Presnell Jr Robert (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good to Very Good. A good to very good paperback. "A sensual novel of a man's haunted memory of an act of passion his flesh could not forget." Cover is loose. Pages are clean and bright. Copyright 1951.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Very Good dj. First Edition. (price-clipped) [modest age-toning to edges of text block, but no significant wear; the jacket is lightly edgeworn, with a short closed tear and some associated creasing at the top of the rear panel, also some soiling to the rear panel]. "The strange relationship of a mother and her son is the underlying theme of this unusual novel." It begins with the death of the mother, Marya, and then tells the story of her son Edgell's self-discovery through an exploration of her life's path "from a sordid first marriage in a dismal Chicago flat, to wealth and splendor as the wife of the millionaire John Shields, to divorce over infidelity, and a period of lavish salon hospitality to Hollywood's great, [ultimately leading] to the loneliness of an ended era and the desperation of alcoholism. Her life hadn't been a fling; it had been a wild ride, involving terrible extravagance, murder, scandal and neglect of the child Edgell." Presnell was a radio, TV and movie writer, whose only published novel this was; his wife was actress Marsha Hunt, to whom the book is dedicated. Illustrated by (dj design) Cirlin (illustrator). …

Draft script for an unproduced film. A story set aboard the USS. Missouri, "The Mighty Mo," during WWII. Presnell would also write screenplays for "Screaming Eagles" (1956, also produced by Bischoff-Diamond), "Legend of the Lost" (1957), "Conspiracy of Hearts" (1960), and "The Third Day" (1965). Light blue titled wrappers, noted as copy No. 47, dated January 26, 1956, with a credit for screenwriter Presnell, Jr. Title page present with a credit for screenwriter Presnell, Jr. 129 leaves, mechanical duplication, with the last leaf of text numbered 128. Pages Near Fine, wrapper lightly toned and creased, else Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. …

First Draft script and treatment script for Season 2 Episode 5 of the 1969-1970 television series. Typescript provenance note dated 10/20/70 laid in, introducing the scripts. The short-lived series centered on a film studio executive and his relationships with a number of up-and-coming starlets. In this episode, Kevin and John both find themselves falling for a talented young film editing student. Originally aired on October 16, 1970, on NBC. Draft script: White titled Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers, dated June 5, 1970, on the front wrapper, noted as FIRST DRAFT, with credit for screenwriter Robert Presnell Jr. Title page present, dated June 5, 1970, noted as FIRST DRAFT, with credit for screenwriter Robert Presnell Jr. 70 leaves, with last page of text numbered 67. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, lightly soiled, bound with two gold brads. Treatment script: Self wrappers. Title page present, with credit for screenwriter Presnell Jr. 41 leaves, with last page of text numbered 40. Typescript, rectos only. Pages about Fine, partially bound with a single staple at the top left corner.…