[Album of Paul Mazursky photos and related ephemera from Paul and Betsy Mazursky to Don and Sesame Buchner]

Mazursky, Paul [aka Irwin Mazursky]; Alan Pappe, photography; Betsy Mazursky, Sesame and Don Buckner

[Beverly Hills and Desert Hot Springs]: 1949-1990s. Album. White leatherette three-ring binder photo album holding thirty-one sheets containing sixty photos, mostly b&w 8x10 professional shots and film stills but also many candid b&w and color shots, three contact sheets of Mazursky as an actor in various costumes from around 1961-62. Also laid in are five paper documents including an American Film cover, a special screening invitation for "Moscow on the Hudson," and most interestingly, his Varsity Masquers Kayfer Award for supporting actor for the 1949-50 season. Many of the photos in the album are by Alan Pappe, several with his signature and date at bottom. The photos are mounted on self-adhesive backing. Thus they are well-preserved, but would be difficult to remove. One, depicting Donald Sutherland and Mazursky on the "Alex in Wonderland" shoot, has large corner chips as if someone attempted to clumsily remove the photo from the page. Light wear and soiling to the binder, several blank sheets at the end. Also included are 38 handwritten postcards from the Mazurskys to the Buchners, almost all written by Betsy and signed by her, or as "Betsy and Paul" or "The Mazurskys." Content is mostly your average friendly greetings and catching up on family activities. Also included are several cards from other artist friends and one handwritten letter from Richard and Pandora Lupino (related to Ida Lupino), signed by him and his wife Pandora, a wedding invitation for the marriage of the Mazurskys' daughter Meg Purdy, and a few film-related publicity pieces. Finally, a 9x13.5 inch b&w studio portrait of Paul Mazursky from 1970 signed by Pappe with his studio stamp on rear, loose, rather worn. Finally, Paul Mazursky's autobiography "Show Me the Magic," cocked and well-read but a first edition with warm lengthy inscription signed by the filmmaker and a signed inscribed card laid-in.

The photo album is a wonderful visual history of Mazursky's career from his Varsity days and appearance in "The Blackboard Jungle" through the 1980s with "The Tempest," "Moscow on the Hudson," "Down and Out in Beverly Hills," and other activities as late as 2003. One shot breaks this bibliographer's heart: Jill Clayburgh, Paul Mazursky, Robin Williams and Raul Julia - all gone now.

Cat.No: 230141

Price: $750.00