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N.p. N.p., circa 1968. Vintage black-and-white photograph of James Earl Jones as Jack Jefferson in the 1968 Howard Sackler play "The Great White Hope." INSCRIBED by Jones to fellow actor Hilda Haynes, making reference to her role in the production as the mother to his character. From the estate of Hilda Haynes. Based on the life of heavyweight champion Jack...
New York: Music Theatre, Inc, circa 1960. Draft script for the 1965 play. Revival run at New York City Center April 28 to May 9, 1965 for a total of 15 performances. Props and costume plot bound in. Based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon. The musical has had several...
New York: Dial Press, 1968. First Edition. Based on the life of heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, Sackler's play ran for 546 performances on Broadway, on it's way to Tony Awards for Best Play, Best Actor (James Earl Jones), and Best Actress (Jane Alexander), and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Basis for the 1970 Martin Ritt film, which saw Jones and...
New York: Emanuel Azenberg, 1984. Third Draft script for the 1985 play. First performed at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, from December 8, 1984 to February 2, 1985, and then at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, from February 6 through March 9, 1985. Debuted on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre on March 28, 1985, closing n June...
New York: Stuart Company, 1966. Draft script for the 1966 Broadway musical. A series of three playlets tied together by themes, such as dissatisfaction with getting what one wants, and repeated references or design elements, such as the color brown. Each playlet based on an existing work, with the first act based on "The Diary of Adam and Eve" by...
New York: N.p., 1961. Exact Playing Version script for the original run of the 1960 Broadway play, dated January 1961. With a photograph of the cast onstage, inscribed by four members of the cast or crew to an unknown crew member laid in. Premiered November 10, 1960 and closed March 4, 1961, with a total of 132 performances at the...