KOBAL, John:John Kobal Photographic Portait Award 97
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New York: Nan A. Talese, Doubleday, 2003. First edition. First Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed inscript… More...
New York: Nan A. Talese, Doubleday, 2003. First edition. First Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed inscription on title page.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. [16], 203, [5] p. In this engaging memoir, MacNeil interweaves the story of his own journeys with the watershed events of the 20th century and reveals, with wit and candor, how he came to become an American citizen. From Wikipedia: "Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil, OC (born January 19, 1931), also known as Robin MacNeil, is a novelist and former television news anchor and journalist who had paired with Jim Lehrer to create The MacNeil/Lehrer Report in 1975. MacNeil was born in Montreal, the son of Margaret Virginia (née Oxner) and Robert A. S. MacNeil. He was brought up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, went to boarding school at Upper Canada College, then attended Dalhousie University and later graduated from Carleton University in Ottawa in 1955. He began working in the news field at ITV in London, then for Reuters and then for NBC News as a correspondent in Washington, D.C. and New York City. On November 22, 1963, MacNeil was covering President John F. Kennedy's visit to Dallas for NBC News. After shots rang out in Dealey Plaza, MacNeil, who was with the presidential motorcade, followed crowds running onto the Grassy Knoll (he appears in a photo taken just moments after the assassination). He then headed towards the nearest building and encountered a man leaving the Texas School Book Depository. He asked the man where the nearest telephone was and the man pointed and went on his way. MacNeil later learned the man he encountered at about 12: 33 p.m. CST might have been Lee Harvey Oswald. This conclusion was made by historian William Manchester in his book The Death of a President (1967), who believed that Oswald, recounting the day's events to the Dallas Police, mistook MacNeil as a Secret Service agent because of his suit, blond crew cut, and press badge (which Oswald apparently mistook for government identification). For his part, MacNeil says "it was possible, but I had no way of confirming that either of the young men I had spoken to was Oswald." On the phone, MacNeil relayed the first report of the shooting to Jim Holton of NBC Radio, who recorded MacNeil's records of what had happened. MacNeil then headed to Parkland Hospital where he arranged a phone connection with Frank McGee, who was anchoring the developments with Bill Ryan and Chet Huntley from NBC-TV in New York. At approximately 1: 40 PM CST, MacNeil relayed to McGee that White House acting press secretary Malcolm Kilduff made the official announcement that President Kennedy had died at 1: 00 CST. That evening, MacNeil went to Dallas police headquarters and saw Oswald twice at close range, including when Oswald said "I'm just a patsy, " but he did not recognize Oswald. Beginning in 1967, MacNeil covered American and European politics for the BBC and has served as the host for the news discussion show Washington Week in Review. MacNeil rose to fame during his coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings for PBS, which led to an Emmy Award. This helped lead to his most famous news role, where he worked with Jim Lehrer to create The Robert MacNeil Report in 1975. This was later renamed The MacNeil/Lehrer Report and then The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. MacNeil retired on October 20, 1995. In 1999, MacNeil was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. On September 11, 2001, after the terrorist attacks in New York City and Arlington County, Virginia, he called PBS, asking if he could help them with his coverage of the attacks. He helped PBS in its coverage of the attacks and the aftermath, interviewing reporters, and giving his thoughts on the attacks. He hosted the PBS television show America at a Crossroads, which ran from April 15 20, 2007. In a Sesame Street Special Report, The Muppet Show parody of the Iran-Contra scandal, MacNeil investigated the "Cookiegate" incident involving the Cookie Monster. MacNeil became a naturalized American citizen in 1997 and in January 1998, was made an officer of the Order of Canada.", Nan A. Talese, Doubleday, 2003, 3, London: Portobello Pictures Ltd, 1997. Vintage reference photograph of Jan Sverak and cinematographer Vladimir Smutny on the set of the 1997 film. Set in 1988 Prague, during the last days of Soviet Occupation of Czechoslovakia, confirmed bachelor and lady's man, Louka, in need of money, agrees to marry a Russian woman seeking Czech citizenship, and ends up having to care for her sickly 5 year old son Kolya. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. One of the most successful films to have come out of the Czech Republic. Shot on location in Prague, Czech Republic. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine., Portobello Pictures Ltd, 1997, 0, London: Universal, [Ca. 1930s]. Original hand colored real photograph issued as a postcard. 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Very Good+. Printed on verso: "Film Partners" Series, 85, Long Acre, London; No. PC 142. Made in Great Britain. John Boles (October 28, 1895 - February 27, 1969) was an American singer and actor best known for playing Victor Moritz in the 1931 film Frankenstein. Gloria Frances Stuart (born Gloria Stewart; July 4, 1910 - September 26, 2010) was an American actress, visual artist, and activist. She was initially known for her roles in Pre-Code films, though she would garner renewed fame later in life for her portrayal of Rose Dawson Calvert in James Cameron's disaster romantic drama Titanic (1997), the highest-grossing film of all time to that point. Her performance in the film won her a Screen Actors Guild Award and nominations for a Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress., London: Universal, [Ca. 1930s], 0, London: London Films, [Ca. 1930s]. Original B&W sepia-toned photograph issued as a postcard. 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Very Good. Minor wrinkle on left edge and bottom right corner. Made in Great Britain. Scarce. Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 - 23 November 1979) was a British actress[1] who began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). After her success in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), she travelled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Dark Angel (1935). A traffic collision in 1937 caused facial injuries that could have ended her career, but she recovered and remained active in film and television until 1973. Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson was born in Bombay, British India, on 19 February 1911. Merle was given "Queenie" as a nickname, in honour of Queen Mary, who visited India along with King George V in 1911. London Films Productions is a British film and television production company founded in 1932 by Alexander Korda and from 1936 based at Denham Film Studios in Buckinghamshire, near London. The company's productions included The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), Things to Come (1936), Rembrandt (1936), and The Four Feathers (1939). The facility at Denham was taken over in 1939 by Rank and merged with Pinewood to form D & P Studios. The outbreak of war necessitated that The Thief of Bagdad (1940) be completed in California, although Korda's handful of American-made films still displayed Big Ben as their opening corporate logo. More than 40 years after Korda died in January 1956, the company returned to active film-making in 1997 with Morgan Mason as the chief executive. , London: London Films, [Ca. 1930s], 0, London: Universal, [Ca. 1930s]. Original hand colored real photograph issued as a postcard. 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Very Good+. Printed on verso: "Film Partners" Series, 85, Long Acre, London; No. PC 142. Made in Great Britain. John Boles (October 28, 1895 - February 27, 1969) was an American singer and actor best known for playing Victor Moritz in the 1931 film Frankenstein. Gloria Frances Stuart (born Gloria Stewart; July 4, 1910 - September 26, 2010) was an American actress, visual artist, and activist. She was initially known for her roles in Pre-Code films, though she would garner renewed fame later in life for her portrayal of Rose Dawson Calvert in James Cameron's disaster romantic drama Titanic (1997), the highest-grossing film of all time to that point. Her performance in the film won her a Screen Actors Guild Award and nominations for a Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress., London: Universal, [Ca. 1930s], 0, London: London Films, [Ca. 1930s]. Original B&W photograph issued as a postcard. 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Very Good+. Printed on verso: "Film Partners" Series, 85, Long Acre, London. Made in Great Britain. Leslie Howard Steiner (3 April 1893 - 1 June 1943) was an English actor and film maker. He also wrote many stories and articles for The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair and was one of the biggest box-office draws and movie idols of the 1930s. Active in both Britain and Hollywood, Howard is probably best remembered for playing Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939). Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 - 23 November 1979) was a British actress[1] who began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). After her success in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), she travelled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Dark Angel (1935). A traffic collision in 1937 caused facial injuries that could have ended her career, but she recovered and remained active in film and television until 1973. Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson was born in Bombay, British India, on 19 February 1911. Merle was given "Queenie" as a nickname, in honour of Queen Mary, who visited India along with King George V in 1911. London Films Productions is a British film and television production company founded in 1932 by Alexander Korda and from 1936 based at Denham Film Studios in Buckinghamshire, near London. The company's productions included The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), Things to Come (1936), Rembrandt (1936), and The Four Feathers (1939). The facility at Denham was taken over in 1939 by Rank and merged with Pinewood to form D & P Studios. The outbreak of war necessitated that The Thief of Bagdad (1940) be completed in California, although Korda's handful of American-made films still displayed Big Ben as their opening corporate logo. More than 40 years after Korda died in January 1956, the company returned to active film-making in 1997 with Morgan Mason as the chief executive., London: London Films, [Ca. 1930s], 0, London: London Films, [Ca. 1930s]. Original B&W sepia-toned photograph issued as a postcard. 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Very Good. Made in Great Britain. Signed in the plate. Friedrich Robert Donat (18 March 1905 - 9 June 1958) was an English film and stage actor. He is best remembered for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), winning for the latter the Academy Award for Best Actor. London Films Productions is a British film and television production company founded in 1932 by Alexander Korda and from 1936 based at Denham Film Studios in Buckinghamshire, near London. The company's productions included The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), Things to Come (1936), Rembrandt (1936), and The Four Feathers (1939). The facility at Denham was taken over in 1939 by Rank and merged with Pinewood to form D & P Studios. The outbreak of war necessitated that The Thief of Bagdad (1940) be completed in California, although Korda's handful of American-made films still displayed Big Ben as their opening corporate logo. More than 40 years after Korda died in January 1956, the company returned to active film-making in 1997 with Morgan Mason as the chief executive., London: London Films, [Ca. 1930s], 0, London: Windrow & Greene, 1997. 128 pp, 4to (12" H), glazed pictorial boards. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. "In the world of military models the Napoleonic era remains the most popular subject of all, for its flamboyant splendour, its variety and its romance. For thirty years the Historex range of Napoleonic plastic figure kits and accessories - now running to more than a thousand subjects - has been a world-wide best seller for its scope, versatility and reasonable prices. Over the past decade the US master modeller Bill Ottinger has earned an equivalent reputation for the quality of his Historex pieces, winning numer-ous Gold Medals and other awards in international competition (MFCA, Atlanta, World Expo, Chicago, etc.). In this latest addition to Windrow & Greene's much praised 'Modelling Masterclass' series, Bill Ottinger shares his expert techniques in a detailed, specific text illustrated with more than 250 stunning full colour photos of these masterpieces of the miniaturist's craft by many award-winning North American, British and Continental modellers. (Includes:) The Figure Line; Assembly, Detailing & Enhancement; Converting; Painting; Groundwork & Display; Non-Napoleonic Conversions; Plus: Introductions by Eugene Leliepvre, the original designer, and Lynn Sangster of Historex Agents; Sidebar commentaries on Historex work by many leading British and North American figure modellers." Very minor rubbing on boards.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - (as issued)., Windrow & Greene, 1997, 4, London: Kobal, 1997. paperback. fine. Photographic illustrations. 47pp. tall, thin, 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. London: John Kobal Foundation, (1997). A fine copy.<br/><br/>, Kobal, 1997, 5<
