BURGESS MEREDITH. Script signed: "from/Burgess Meredith",
115p, 8½x11. Script for film Grumpier Old Men, October 12, 1994. Signed
on cover. Burgess Meredith (1907-1997), who made his stage debut in 1929 and his
film debut in 1936 (Winterset, reprising his stage role), was
nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for The Day of
the Locust (1975) and Rocky (1976). Meredith appeared in feature
films as both a character and lead actor, and his credits include Of
Mice and Men (1939), Advise and Consent (1962), In Harm's Way
(1965), Hurry Sundown (1967), Foul Play (1978), Grumpy Old
Men (1993) and its sequel, the script above (1995). He was also a frequent
guest TV performer, appearing in a number of made-for-television movies and on
Playhouse 90 (1957), The Twilight Zone (1959, 1961, 1963),
Bonanza (1967), The Monkees (1968) and Batman, in one of
his most memorable roles, "The Penguin" (series and film, 1966). Bound with
brads. Cover slightly creased. Faint ¼-inch spot above signature. Otherwise,
fine condition.
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