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Auction History Result 5j460 GREAT WHITE HOPE pressbook '70 Jack Johnson boxing bio, Jane Alexander, James Earl Jones Date Sold 8/26/2010 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 8 1/2" x 13 3/4" [22 x 35 cm]; 8 pages) (Learn More) The Great White Hope, the 1970 Martin Ritt boxing sports biographical melodrama ("He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them."; "From the play and performances that won The Pulitzer Prize, The New York Critics Award and The Tony Award"; "In 1915, America wanted a White Hope to take away this man's championship and his pretty white girl. And wipe the grin off his big black face."; "Now this award winning talent has been reunited for an unparalleled motion picture achievement..."; "Screenplay by Howard Sackler based on his play."; a fictionalized biography of legendary heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson, an incredible black African American boxer who encountered many problems due to his refusal to be treated as a second class citizen; because the man who wrote the play did not buy the rights to Johnson's life story, the names in the play and movie are changed) starring James Earl Jones (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), Jane Alexander (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film), Lou Gilbert, Chester Morris, Hal Holbrook, Moses Gunn, and Robert Webber NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of the pressbook, plus an image of a two-page spread from inside of the pressbook (we do NOT picture any supplements or heralds, if there are any included with this pressbook), and of course, the winner of this auction will receive the entire single pressbook we are auctioning (plus any supplements or heralds described above)! Also note that this pressbook is complete and uncut! Given that theater owners purchased pressbooks partly in order to create their newspaper advertising, and quite frequently cut them up for that purpose, it is rare to find a pressbook that IS complete and uncut! Condition: very good, NO CUTS. Learn More about condition grades 
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