New York: Random House, 1981 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by Neil Simon directly on a bookplate loosely laid-in. Faint toning to paste-downs, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with faint edge wear and toning, else fine. Premiered at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles (1979) with Tony Curtis and opened on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theater (1980), directed by Herbert Ross, starring Ron Leibman, Dinah Manoff, and Joyce Van Patten and a film version (1982) also directed by Ross, starring Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, and Dinah Manoff.

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Bookseller: Idler Fine Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 022958
Title: I Ought to Be in Pictures
Author: Simon, Neil
Illustrator: Gary Dontzig (Author photo); Frank "Fraver" Verlizzo
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0394517741
ISBN 13: 9780394517742
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1981
Keywords: Drama, Literature, Comedy, Drama, Farce, Plays, Broadway, Modern First Edition, Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1991), Books to Film, Screenplays.

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