Frank Capra, Signed (40 results)

Illustrated Boards. Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition. Good Only, Wear. Binding Cracked At Title Page. Inscribed From Lucille Capra (Mrs. Frank Capra) To Her Son (Frank Capra Jr.) And Dated 1939. Rear End Paper Removed. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 188 Clean, Unmarked Pages. Softcover. First Printing, 1942. Inscribed By Andre David To Frank Capra, Hollywood Film Director On The Half-Title Pg. Capra Worked During The War On Military Films. Rear Cover With A 2 3/4" Long Diagonal Crease. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Third Printing. A nice, clean copy. Signed by author and inscribed "To Joyce & Ed"; 8.90 X 6 X 0.90 inches; 254 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Iv, 538 Pp. Fine Book, No Wear Or Damage But Slight Spine Lean, Inscribed In Oct 1986 By Sam Thomas To Friends, "Richard & Betty". In Fine Dj With Very Slight Fading To Pink Lettering On Spine. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Vg-. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. Early Printing. Inscrfibed by Frank Capra's son, Frank Capra III on title page: "MY DEAR FRIEND NIKOLOZ - MAY ALL YOUR FILMS BRING YOU MANY OSCARS!!! FRANK CAPRA III. Nikoloz directed "The Forgotten King". Orange cloth lightly worn and black stamping on spine faded and has some weakness there. Priceclipped jacket has moderate rubbing , light edgewear and two small creases. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author's Son.

Second Printing. As new unnread copy signed by Joseph McBride fresh from an original publisher shipping carton which contained a few as new copies. Illustrated. Hardbound in dust jacket. 800 pages. 55 illustrations. The classic landmark biography of film director Frank Capra, whose body of work includes such classics as It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You CanÕt Take It With You, Lost Horizon, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Arsenic and Old Lace, and ItÕs a Wonderful Life. Joseph McBride interviewed Capra and by a staggering amount of research he reveals many secrets that Capra had hidden.

Halbleinen. Condition: Gut. 1. Auflage. dem unsignierten Buch liegt ein Foto bei signiert von dem amerikanischen Rwegisseur Frank Capra (1897-1991). Capra wurde bekannt durch " Lady für einen Tag " und "Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen" leichte Gebrauchsspuren, Rücken lichtrandig. with photo signed by director. Size: 8°. Vom Regisseur signiert. Buch.

Hardcover. Octavo, 254 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine is blue with black print. Dust jacket has light toning to spine. Price unclipped: "$19.95". Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and red paper to boards. Illustrated: b&w photographs. Laid in: one sheet with inscription and drawing of Woody Woodpecker in ink, signature of artist includes his wife, Gracie, the film voice of Woody Woodpecker. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Section. 1410895. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by author on Half title page in black pen, "To Ann & Coe (Lampson) - Two quite remarkable persons - With respect and affection - Frank Capra" Second printing 1971 stated. 6 3/4 x 9 3/4 Book; binding tight, modest bump to top front corner else boards straight and clean; minor bump to top corner with soil speck to bottom fore edge else text free of marks, appears barely read. Dust jacket ($12.50) has mild chipping and small paper loss to mostly spine and flap fold ends with minor fading to spine and nine 1/2" and shorter closed tears to edges. Color bright and sharp to covers. Under archival quality mylar cover. Several photographs. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Inscribed by Author(s).

Cloth & Boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine in Archival Plastic Cover. First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful presentation set of a framed limited edition acetate animation film cel celebrating Woody Woodpecker's 50th Anniversary (1940-1990), signed on the cel by his creator Walter Lantz PLUS a First Edition, First Printing of the life story of Walter Lantz, also signed by him with a drawing of Woody Woodpecker. THE FRAMED CEL is professionally framed with red and white matting, a black wood frame and conservation plexiglass to protect the original signature and the acetate from scratches. It features bright and colorful images of Woody Woodpecker as he developed in his creator's mind over the 50 years. NOTE: The framed animation cel measures approx. 3'1" wide x 2 '3" high. Because of its size, the image had to be scanned in three sections even on our large A3 scanner. The "lines" showing these sections in the picture do NOT appear on the original picture which is beautifully perfect. Walter Lantz has signed the animation cel in black felt pen, dated 1990. Below the main picture is a square Universal Studios seal denoting the Anniversary. THE BOOK is a beautiful First Edition, First Printing signed by the author on the front free endpaper with a drawing by the cartoonist of Woody Woodpecker signed "To Steve, Kathy, Sarah/Walter Lantz." In fine unread condition with black and red paper boards. With a fine complete dustjacket protected by an archival dustjacket. 254 pp. including an extensive index. A truly beautiful set of a book and framed signed animation cel celebrating the life of Walter Lantz and his pal Woody Woodpecker.

First Paperback Edition. Signed presentation copy inscribed by the author, film director, Frank Capra: ÒTo _____ Stoddard, regards, Frank Capra.Ó Illustrated. Very good slightly used copy with some minor edge wear in printed wrappers. Capra directed such classics as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Meet John Doe, It Happened One Night, and ItÕs a Wonderful Life. Listed in 100 Books on Hollywood & the Movies.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Inscribed By Author. Same quality binding and paper as the publisher's edition. Thick hardcover, illustrated with many b&w photographs throughout. INSCRIBED by director/author FRANK CAPRA in blue ballpoint pen on half-title page: "To Rose -- / sincerely / Frank Capra" Fine in about fine dj. Inscribed by Author(s).

Two pages, 11 x 8.5", photocopied "proof" of entry for an author's biographical reference book, stapled to other pp of clippings and photocopied bios, with large ink checkmark on first page, and pencil annotation on second, ANNOTATED AND SIGNED BY FRANK CAPRA. Capra has corrected spelling of his father's first name, crossed out certain lines, added a number of film titles and reference books, then wrote "Best of Luck." and signed at bottom of second sheet. Among the titles he adds to his list is "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington". Unique.

Two vintage black-and-white photographs of publisher Rob Wagner and director Frank Capra on KFWB radio in 1936. One photograph shows Wagner and Capra with KFWB executives Harry Maizlish and Bob White in the background. Both photographs with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. KFWB first signed on the air in 1925, founded by Warner Brothers co-founder Sam Warner. In 1950, the station was sold to Maizlish, the longtime general manager, and the studios were moved off the Warner lot to join Maizlish's FM station, KFMV, on Hollywood Boulevard. Although he enjoyed a lengthy career as a director, screenwriter, and magazine writer, Rob L. Wagner is best remembered today as the editor and publisher of "Script," a left-leaning, weekly literary film magazine published in Beverly Hills between 1929 and 1949. Wagner also hosted a short-lived weekly radio broadcast on KFWB in 1936. Approximately 10 x 8 inches. One photograph Near Fine, the other photograph Very Good, with a horizontal crease affecting the bottom portion of the photograph.

Condition: Fine. La Quinta, California, April 23, 1975., 1975. Fine. - Over 70 words typed on his 10-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide embossed personal stationery. Frank Capra thanks the recipient for his "cheery letter with so many button-popping comments about my book and films. They are as welcome as heady wine." The book to which he refers is his autobiography "The Name Above the Title: An Autobiography", published in 1971. He goes on to write that "It was particularly delightful to hear that you are so knowledgeable about the Bell Science Series. Those films are my own personal pets." Signed in full "Frank Capra". Folded for mailing, else fine. The Italian-American film director Frank Capra (1897-1991) won 3 Oscars for Best Director. Among his films are "It Happened One Night", "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town", "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", and "It's a Wonderful Life". The Bell Science Series consisted of nine television specials made for the AT&T Corporation and were initially broadcast between 1956 and 1964. Frank Capra produced and wrote the first 4 films of the series from 1952 to 1956.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. Inscribed by Frank Capra on half-title page in ink "To Gere-- / from / Frank Capra" Below Capra's signature is that of his wife Lillian Capra. Name label of owner on front pastedown and blindstamp (raised lettering) of same owner on flyleaf. Likely inscribed when Capra made a personal appearance at Brigham Young University, as the program for the 1975 screening of several of his films there is laid in. Three fold single sheet program with notes by Bob Epstein, borrowed from a LACMA tribute to Capra. The book is in very good condition, no other markings. There are some very light water stains on top edge of pages. No internal stains. Dust jacket is good with some rubbing and edge wear including a few short tears. No jacket chips. Book club edition but the binding is same quality cloth and paper as the regular publisher edition. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover with DJ. 2nd printing, 1971. SIGNED BY AUTHOR (name only.no inscription) on front blank end paper. Dust jacket shows very minor shelving wear, otherwise an unblemished copy.pages clean and unmarked, covers like new.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second printing. Signed by the author on the (black) front endpaper: "Frank Capra" (in silver ink, or possibly sharp lead pencil). Bound in red cloth-covered boards with gold and gold-shadowed lettering in a black box on the spine. Slight spine slant; a red remainder mark and some soiling to top page edges; corners sharp, spine ends bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $12.50); chipped and edgeworn, with a one-inch closed tear to the top of the back panel. Brodart protected. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Photos, 9.5 x 6.5", cloth, 513pp with index, covers a bit rubbed and soiled, extremities bumped and fraying, contents clean but with some yellowing to prelims, in a rubbed and edge-worn/torn/creased and lightly chipped dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, INSCRIBED "For Peter- with great pleasure- from." AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND LEGENDARY MOVIE DIRECTOR FRANK CAPRA.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed to the "Desert Sands Performing Arts Center" and signed by Frank Capra. Book is near fine, DJ has edge wear and small repaired tears. Now in protective DJ cover. His autobiography. A classic Hollywood bit of history. We all loved Capra's movies! Inscribed by Author(s).

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 513 pages; Description: xii. 513 p. Ill. Signed by Capra and inscribed to 'Bob'. Subjects: Capra, Frank, 1897-1991. Motion picture producers and directors --United States --Biography. , 2nd Printing. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 513 pages; Description: xii. 513 p. Ill. Signed by Capra and inscribed to 'Bob'. Subjects: Capra, Frank, 1897-1991. Motion picture producers and directors --United States --Biography. , 2nd Printing. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Second Printing [stated]. xii, [2], 513, [1] pages. Illustrations. Index. Foreword by John Ford. Small edge tears/chips to DJ edges. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. The inscription reads To Syd Cassyd--Beloved subway Commando--Frank. Laid in is a transmittal/presentation TLS from Bill Feeder, sending Cassyd this copy. Feeder was with the publication BOXOFFICE of Hollywood, CA. Sydney Cassyd (December 28, 1908 February 4, 2000) was the founder of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1946. Frank Russell Capra (born Francisco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind several major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Academy Awards for Best Director from six nominations, along with three other Oscar wins from nine nominations in other categories. Among his leading films were It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Can't Take It with You (1938), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). During World War II, Capra served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and produced propaganda films, such as the Why We Fight series. He retired from filmmaking in the mid-1960s. In the ensuing decades, however, It's a Wonderful Life and other Capra films were revisited favorably by critics. Capra served as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, worked alongside the Writers Guild of America, and was head of the Directors Guild of America. Although Frank Capra (1897 1991) is best known as the director of It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Arsenic and Old Lace, and It's a Wonderful Life, he was also an award-winning documentary filmmaker as well as a behind-the-scene force in the Director's Guild, the Motion Picture Academy, and the Producer's Guild. He worked with or knew socially everyone in the movie business from Mack Sennett, Chaplin, and Keaton in the silent era through the illustrious names of the golden age. He directed Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Jean Harlow, Claudette Colbert, Bette Davis, and others. Reading his autobiography is like having Capra sitting in your living room, regaling you with his anecdotes. In The Name Above the Title he reveals the deeply personal story of how, despite winning six Academy Awards, he struggled throughout his life against the glamors, vagaries, and frustrations of Hollywood for the creative freedom to make some of the most memorable films of all time. Derived from a Kirkus review: To hear Frank tell it, he was the one who innovated the "Me Director -- Me picture!" approach. After a poverty-stricken childhood, an earnestly fought and acquired education as a chemical engineer and a total fluke as entrance to the art of "film." In fact he directed successfully the first time he laid eyes on a movie set, only later backing up to learn the rudiments. . . everything from watering DeMille-type elephants to writing "toppers" for Sennett jokes. And then he met Columbia's "Germ of the Ocean," Harry Cohn, and settled into directing. He was the first into no makeup for the actors and the foremost in the creation of "Lost Horizon." He was a commander of his elements and moved into directing documentaries for the President and the likes of Sinatra and Crosby. His life was epic and memorable and his hot-shot remembrances place him near to, if not next to, the immortals.

inscribed first edition, second printing, 1971. hardcover. inscribed by author: "to madaline + frankwith love and affection from uncle frank". comes with newspaper clippings and ephemera featuring capra. an autobiographical account of the italian filmmaker's illustrious career. capra, who died in 1991, was one of the biggest names in 20th century hollywood. new york: the macmillan company. 9.5 x 7". 513 pages. book condition: near fine. jacket condition: unclipped [$12.50]. fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Frank Capra upon half-title page. Stated first printing. xii, [2], 513 pages. Index. Very generously illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos. "Others have tried to write about Hollywood. Many have failed. Capra brings to this monumental task the sure sense of the professional and accomplishes the only definitive record I've ever read on the subject." - John Ford. Ian Freer referred to Capra as the "American dream personified" in respect of his rags-to-riches rise from poor Italian immigrant child to Oscar-winning film director. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket, now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this wonderful Capra memento. COLE p.242.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Name Above the Title - An Autobiography Biography Hollywood Movie Director American Hero Film Cinema Producer Writer Oscar Winner; Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Second printing. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a couple of tiny tears and a little light edgewear. Inscribed by Capra to Joe DiMaggio: "To Joe DiMaggio The incomparable One with respect and admiration Frank Capra." Ex-Joe DiMaggio with a letter of provenance signed by DiMaggio's two granddaughters.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing (so stated). Thick 8vo. 2 page author's preface. 2 page foreword by John Ford. Illustrated with over 100 halftones from b/w photographs. Dust jacket designed by Jeheber & Peace (unclipped). Very good-fine. No other signatures or bookplates. Signed and inscribed by Capra to collector Charles Williamson in black ink on the half title page: "To Chuck - best wishes - Frank Capra." Provenance: from the estate of Charles Williamson. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition (so stated). 4to. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Dust jacket (unclipped). Fine, 278 pages. Signed and inscribed by Frank Capra to director George Seaton on the half title page: "To George and Phyllis - Look what Santa brought me! Affectionately - Frank." Provenance: from the estate of Charles Williamson. Inscribed by Author(s).

Original typed letter signed from screenwriter DeWitt Bodeen to Victor Scherle and William Levy, authors of ÔThe Films of Frank CapraÕ and ÔAffectionately, T. S. Eliot: The Story of a Friendship: 1947-1965.Õ on printed Motion Picture Country House and Lodge stationery. The letter reads in full: ÒDear Messrs. Levy and Scherle: Our mutual friend, Morgan Farley, gave me your address, so IÕm writing to tell you that IÕm a resident at the Country House, where we have another mutual friend in Mary Astor. She, as a matter of fact, lent me her copy of your new book on Capra, which I read with a great deal of interest. ItÕs a handsome book honoring a great talent. WeÕre not too far away, and sometime if youÕre coming over this way, give me a call, and perhaps we can then meet. IÕm in Bungalow #21, and look out on the John Ford Chapel, which makes me sometimes think IÕm no the back lot at 20th. I go into town frequently to do research at the Academy library and to see the movies, so donÕt give up if IÕm away when you call. Best wishes, and looking forward to meeting you, DeWitt Bodeen.Ó Fine condition. DeWitt Bodeen (1908 - 1988) was a screenwriter and playwright and wrote several books and articles about film and screen personalities. He is best known for his work on the classic Val Lewton films ÔCat People,Õ ÔThe Curse of the Cat People,Õ and ÔThe Seventh Victim.Õ.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Original cover page from March 1982 copy of 'American Film' Magazine-- SIGNED by Frank Capra (signature only). SIGNED MAGAZINE COVER.