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Auction History Result 1b257 FRANK CAPRA signed letter 1941 telling Mallery how happy praise of Meet John Doe made him! Date Sold 10/3/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Autographed Contract (measures 8 1/2" x 11" [22 x 28 cm]) (Learn More) Frank Capra is perhaps the most successful American director of all-time, directing movies from the 1920s to the 1960s, and for a number of years in the 1930s and 1940s, he was the most important person at Columbia Studios, more so than any of their actors. Some of his movies include: Lady for a Day (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film), It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It Happened One Night (winner of the Best Director Academy Award for this film), Arsenic and Old Lace, Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (winner of the Best Director Academy Award for this film), Lost Horizon, You Can't Take It with You, and Meet John Doe. He passed away in 1991 at the age of 94. Important Added Info: Note that this item has been personally autographed (signed) by Frank Capra! We don't know when Mr. Mallery first started corresponding with Frank Capra, but this is surely either their first contact or one of their very first, although they would go on to be incredible friends over the next 40 years! Also note that this auction also includes the envelope this letter was originally mailed in (which has a printed Frank Capra Productions return address). Note that this letter comes from the estate of David Mallery. He was a professor of cinematography at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, from the 1960s into the 1990s. He was a founding member of the AFI (American Film Institute), and a member of the Motion Picture Academy. He was a film critic who wrote many reviews for many publications, and hosted a TV show where he interviewed directors, actors, and others involved in the film industry. Because he became personal friends with most of the actors and directors that he corresponded with, it is virtually a certainty that they hand signed their letters to him, because he was a personal friend and not a "fan". Condition: very good. Learn More about condition grades 
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