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Auction History Result 1a120 WILLIAM WYLER signed 8.5x11 receipt '59 borrowing Detective Story 16mm print from Paramount! Date Sold 8/14/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Autographed Receipt (measures 8 1/2" x 11") (Learn More) William Wyler was a great German director from the 1920s to the 1970s. Some of his movies include: The Collector (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film), The Best Years of Our Lives, Dodsworth, Wuthering Heights (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film), Roman Holiday, Ben-Hur, Detective Story (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film), and Counsellor at Law. Along with having made many of the greatest movies of all time (across many genres), he also directed more stars to Academy Awards than any other director, and that surely was no coincidence! Wyler passed away in 1981 at the age of 79. Important Added Info: Note that this item has been personally autographed (signed) by William Wyler! 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: good to very good. There are some creases and small stains around the edges (see our image). Learn More about condition grades 
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