Martin Landau personal collection of ephemera related to Ed Wood including a handwritten Oscar acceptance speech and autograph...

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Martin Landau personal collection of ephemera related to Ed Wood including a handwritten Oscar acceptance speech and autograph note signed by Tim Burton. (1994-95) Collection of material related to Landau's Academy Award-winning role as "Bela Lugosi" in Tim Burton's Ed Wood. Including (1) hardbound notebook with 17-pages of sketches and writings, featuring a 2-page handwritten draft Oscar acceptance speech in which Landau reflects candidly on showbusiness and his acting career, expressing sincere gratitude to Burton, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen, and all those who helped his later career renaissance, (1) autograph 6.5 x 4.25 in. notecard signed by Tim Burton to Landau congratulating him on his Oscar win, (3) framed gelatin silver 8 x 10 in. production photographs of Landau as Lugosi and Johnny Depp as "Ed Wood", (1) framed RC color 6 x 4 in. on-set photo of Landau, Depp, Tim Burton and others, and (7) pages of correspondence between Landau and Bela Lugosi, Jr. Exhibiting minor handling. In very good condition.

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