italoamerikanischer Schriftsteller (1920-1999). Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. New York. 4to. 1 p. Gedr. Briefkopf. Kuvert.
$ 875 / 800 €
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An „Gerda v. Nussink“, die ihm wegen einer zu vermachenden Erbschaft schrieb „In a word, I have a considerable fortune and no heir“: „Thank you also for your generous offer. But I must say I reject it because I think you would do much better by establishing a fund for young unknown writers in your own country […]“ - Der Schriftsteller Winfried Bornemann (geb. 1944) ist bekannt für Bücher mit seinen Juxbriefen an Unternehmen, Prominente und Behörden samt deren Antwortschreiben. Das erste Buch „Zu Schade … zum Wegradieren“, das er zusammen mit seinem Schwager verfasste, enthält neben humorvollen Zeichnungen nur wenige dieser Briefe.
Für das Buch „Bornemanns lachende Erben“ (1985) schrieb Bornemann unter dem Pseudonym „Carola von Gaestern“ verschiedene Prominente an, um diesen das Erbe jener fiktiven Witwe eines reichen Unternehmers in Aussicht zu stellen. 1988 erschien sein Buch „Glanz & Gloria. Eine Brief-Aktion mit internationalen Stars“..
American author and screenwriter (1920-1999). Autograph letter signed. no place, no date. Folio. 1 page.
$ 10,385 / 9.500 €
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A letter addressed to "Gene" in which the author writes, "Sorry I can't make the interview but I really get uncomfortable and I'm tired of the Goddamn Godfather." Signed, "Thanks anyway, Mario Puzo." Author and screenwriter Mario Puzo is perhaps best remembered for his novel, The Godfather, and its film trilogy adaptation. Puzo published The Godfather in 1969 and it became a bestseller, remaining on the New York Times Best Seller list for sixty-seven weeks. Despite rumors that Puzo, the son of Italian immigrants, wrote the story based on personal experiences, he always asserted that it developed out of research into organized crime.
Before the book's release, Puzo had already signed a deal with Paramount Picture to option the work. Throughout the 1970s, Puzo collaborated closely with Francis Ford Coppola to produce The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), and The Godfather Part III (1990). He was often forced to abandon other projects due to his commitments to Coppola. Accompanied by a 1969 book club edition dustjacket of The Godfather. Letter is creased along central fold with a very small stain to the upper right margin, not affecting text..