ERSKINE CALDWELL - INSCRIBED TYPED LYRIC(S) MULTI SIGNED 03/10/1967 - HFSID 283900

ERSKINE CALDWELL
Typed draft (7 pages) of lyrics for the film version of God's Little Acre, inscribed and signed twice on the 1967 cover letter and also on two of the lyric pages. Each of the lyrics contains corrections and/or numbering in Caldwell's hand.
Typed Lyrics inscribed and signed: "Erskine Caldwell" four times (twice on cover letter; and also on 2 pages of lyrics). 7 pages, 8½x11. with 1 page, 7¼x10½ cover letter in clear covered binder. TLS is inscribed by Caldwell "To:/Ellen and Jerry Granat/From:/Erskine Caldwell". Rheem Valley, California, 1967 March 10. On his personal letterhead, in full: "The following seven pages contain my own working material (and final as revised) of lyrics used in the motion picture God's Little Acre. The lyrics were used for the music for the film as composed by Elmer Bernstein. The film was produced by Security Pictures and distributed by United Artists. The screenplay for the film was written by Philip Yordan. It was directed by Anthony Mann. Among the players were: Tina Louise, Robert Ryan and Buddy Hackett." The 7 pages of typed lyrics which follow are un-titled, but numbered sequentially. Two of these pages are signed by Caldwell, and he has made handwritten corrections. The writer of 25 novels, 150 short stories and 12 non-fiction books, Erskine Caldwell (1903-1987) is best known for his depictions of poverty stricken blacks and whites in the South. His 1932 novel Tobacco Road (1932) became a long-running Broadway play and God's Little Acre (1933) sold over 14 million copies; both were made into feature films. In all, the prolific author sold some 80 million copies of his works in 43 languages. The piece is contained in the binder shown, but individual pages could be removed without damage (except exposure of the binder holes). Toned and soiled. Corners lightly creased. Overall, fine condition.