Original "The Star Wars" script from August 1975 used at first reading, signed by George Lucas....

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Original "The Star Wars" script from August 1975 used at first reading, signed by George Lucas. (TCF, 1977) This "Third Draft August 1, 1975" script that George Lucas brought to the first reading of "The Star Wars" (working title) in late August 1975. Bound in blue leather-textured covers with silver "The Star Wars" title. On title page, signed "Ann Brebner" at the upper right with "29" at the corner. This script comes from the collection of casting director Ann Brebner, who had worked with Lucas on his first film THX 1138 and later on American Graffiti. In the accompanying signed letter of provenance, Brebner writes in part: "...in 1975, George called me to tell me he had completed writing a first draft of a movie 'The Star Wars.' He asked whether I would arrange a reading of it. He brought me a script, we went through some ideas about casting and I brought together a group of actors together. The reading took place in one of my conference rooms, in San Francisco in late August 1975... When George packed up the scripts to take them home, I asked if I could keep mine. He agreed, but I was not to let anyone else read it. I kept that promise. 'My' copy has been in my office ever since." In 2015, Ann met with George Lucas and he inscribed the title page in blue ink, "To Ann Thanks [for] all your help George Lucas". This is the earliest and most significant Star Wars script we have ever encountered, with extraordinary provenance. In vintage fine condition.

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