FAULKNER, William. FAULKNER, William. Document Signed (William Faulkner), Los Angeles, 22 October 1932. 1 page, legal folio, four punch holes at top with "File" in red, and marginal holograph note recording copyright on 12 November 1932, signed twice by notary. EXTREMELY RARE FAULKNER CONTRACT FOR 'TURNABOUT'. William Faulkner arrived at MGM in May, 1932. He got his first real taste of Hollywood when Howard Hawks bought his short story "Turn About," and hired him to write a screenplay. He wrote two drafts, revising the plot at Irving Thalberg's request to include a role for Joan Crawford He completed the revised second script on October 22, 1932, but two more writers would work on the screenplay before it was filmed (see Joseph Blotner's "Faulkner" pages 306-310). During this same period he was also proofing the galleys for his novel "Light in August." MGM released the film the following year with the title Today We Live , directed by Howard Hawks and starring Joan Crawford and Gary Cooper. The compensation Faulkner was to receive under the contract was "the sum of one dollar and other good and valuable consideration. Faulkner, William Faulkner, William
FAULKNER, William. FAULKNER, William. Document Signed (William Faulkner), Los Angeles, 22 October 1932. 1 page, legal folio, four punch holes at top with "File" in red, and marginal holograph note recording copyright on 12 November 1932, signed twice by notary. EXTREMELY RARE FAULKNER CONTRACT FOR 'TURNABOUT'. William Faulkner arrived at MGM in May, 1932. He got his first real taste of Hollywood when Howard Hawks bought his short story "Turn About," and hired him to write a screenplay. He wrote two drafts, revising the plot at Irving Thalberg's request to include a role for Joan Crawford He completed the revised second script on October 22, 1932, but two more writers would work on the screenplay before it was filmed (see Joseph Blotner's "Faulkner" pages 306-310). During this same period he was also proofing the galleys for his novel "Light in August." MGM released the film the following year with the title Today We Live , directed by Howard Hawks and starring Joan Crawford and Gary Cooper. The compensation Faulkner was to receive under the contract was "the sum of one dollar and other good and valuable consideration. Faulkner, William Faulkner, William
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