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Auction History Result 5j0058 WILL H. HAYS signed letter 1938 returning a transcript of a tobacco company broadcast! Date Sold 11/21/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Autographed Letter (measures 8 1/2" x 11" [22 x 28 cm]) (Learn More) Will H. Hays was born in Sullivan, Indiana in 1879 and he was the first president of the Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors of America (eventually renamed to the MPAA). While in office, he created the Hays Code which spelled out what was acceptable and what was unacceptable content for motion pictures produced for a public audience in the United States. Consequently, in the early 1930s, Hollywood movies ceased having brief nudity, very sexy scenes, mentions of drugs, unpunished criminals, etc., and movies made after this time are called "post-Code" and ones from before this time are called "pre-Code". Hays passed away in 1954 at the age of 74. Important Added Info: Note that this letter has been personally autographed (signed) by Will H. Hays! Our consignor is a longtime collector who purchased this signed item from a reputable dealer. He does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we believe the signature to likely be 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. Learn More about condition grades 
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