Funny Face (Original photograph from the 1957 film)

  • Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1957
By Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson (starring); Stanley Donen (director); Leonard Gershe (screenwriter, songs); George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Roger Edens (songs)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1957. Vintage borderless press photograph from the set 1957 film, showing actress Audrey Hepburn posing with an oversized hat. Paris agency stamp and layout annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso.

Based on the unproduced musical "Wedding Bells" by screenwriter Leonard Gershe, and featuring music from George and Ira Gershwin, including four songs from their 1927 musical "Funny Face," though the musical and film have nothing in common beyond the title. Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Screenplay, and nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

8 x 10 inches. Very Good or better.

Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical.

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