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Lot #448
Walt Disney

"The best chance I've got in this spot is if you keep on making Snow Whites"

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"The best chance I've got in this spot is if you keep on making Snow Whites"

Western Union Telegram sent by Walt Disney to RKO film producer Pandro S. Berman, one page, 8 x 6.5, March 12, 1938, with Berman's reply. In full: "My congratulations and best wishes to you for the big job. I'm very happy over the selection and feel that you're just the right guy for the spot but don't let it get you down. Kindest Regards—Walt Disney." Also includes Berman's retained carbon copy of his response, in full: "Dear Walt, Many thanks for your very kind wire. All I can say is that the best chance I've got in this spot is if you keep on making Snow Whites." Regards." In very good to fine condition, with a tear to the top of the Disney telegram. Disney had signed a distribution deal with RKO in late 1935, and the 1937 release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs proved enormously successful for both parties—it became the highest-grossing movie since The Birth of a Nation in 1915.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #578 - Ended March 04, 2020