1945 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY ANNA & KING OF SIAM Presentation Copy to HERBERT RYMAN

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ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM. SCREENPLAY by TALBOT JENNINGS.
PRESENTATION COPY to HERBERT RYMAN, the Great Disney Imagineer. Handwritten in pencil on the front cover is: “to herbert Ryman / July 7, ‘45”. I don’t know who presented this copy to Ryman, whether it was Talbot or??
Carbon typescript. Paper Covers, bound with 2 brass brackets, 8.5” x 11”, printed on one side only (rectos), pages numbered in three parts - 87, 74 and 32 pages (193 total pages). Cover has a typed title and author.
The script does not have a printed date, but the written presentation on the cover is dated July 7, 1945, and clearly this is a draft that was written prior to Sally Benson being brought on as a co-writer, so early 1945 is most likely the date of this version of the film script.
CONDITION: The covers are very worn, the edges have chips, tears and creases, the covers have some stiff creases and lighter creases from handling, nonetheless the covers are still doing their job well, and the typed titling and written presentation on the front cover are bright and fully legible. Internally, the title page has torn from its upper bracket, is coming loose, and has numerous creases; the next couple of pages have a few crease but are still sturdy and in place; all the pages are lightly toned / browned with age; otherwise the pages are just lightly used and still complete, bright, clean and unmarked.
A VERY RARE EARLY DRAFT of ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM with the GREAT ASSOCIATION to HERBERT RYMAN.
About ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM (from Wikipedia):
******Anna and the King of Siam is a 1946 drama film directed by John Cromwell. Screenplay by Talbot Jennings, based on a 1944 book by Margaret Landon. The film was based on the diaries of Anna Leonowens, a British governess in the Royal Court of Siam (now modern Thailand) during the 1860s. Darryl F. Zanuck read Landon's book in galleys and immediately bought the film rights. The successful film starred Rex Harrison as the king and Irene Dunne as Anna. At the 19th Academy Awards ceremony, the film received two Oscars; for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction.
The story was later adapted by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II for a 1951 stage musical and subsequent 1956 film. American film director Andy Tennant remade the film in 1999 as Anna and the King with Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-fat.******
About TALBOT JENNINGS (from Wikipedia):
******Talbot Jennings (August 24, 1894 - May 30, 1985) was an American screenwriter.
He was born in 1894 in Shoshone, Idaho, his father was an Episcopal archdeacon for Idaho and Wyoming. He attended Nampa High School before World War I in which he served. After to war he went to University of Idaho and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1924. He followed it up with a masters degree at Harvard University, then attended Yale Drama School.
Talbot wrote and co-wrote 17 screenplays including Mutiny on the Bounty, Romeo and Juliet, Anna and the King of Siam and Northwest Passage. He wrote many screenplays for television also.
He was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Writing and Screenplay, for Mutiny on the Bounty in 1935 and Anna and the King of Siam in 1946. A story he wrote became The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), and was his last film.******
About HERBERT RYMAN (from his online Obituary and other online sites):
******Herbert "Herbie" Dickens Ryman (June 28, 1910 – February 10, 1989) was a Disney imagineer, Disney Park Designer, and fine art painter.
Without Herb Ryman, there wouldn't be a Disneyland as we know it. It's just that simple. But wait, you say: Walt was the driving force behind Disney. Who's this Ryman guy, and why is he so important?
I won't disagree that Walt was the man behind the magic. It was his idea, his enthusiasm, his dedication to Disneyland that made it become a reality. But it was Herb Ryman who first put pencil to paper to make Walt's dream take form.
For most Disney fans, Herb's professional life is well-known. Prior to Disney, Herb worked at MGM as a storyboard artist for Mutiny on the Bounty and David Copperfield. He even had a hand in creating the Emerald City for The Wizard of Oz.
Soon after, at a gallery showing of his work in Los Angeles, Herb met Walt Disney for the first time. Walt was so impressed with Herb's art that he offered him a job at the Studios.
At Disney, Herb worked as an art director on many of the classic animated films, such as Dumbo and Fantasia. However, it was Disneyland that became his greatest artistic achievement.
He helped design most of the iconic park imagery, as well as the park layout itself. As the story goes, Herb and Walt spent a weekend together, locked inside the studio, creating a concept map of the park to show potential investors.
Herb also had a hand in many of the attractions at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Tokyo Disneyland.******
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