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Lot #578
Raymond Chandler Contract Signed - Granting TV and Radio Rights for 'Philip Marlowe'

Desirable signed radio and TV contract between CBS and Chandler, who grants usage rights to the “character known as 'Philip Marlowe'"

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Description

Desirable signed radio and TV contract between CBS and Chandler, who grants usage rights to the “character known as 'Philip Marlowe'"

Uncommon DS, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, July 16, 1951. Agreement between Chandler and CBS in which the company exercises their right to "acquire radio and television rights in and to the title and name 'Philip Marlowe' and character known as 'Philip Marlowe.'" Signed at the conclusion by Chandler and countersigned by a company representative, and also initialed in the right margin by both parties. In fine condition. A coveted document related to Chandler’s most enduring character, and perhaps the most celebrated across the entire hardboiled crime fiction genre.

Auction Info

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  • Dates: March 14, 2025 - April 09, 2025





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