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Auction History Result 1p108 YANKEE DOODLE DANDY pressbook 1942 James Cagney classic bio of George M. Cohan, ultra rare! Date Sold 10/24/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 15 1/2" x 21 1/2" [39 x 55 cm]; 36 pages). Also included is an ad supplement that has 6 pages, and also a herald that has 4 pages. (Learn More) Yankee Doodle Dandy, the classic 1942 Michael Curtiz (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) family relationship romantic composer musical biography ("Warner Bros' musical entertainment marvel"; "James Cagney in The Story of That Great Entertainer and Great American George M. Cohan and all of his famous songs."; "The Yankee doodle dandiest entertainment of 'em all!"; "Based on the story of George M. Cohan with the Greatest of all his Great Music"; "Lyrics and Music by George M. Cohan"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about famed Irish-American composer, actor, and Broadway producer George M. Cohan, who wrote the music and the lyrics used in the movie) starring James Cagney (winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; as George M. Cohan), Joan Leslie, Walter Huston (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as George M. Cohan's father), Richard Whorf, Jeanne Cagney (James Cagney's real life sister, playing George M. Cohan's sister), Frances Langford, George Tobias, Irene Manning, S.Z. Sakall, Walter Catlett, and Rosemary DeCamp (as George M. Cohan's mother) NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have never auctioned this first release pressbook before! The pressbook is complete and uncut. It comes together with a newspaper style 4-page herald, and also what was originally a 10-page supplement, but 4 of the pages are missing from the supplement. Also note that when studios would prepare pressbooks they would often include a sample of the herald. Most often, the herald is no longer still with the pressbook. Sometimes, the herald by itself will sell for almost as much as the rest of the entire pressbook! This pressbook contains the original herald which is pictured next to the pressbook below. Also note that pressbooks were prepared prior to a movie being released. Often, changes would be made in a movie advertising campaign (billing of actors, different images, etc.), and the theaters would print up special supplements that they would send out with the pressbooks that had already been printed. These supplements are very rare, far more rare than the pressbooks themselves! Some pressbooks would have no supplements, some would have one, and some would have several. Almost every Academy Award winning movie would have a special "Academy Award winner" supplement. Also note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of this pressbook, and of course, the winner of this auction will receive the entire single pressbook we are auctioning (plus any supplements or heralds described above)! Also note that this pressbook is complete and uncut! Given that theater owners purchased pressbooks partly in order to create their newspaper advertising, and quite frequently cut them up for that purpose, it is rare to find a pressbook that IS complete and uncut! Condition: good, NO CUTS. The pressbook is complete and uncut. It has tears and some tiny paper loss around the edges of several pages, and the covers are mostly separated at the spine. This very large pressbook is folded across the middle and there is some paper loss on that fold. The herald has a jagged 3" tear in the center of all pages, with some small paper loss. The supplement is missing 4 pages. Obviously, one would rather find this pressbook in better condition, but since we have never auctioned another one, that might be a very long wait! Learn More about condition grades 
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