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Auction History Result 7x0007 ELEANOR PERRY signed 6x8 letter '70s sharing lots of gossip about Shirley MacLaine & others! Date Sold 6/19/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Autographed Letter (measures 6" x 7 3/4"; 2 pages) (Learn More) Eleanor Perry was a television and movie script writer from the 1940s to the 1980s. She was born Eleanor Rosenfeld in 1914, and acquired a degree in psychiatric social work, and then married Lee Grossberg Bayer, taking his last name, and they wrote jointly, under the pseudonym of Oliver Weld Bayer. They wrote a novel called "Paper Chase", which was purchased by MGM in 1942, but was not made into a movie until 1945, under the title of "Dangerous Partners". In 1958, she divorced, and two years later, she married Frank Perry, who was 16 years her junior. Two years after that, they bought the rights to the novel "Lisa and David", and Eleanor wrote the screenplay and Frank directed the award-winning film adaptation of the book, but they changed the title to "David and Lisa". They continued as a screenwriter/director team over the course of their marriage, which included "The Swimmer" in 1968, "Last Summer" in 1969, and "Diary of a Mad Housewife" in 1970. They divorced in 1971, and she continued writing, passing away in 1981 at the age of 91. Important Added Info: Note that this item (which is a personal letter from Miss Perry to David Mallery) has been personally autographed (signed) by Eleanor Perry (but she solely put "E." for her signature, although she almost surely hand typed the 2-page letter as well)! The letter is filled with a massive amount of gossip and name dropping, including about Shirley MacLaine, and many others. It comes with the envelope that Miss Perry sent it in. Note that this letter comes from the estate of David Mallery. He was a professor of cinematography at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, from the 1960s into the 1990s. He was a founding member of the AFI (American Film Institute), and a member of the Motion Picture Academy. He was a film critic who wrote many reviews for many publications, and hosted a TV show where he interviewed directors, actors, and others involved in the film industry. Over the years, he developed both working and close personal relationships with many actors, actresses, and directors, including Frank Capra, Charlton Heston and others. We are currently auctioning 24 letters from directors and actors to Mr. Mallery. Almost all of them are written "from one friend to another", and are in no way "stock" replies to "fan letters", and all are personally signed, and some are entirely or partially handwritten. Most have excellent content covering a wide range of subjects, and they are a fascinating glimpse into these celebrities' personal lives! Condition: very good to fine. Learn More about condition grades 
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