Midnight Cowboy (Collection of nine original photographs from the 1969 film) by John Schlesinger (director); James Leo Herlihy (novel); Waldo Salt (screenwriter); Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight (starring) - 1969

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1969. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 film, showing actors Jon Voight, Paul Rossilli, Viva, and Dustin Hoffman. French distributor stamp on the verso. Based on the 1965 novel by James Leo Herlihy. One of the earliest films to receive an X rating and the only X-rated release to ever win an Academy Award for Best Picture, also winning for Best Director and Best Screenplay. Nominated for four other Academy Awards, including Best Actor for both Hoffman and Voight, and Best Supporting Actress for Sylvia Miles. Set and shot on location in Big Spring, Texas, New York City, and Miami, Florida. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with pinholes at the corners. National Film Registry.

New York: Jerome Hellman Productions, 1969. Draft script for the 1969 film. Copy belonging to the film's still photographer Ron Munkasci, with his name in red manuscript ink at the top right corner of the title page. Based on the 1965 novel by James Leo Herlihy about an unlikely friendship between a would-be gigolo and an ailing con artist. Cornerstone film of the New Hollywood cinema, nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture. Set in New York City, shot on location in Miami, Manhattan, and Big Spring, Texas. Dark blue titled wrappers, noted as DRAFT SCREENPLAY at the bottom right, and with the logo for JEROME HELLMAN PRODUCTIONS at bottom center. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Waldo Salt, novelist James Leo Herlihy, producer Jerome Hellman, and director John Schlesinger, noted as "A JEROME HELLMAN-JOHN SCHLESINGER PRODUCTION." 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered 121. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages… Read More