Gershwin, Ira. (1896–1983). Lyrics on Several Occasions - SIGNED TO FRANCES AND ALBERT HACKETT. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1959. First Edition. Collection of many of the beloved lyricist's best works, signed and inscribed with a quotation from one of his well-known songs to screenwriters Frances Goodrich Hackett and Albert Hackett. Gershwin has penned on the front free endpaper: "For Frances and Albert, 'I've Got a Crush on You' (Both), As always, Ira." Original dust jacket, with the amusing description, "A selection of stage and screen lyrics written for sundry situations; and now arranged in arbitrary categories. To which have been added many informative annotations and disquisitions on their why and wherefore, their whom-for, their how; and matters associative." 362 pp. 6 x 8.5 inches. Some small tears and toning to the dust jacket and corner wear to the boards.
Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's writing partnership began in 1928 and continued for 34 years. Their screenplays included The Thin Man (1934), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1955), The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), and It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
Gershwin, Ira. (1896–1983). Lyrics on Several Occasions - SIGNED TO FRANCES AND ALBERT HACKETT. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1959. First Edition. Collection of many of the beloved lyricist's best works, signed and inscribed with a quotation from one of his well-known songs to screenwriters Frances Goodrich Hackett and Albert Hackett. Gershwin has penned on the front free endpaper: "For Frances and Albert, 'I've Got a Crush on You' (Both), As always, Ira." Original dust jacket, with the amusing description, "A selection of stage and screen lyrics written for sundry situations; and now arranged in arbitrary categories. To which have been added many informative annotations and disquisitions on their why and wherefore, their whom-for, their how; and matters associative." 362 pp. 6 x 8.5 inches. Some small tears and toning to the dust jacket and corner wear to the boards.
Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's writing partnership began in 1928 and continued for 34 years. Their screenplays included The Thin Man (1934), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1955), The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), and It's a Wonderful Life (1946).