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Auction History Result 8k007 POODLE SPRINGS book proof '89 Robert B. Parker from Chandler's unfinished Marlowe novel! Date Sold 6/8/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Assortment of Items. Also included are 4 one-page supplements. (Learn More) Poodle Springs, the 1989 book proof written Robert B. Parker. It was started in 1958 by Raymond Chandler, who left it unfinished when he passed away in 1959 (with the working title "The Poodle Springs Story"). It was published in a collection of his unpublished writings in 1962. 30 years after Chandler passed away, Robert B. Parker was hired to complete the novel, and Parker put "Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker" as the authors. The book stars Philip Marlowe, Chandler's quintessential detective, as the main character. It was adapted into an HBO movie in 1998 starring James Caan as Marlowe, and there was a BBC Radio adaptation in 2011 starring Toby Stephens. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: There are four pages of notes included with the book proof apparently written by someone discussing whether it would make a good movie. Note that this item comes from the estate of Paul Kohner, who as an agent for hundreds of actors, writers, directors, etc., was constantly sent scripts to "pitch" to his clients or to the studios, and therefore we are 100% certain that this is an original script created at the time it was written. Kohner 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 are many smudges on the covers. Learn More about condition grades 
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