SPIKE LEE - COMMEMORATIVE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 299259

SPIKE LEE
The director signed this commemorative envelope honoring the Oscar Micheaux Film Maker Station in Brooklyn, New York.
Commemorative Envelope signed: "Spike Lee", 6½x3¾. Commemorative envelope honoring the Oscar Micheaux Film Maker Station in Brooklyn, New York, 44-cent U.S. Stamp affixed.  SECOND DAY OF ISSUE. Spike Lee (b. 1957) has produced and directed dozens of films during the course of his decades-long career. He began his career as a director who made his debut with the short film Last Hustle in Brooklyn in 1979. It wasn't until the late 1980s that he scored two huge successes: She's Gotta Have It (1986) and Do the Right Thing (1989). Both films were critically praised and were box office successes, especially compared to their production budget. Do the Right Thing received two Oscar nominations and four Golden Globe nominations. A few years later, Lee was chosen to direct the film Malcolm X after protests (partially led by Lee) concerning Warner Brothers' first choice, white director Norman Jewison. Released in 1992, it is considered one of the best films of the year. Lee continues to direct, produce, and write film, mostly under his own production company 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. Other notable Spike Lee films include Bamboozled (2000), 25th Hour (2002), Miracle at St. Anna (2008), Chi-Raq (2015). Lee's films usually deal with themes such as race relations, urban poverty, and media's role in reporting and shaping everyday life. His films are famously referred to as “Spike Lee Joints”. Lee himself has been nominated for two Academy Awards, one Golden Globe, and two Primetime Emmy Awards (winning one). Two of his films - Jungle Fever (1991) and Do the Right Thing (1989) - have been nominated for the Cannes Film Festival top prize the Palme d'Or. Lightly creased. Otherwise, fine condition.