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Auction History Result 5j0018 BILLY WILDER signed German Telex contract 1977 hired to direct Fedora for $600,000, plus a %! Date Sold 11/21/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Autographed German Telex Contract (measures 8 1/2" x 11"; 9 pages) (Learn More) Billy Wilder was a famous director and writer from the 1930s to the 1980s. Some of his movies include: Sabrina (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film), Sunset Blvd, Some Like It Hot (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film), Double Indemnity, The Apartment, Witness for the Prosecution, and Stalag 17 (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film). He certainly produced more great hits (and ones of truly enduring high quality) than almost any other director! He passed away in 2002 at the age of 95. Important Added Info: Note that this item (which is a signed Telexed contract in German, plus an English translation, plus a copy of a wire transfer to Wilder) has been personally autographed (signed) by Billy Wilder! 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 from an auction of many items from Mr. Kohner's estate, and he does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we are certain the signature is authentic. As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased (although we prefer they do any "authenticating" while the auction is "live" and before they place a bid) and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: very good to fine. The signed contract is in nice condition. The English translation, which is not signed, has minor wear around the edges, as does the copy of the wire transfer. Learn More about condition grades 
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