classic entertainment A remembrance of Oscar-winning Casablanca director Michael Curtiz—collection of 23 letters from collaborators like John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and Ingrid Bergman
474. Michael Curtiz: Collection of (23) Letters Remembering the Casablanca Director. Collection of 23 letters from various Hollywood stars and filmmakers to Candace Curtiz, the daughter of Oscar-winning director Michael Curtiz, sending personal anecdotes about her father that she intends on using for a book. Dated between 1974 and 1978, the collection, which consists of nine ALSs and 14 TLSs for a total of 36 pages, offers a wealth of insightful and often amusing stories regarding the notoriously difficult-to-work-with director, with many of the letters featuring fond if not entirely frank remembrances of the Curtiz method of tough-love moviemaking. The collection includes letters from Ingrid Bergman, Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Olivia de Havilland (2), and several more. In overall very good to fine condition, with wrinkling and dampstaining to the Reagan letter. Highlights and a complete list of letters are available online. Starting Bid $500
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