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Auction History Result 5p0229 STORY OF DR. WASSELL signed hardcover book 1944 by Cecil B. DeMille, Gary Cooper & ELEVEN more! Date Sold 12/19/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Vintage Autographed Hardcover Book (measures 5 1/4" x 7 1/2" [13 x 19 cm]; 158 pages) (Learn More) Cecil B. DeMille's The Story of Doctor Wassell (released in Denmark as "Under Stars and Stripes"), the 1944 Cecil B. DeMille World War II (WWII) military medical doctor hospital biography ("The Heroic Story President Roosevelt Told America on the Air!"; "Flaming Action from the Jungles of Java to China and the Seven Seas!"; "Based upon the Story of Dr. Wassell as related by him and 15 of the wounded sailors involved, and also upon the story by James Hilton") starring Gary Cooper (in the title role as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell), Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, Dennis O'Keefe, Carol Thurston, Carl Esmond, Stanley Ridges, Renny McEvoy, Oliver Thorndike, and a "Cast of Thousands" NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this book has been personally autographed (signed) by THIRTEEN people: Cecil B. DeMille, Gary Cooper, Edward Salven, Oscar Rudolph, Mike Killian, Signe Hasso, Madeline Day Wassell, Renny McEvoy, Edith Barrett, Oliver Thorndike, Mel Francis, Barbara Britton, AND Billy Severn! Two of the autographs have a 1943 date by them, which is the date this book was published (it is the fifth hardcover edition from 1943). It has a bookplate on the inside front cover from Mary Emery Harrison, who was an actress, Mary Emery, who worked at this time, but was not in this movie. Our consignor purchased this from a Heritage auction for $4,375, and our consignor does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we feel certain the signatures are authentic. Also note that we have pictured the front cover, the title page, and the interior page that shows the publishing information, and an interior 2-page spread. Condition: very good. The dust jacket is not present. There is minor wear around the edges. There is a bookplate and an inscription on the inside front cover, and the autographs are on the facing page. Learn More about condition grades 
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