Robert Parrish Director Screenwriter (7 results)

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1959 novel "Epitaph for an Enemy," by George Barr, and sequel to the 1962 film "The Longest Day." The film follows the days after the Invasion of Normandy, and of Allied attempts to "liberate" a nearby French village previously under the control of an uncommonly kind German commandant. Set in Normandy, France, shot on location in Normandy, and Manche, France. 10 x 8 inches.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1954 film. Manuscript ink annotation on the verso. Based on the 1947 novel by H.E. Bates. Struggling with depression after the death of his wife in the Blitz, a Canadian pilot finds a new lease on life through his love for a kindhearted Burmese woman. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good, lightly age toned, with a small chip at the bottom left corner.…

Five vintage black-and-white still photographs from the UK release of the 1974 French-English film. Photographer's rubber-stamp on the versos of 4 stills, with layout annotations on the versos of 3 stills and on the recto of 1 still. When a US intelligence agent (Anthony Quinn) is unable to bring a ruthless drug baron (James Mason) to justice, he hires an assassin. But the hired killer (Michael Caine) turns out to be an old friend. 1 still 8 x 10 inches; 3 stills 7.25 x 9.25 inches; 1 still 6.5 x 9.25 inches. Brief ink annotations on the versos, else Near Fine.…

Two vintage photographs from the set of the 1957 film, one showing actors Rita Hayworth and Jack Lemmon relaxing between takes, the other showing Hayworth and actor Robert Mitchum waiting while the camera crew sets up on a boat. Mimeo snipe to the verso of the second photograph. Based on the 1954 novel by Max Catto, about two smugglers whose partnership is tested when they agree to transport an undocumented woman to a Caribbean island. Photographs 5 x 7 and 8 x 10 inches. Light curling and faint diagonal creasing to the corners. Very Good plus.…

Archive of original and quite substantive correspondence ranging from personal to professional concerns between writer Larry Gelbart and director Robert Parrish, all from the archive of Robert Parrish, dating between 1979-1997. Archive includes: - Four Autograph Letters Signed from Gelbart to Parrish on Gelbart's personal debossed stationery. - Five Autograph Note Cards Signed from Gelbart to Parrish on Gelbart's personal stationery - One Printed Letter Signed from Gelbart to to Parrish on white office stock. - Two outgoing carbons and one printed letter from Parrish to Gelbart - One seven-page typescript of a humorous essay by Parrish essay titled "Beverly Hills Breakfast Briefing," featuring Gelbart and Parrish as the subjects. Also included are four pieces of vintage ephemera, including: - Typescript of an address by Gelbart for the "New York Friars Club Tribute to Neil Simon" at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel's Grand Ballroom on April 25, 1993. - Typescript of an address for "The Museum of Television and Radio Gala," at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel's Grand Ballroom on April 27, 1993. - Typescript of an address for Joseph S. Kantor's Memorial Service on April 26, 1993. - Typescript of an address for Jay Burton's Memorial Service on April 28, 1993. - Photocopied excerpt from the Dramatists Guild Quarterly Spring 1992 issue, an article regarding Gelbart Gelbart, best known for having written "Tootsie" (1982) and for creating the television show "MASH," maintained a close friendship with director Robert Parrish ("Body and Soul," "A Double Life," "All the King's Men") and his wife Kathleen, as seen here via nearly twenty years of kind correspondence that touches upon the two men's writings, careers, and family lives. An uncommonly charming and frequently hilarious documentation of a close relationship both within and outside of the film industry. All material Very Good plus to Near Fine.…

Two vintage reference photographs from the 1957 film, both showing actress Rita Hayworth dancing, surrounded by extras clad in Trinidadian costume. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, and both with agency stamps on the versos. Based on the 1954 novel by Max Catto, about two smugglers whose partnership is tested when they agree to transport an undocumented woman to a Caribbean island (who turns out to be Rita Hayworth). 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, lightly age toned.…

Two vintage borderless reference photographs taken on the set of the 1963 film, including one showing actress Jean Seberg with director Robert Parrish. A young American art student must choose between her monied life in the US and her newfound love in Paris when her father arrives to bring her home. Set and shot on location in Paris. One photograph 9.5 x 8.25 inches, one photograph 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. …