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6b0320 PORGY & BESS style A 1/2sh 1959 art of Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge & Sammy Davis Jr.!

Date Sold 10/13/2020

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An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Style A Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More)

Porgy and Bess, the classic 1959 Otto Preminger historical romantic musical ("It's Gershwin! It's Glorious! It's Great!"; "Introducing a new era in motion pictures!"; "Music by George Gershwin, Libretto by DuBose Hayward, Lyrics by DuBose Hayward & Ira Gershwin [Founded on the play 'Porgy' by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward]"; "Hailed wherever it has opened! One of the year's 10 best!"; "It's wonderful entertainment"; "It's One Wonderful Entertainment!"; "Originally produced for the stage by the Theatre Guild") starring Sidney Poitier (in the title role as Porgy), Dorothy Dandridge (in the title role as Bess), Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, and Brock Peters
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Important Added Info: Note that this poster has never been machine folded! Some pre-1970 half-sheet posters were machine folded twice horizontally at the poster exchange, while some were not. It can be difficult to find an unfolded example of many pre-1970 half-sheet posters (note that most post-1970 half-sheets were NOT machine folded, so they are pretty much only found unfolded, and therefore this does not apply to those half-sheets).

Condition: good to very good. The poster has a few pieces of tape on the back of some edges (not put there for any restoration purpose). It has some creases and some smudges scattered in various areas (see our image) and some border defects. It is otherwise in generally nice condition.
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