Sylvia Miles Original Working Script Collection.

MILES, Sylvia.

$7,500.00

Item Number: 110785

Sylvia Miles’ personal collection of over 50 working shooting and play scripts used by her, with her ownership signatures, and with her annotations throughout. Approximately 50 volumes, scripts include: Into It: A Screenplay by Edward Pomerantz, The Deathwatcher: A Screenplay by Robin Miller, Play That On Your Old Piano: A Comedy in Three Acts by Dan Blue, Going Home by Lawrence B. Marcus, Next Year In Jerusalem and The Night Before Paris by Martin Sherman, The Riot Act by Will Greene, Infancy by Thorton Wilder, The Sentinel: A Screenplay by Michael Winner, Rosebloom by Harvey Perr, The Ghost Dancers: A Short Play by Philip Hayes Dean, The Wirecutters by Marshall Yeager, Delta Lady: A Play by Drey Shepperd and Martin Sherman, I’ll Always Remember Miss Whatsername: A Romantic Comedy by Patrick Lawrence, and Matty and the Moron and Madonna: A New Play by Herbert H. Lieberman among others. With numerous transmittal letters signed by playwrights to miles, photographs in including one of and signed by Pearl Bailey, and call lists. An exceptional collection documenting Miles’ acting career and offering the most intimate insight into her work.

American actress Sylvia Miles was a fixture in New York City society, having lived there her entire life. She performed in many Off-Broadway shows and was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Farewell, My Lovely (1975).