This auction is for a Signed Limited First Edition volume of "H.T. Parker - Portrait of a Critic" by David McCord. Published in 1935 in a limited edition of 210 (only 200 for sale), of which this is #89. Signed by the author on the limitation page. From the Macgowan estate. Hardcover. Faults listed above, otherwise clean pages and good binding. Purchased at auction. Feel free to ask any questions. Good luck and thanks for bidding !
Kenneth Macgowan was a famed Oscar-winning Hollywood Producer, a Professor of Film and Theatre Arts at UCLA (where Macgowan Hall is named after him in his honor), and an author of numerous books and articles. Prior to moving west for his film career he was a theatrical producer, and a close friend of Eugene O'Neill and helped found the Provincetown Playhouse. He gave Katherine Hepburn her first stage role. Among the films he is best known for include Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat, Little Women, Lloyd of London, Young Mr. Lincoln, In Old Chicago, The Return of Frank James, and many more.
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