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Two Maureen O'Hara annotated screenplays of Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
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Two Maureen O'Hara annotated screenplays of Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962. Mimeographed manuscript, shooting final screenplay by Nunnally Johnson, 161 pp, November 16, 1961, bound in brads in yellow Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers, heavily annotated in O'Hara's hand including notes about her costumes, several pages folded over (likely to indicate they had been completed).
Mimeographed manuscript, revised final screenplay by Nunnally Johnson, 154 pp, July 31, 1961, in red Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers, with blue revision pages dated September 12th and 21st, 1961. Also includes 8 pp of contract drafts for the film, November 1961 - May 1962, and 10 pp of correspondence, mainly with producer Jerry Wald. Accompanied by a vintage photo of O'Hara on the set of the film, holding the script.
The first of O'Hara's two film roles opposite James Stewart, Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation was the comic tale of harried banker Roger Hobbs (Stewart) whose family vacation plans go awry; O'Hara played Hobbs's wife, Peggy. In the letters in this lot, producer Jerry Wald highly praises O'Hara's performance and expresses deep sympathy for her mother's recent illness. Her mother passed away shortly after in June of 1962. O'Hara received a Golden Laurel Award nomination for Top Female Comedy Performance for this film.
Mimeographed manuscript, revised final screenplay by Nunnally Johnson, 154 pp, July 31, 1961, in red Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers, with blue revision pages dated September 12th and 21st, 1961. Also includes 8 pp of contract drafts for the film, November 1961 - May 1962, and 10 pp of correspondence, mainly with producer Jerry Wald. Accompanied by a vintage photo of O'Hara on the set of the film, holding the script.
The first of O'Hara's two film roles opposite James Stewart, Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation was the comic tale of harried banker Roger Hobbs (Stewart) whose family vacation plans go awry; O'Hara played Hobbs's wife, Peggy. In the letters in this lot, producer Jerry Wald highly praises O'Hara's performance and expresses deep sympathy for her mother's recent illness. Her mother passed away shortly after in June of 1962. O'Hara received a Golden Laurel Award nomination for Top Female Comedy Performance for this film.


















