Terry Southern and Lenny Bruce for The Loved One (MGM, 1965), Hollywood, 1965, Original Custom Photographs (7) by ...

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Terry Southern and Lenny Bruce for The Loved One (MGM, 1965), Hollywood, 1965, Original Custom Photographs (7) by William Claxton. Vintage gelatin silver semi-gloss borderless double-weight (two paper-backed) 9.25" x 13.5" (flush dry mounted on artist board) (1), 8" x 10" (4), and 6.75" x 10" (2) custom photographs of Terry Southern and Lenny Bruce in ankle casts at his Hollywood home, 1965 (3), Terry Southern (2), with Tony Richardson (1), and John Gielgud (1), by William Claxton, who collaborated with Southern for The Journal of The Loved One: The Production Log of a Motion Picture, Terry Southern (text); William Claxton (photographs), 1965, with wet stamp (4) on the verso. Southern visited Bruce to persuade him, unsuccessfully, to appear in his film. Very Good (1) to Excellent, with corner stress and edge chipping (1). Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions. From the Collection of Terry Southern.

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