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Auction History Result 6t024 PAUL GALLICO signed letter '38 Kohner tried to sign him when he first became an agent! Date Sold 2/12/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Autographed Letter (measures 8 1/2" x 11") (Learn More) Paul Gallico was a legendary writer from the 1930s to 1976. He was originally a sports writer, and it was not until 1938 that he began writing fiction of any kind. He wrote dozens of books, many movie screenplays, and many TV screenplays! He wrote the screenplay for "Pride of the Yankees". He had a great success late in life when he wrote the story that was adapted into the movie "The Poseidon Adventure". Gallico passed away in 1976 at the age of 78. Important Added Info: Note that this letter has been personally autographed (signed) by Paul Gallico! Note that this letter was in response to a letter sent by Paul Kohner when he first left Universal to become an agent. Before he left, he solicited many people to try to sign them, including writer Paul Gallico, who had not yet begun his screenwriting career, but apparently Kohner saw great things in Gallico's future, but unfortunately for Kohner, Gallico turned him down! Also 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. There is a pencil mark in the middle of the writing, but otherwise, the letter is in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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