Martin Landau collection of James Dean related ephemera including a fan letter to Dean....

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Martin Landau collection of James Dean related ephemera including a fan letter to Dean. (ca. 1950s) Collection of James Dean related ephemera including (1) a partial 8.5 x 11 in. ASPCA flier, on the back of which James Dean's New York phone number and address are handwritten in pencil, (1) mission statement document from the James Dean foundation with Landau's incidental doodles and notation on the verso, (1) vintage 5.5 x 8.5 in. program for a 1955 advance screening of East of Eden, and (1) amusing 1953 typed fan letter to Dean for the TV show Treasury Men in Action, which Landau has embellished with doodles, and reads in part, "...I have a few questions I would like to ask about him...where does he live? My personal questions consist of his age, height, and matrimonial status...I am not a mere child, in fact, I am 18 years old..." The author has handwritten her physical attributes at the top of the letter. Exhibiting folds with some separation, toning, creasing, and handling. In good condition.

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