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Lot 305
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$250 -
350
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$1,250
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Lot Description
[FILM] -- [DAVIS, Ossie (1917-2005), his copy]. DAVIS, Ossie. Arnold Perl (1914-1971). Cotton Comes to Harlem Screenplay Revised. Los Angeles: Alert Duplicating Service, 1969.
4to (8 1/2 x 11 in.). Mimeographed screenplay. (Minor toning.) Wrappers, brads (toned).
INSCRIBED BY OSSIE DAVIS to rear inner wrapper, "Property of Ossie Davis." A pencil notation on the title page reads, "Revised 3/69." Co-written and directed by Davis, the 1970 film was shot in Harlem and considered by many to be the first Blaxploitation film, inspiring other Black films including Shaft and Super Fly.
Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States