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Auction History Result 8k224 RED HEAD script '50s unproduced screenplay by Oscar-winning screenwriter Philip Yordan! Date Sold 6/8/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Movie Script (measures 8 1/2" x 11" [22 x 28 cm], 127 pages) (Learn More) Red Head, the circa 1950s movie script written by Philip Yordan. It appears that this script was never produced, but we are far from experts on this subject. Note that Philip Yordan wrote Anna Lucasta, the first Broadway production with an all-black cast (he later made two film versions of it, one with a white cast, and one with a black cast). He was one of the writers blacklisted during the McCarthy era, and he is believed to have written the screenplay for Johnny Guitar, using Ben Maddow as a "front". He won an Oscar for Best Screenplay for "Broken Lance" in 1954 and wrote several other memorable movies. If anyone knows more about this movie script, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Important Added Info: Note that this screenplay was written by Philip Yordan. Note that this item comes from the estate of Paul Kohner, who as an agent for hundreds of actors, writers, directors, etc., was constantly sent scripts to "pitch" to his clients or to the studios, and therefore we are 100% certain that this is an original script created at the time it was written. Kohner had a remarkable life! Kohner was born in Czechoslovakia in 1902, and he was a journalist working at his father's newspaper. He came to Hollywood after interviewing Carl Laemmle, who gave him a job as a publicity man. He became the head of Universal's European department in Berlin, and returned to the U.S. in the early 1930s, and left Universal in 1938, becoming a publicity agent. Among his clients were some of the greatest film stars ever, including Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, and also great directors such as John Huston and Billy Wilder. He had close personal friendships with many of his clients, and he saved every bit of correspondence and paper work from his agency! He was married to actress Lupita Tovar from 1932 until his death in 1988. Amazingly, after his death, few institutions showed interest in his immense files, and only a small amount ended up being saved, with a lot literally thrown away! Our consignor purchased the item offered here from Mr. Kohner's estate in 1989, and he has held it until now, when he has consigned several items from Mr. Kohner's estate to eMoviePoster.com, and each item is being auctioned separately. Condition: good to very good. The covers have darkened around the edges and the front cover has separated from the rest of the script. Learn More about condition grades 
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