19 days, and it was published in 1947, and it sold 6.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Its hero, Mike Hammer, a hard-boiled private eye, would appear in many more novels. Spillane would write for the movies, and he even played Mike Hammer in "The Girl Hunters" in 1963! Spillane passed away in 2006 at the age of 88. Important Added Info: Note that this item has been personally autographed (signed) by Mickey Spillane! Note that this letter has been personally autographed (signed) by Mickey Spillane! He sent it to our consignor when he signed and returned some lobby cards to the consignor, and he enclosed this letter. Our consignor did not really understand his question so well, and he sent some more lobby cards to Mr. Spillane with this letter enclosed again, writing on the back "I don't think so, this is all I find if I understand your question", and Mr. Spillane again signed the cards and again returned the letter! Condition: good to very good. There are many creases scattered through the letter. Learn More about condition grades 
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