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Auction History Result 5a084 LEE STRASBERG signed contract '81 signing to be an actor in The Winds of War! Date Sold 11/15/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Autographed Contract (measures 8 1/2" x 11"; 2 pages) (Learn More) Lee Strasberg was a legendary Ukrainian-born acting teacher in New York teaching method acting at the Actors Studio. His most famous student was Marlon Brando, and others included James Dean and Marilyn Monroe, among many others. He had a few minor acting roles in movies earlier, but in the late 1970s, he made several movies, including "Going in Style" with George Burns and Art Carney. He passed away in 1982 at the age of 80. Important Added Info: Note that this item has been personally autographed (signed) by Lee Strasberg (we have photographed each page of the contract)! Note that this item comes from the estate of Paul Kohner, who 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: very good. The contract was once stapled and the staple is missing, and there are staple holes in the top left corner. Learn More about condition grades 
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