More About ‘All About Eve’. A Colloquy by Gary Carey with Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Together with His Screenplay ‘All About Eve’
signed first edition
1972 · New York
by CAREY, GARY (JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ)
New York: Random House, 1972. First Edition. First Printing. Signed by the author / director director, Joseph L. Mankiewicz. This copy was presented to Bob Thomas, legendary Hollywood correspondent for the Associated Press. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: “Bob Thomas, his book. From Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Feb. 1973”. Near fine copy with minor handling in a near fine dust jacket with a hint of use and edge wear. A conversation with Joseph L. Mankiewicz about the world of filmmaking in general, and the making of All About Eve, in particular. Includes the complete screenplay for the film All About Eve, written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Thelma Ritter, and Marilyn Monroe. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing, Screenplay, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George Sanders), Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Edith Head & Charles Le Maire), and Best Sound, Recording. It was also nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Bette Davis & Anne Baxter), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Celeste Holm & Thelma Ritter), Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White, and Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Alfred Newman). Mankiewicz reflects: “I am never quite sure whether in commenting upon matters relating to film and film-making, I speak merely as one of the Oldest Whores on the Beat - or as an Elder Statesman of the Cinema. It is entirely possible that both are the same side of a coin with identical sides.” Robert ‘Bob’ Thomas (1922 - 2014) worked primarily as a film industry reporter for the Associated Press and as a biographer of such Hollywood legends as Liberace, Walter Winchell, Joan Crawford, Maron Brando, Walt Disney, William Holden, Irving Thalberg, and Bing Crosby. For contributions to the motion picture industry, Thomas received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, becoming the first author-reporter to be given this honor. (Inventory #: 22556E)