RARE 1939 Andy Hardy Writer's Book + MGM Office Memos

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Historical Hollywood: Original Notes and “My Friends” Bookfor Andy Hardy Characters by screenwriter and producer Carey Wilson Plus Three Inter Office MGM Memos by writer William Ludwig and Sam Kress! Paypal only please. Offered from the estate of screenwriter and producer Carey Wilson is a fascinating and original address style book of his “friends” which is actually the characters for the famous Andy Hardy movie series which Wilson helped write and produce. Second page has “Property of Carey Wilson MGM Studios”. The book was made in 1938 so it is safe to assume this was at or near the date of the writing. The small book is titled “My Friends and things I should remember about them” and please note the cover is loose and laid on top in the photo. Otherwise the book is in great shape and a fascinating read into the characters and their backgrounds. Beginning of course with Col. James Standish Leeds and ending with Wm. & Dora Northcott it has all the famous characters with notes on many. Please look at the photographs and you’ll get a feel for the style of the entries…some are longer than others. Judy Garland’s character “Betsy Booth” actually has little additional writing. In addition to this amazing slice of Andy Hardy history are three MGM inter office memos. The first is from Andy Hardy writer William Ludwig to Wilson titled “Hardy Series Background and Miscellaneous”, date 1-21-39. The memo lists many of the characters with notes on each. The other two are from Sam Kress who obviously worked in the wardrobe department of MGM. The first is Mickey Rooney’s measurements and the second is for Lewis Stone’s measurements. You could certainly win a Andy Hardy trivia contest with these! A fantastic piece of Hollywood history with solid provenance. It has never been seen or offered to the public for sale. Please email me with any questions and I will get back to you. We are going to keep this collection together so please no emails about selling separately. A great find for the vintage MGM, Andy Hardy, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Andy Hardy series or similar collector. Thanks for looking! ALL THE REST: I’ve always dreaded having a big long paragraph at the end of my auctions like so many others stating NO THIS, and NO THAT etc etc….but because of some recent events I guess I have to. Please consider ALL auctions and items AS IS . Meaning, I am not an expert on everything but I describe it to the best of my ability and try to take the clearest pictures possible. If you have ANY doubts on ANY aspect of the item, CONTACT ME and I will send you more information or more photographs. I will of course refund if the item is damage in shipping or gross negligence on my part. The refund is good for seven (7) days after you receive the item. Photos of the damage will be necessary for insurance reasons. Emails: I realize some bidders wait to the end to ask email questions but I usually do not post questions unless it is of major general concern…and sometimes I am called away for business and unable to answer late emails. As to Chicago style voting: email early and email often! NO International sales at this time please unless you have a United States address to ship the item to . Once again, foreign bidders can bid but I MUST ship the package to a U.S. destination of your choosing (friend/business/associate.) Please wait for me to contact you as to the shipping charges---the stated ebay price is usually (though not always) too high. I only accept PAYPAL as payment and I will not answer emails asking for other means ((except will call & cash)). I also will not respond to emails asking for the auction to end early for any reason. Payment MUST be received within three (3) days of the auction close unless you contact me ahead of time. I only use UPS for shipping domestically. For paper goods or smaller items USPS is fine. Insurance is covered up to $100.00 and then you must cover the rest via the s... read more

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