All About Eve (TCF, 1950), Revised Final Draft Screenplay Signed and Inscribed by Bette Davis. Vintage original Revised Final draft screenplay for Joseph L. Mankiewicz's All About Eve (TCF, 1950) starring Marilyn Monroe in one of her earliest roles. 180-pages (as paginated) on mimeographed paper bradded and bound in red studio wraps printed "ALL ABOUT EVE" "APRIL 5, 1950" "REVISED FINAL" and numbered "309". The title page is inscribed and signed by Monroe's co-star Bette Davis reading, "Marilyn's first part! She couldn't have missed!" in blue ink above the title. Script also contains intermittent circled and underlined handwritten annotations made in red-colored and graphite pencil for scenes involving Claudia Caswell (Marilyn Monroe), as well as annotations made to the verso of final page. This rare Revised Final draft screenplay for the film that would receive 14 Academy Award nominations and win 6, helping to catapult Monroe's acting career, was originally obtained by Ronald Ripple, a TV news editor who worked at NBC in Burbank, CA from 1964-1968. This screenplay was gifted to him by a coworker who was ostensibly related to Marilyn Monroe via one of her foster families. Later, when Ripple moved back to Texas, he met Bette Davis at a film festival in Houston and asked her to sign the title page of the script. Based on the provenance and style of notes, Ripple believed the annotations were made by Monroe herself. Script exhibits signs of age and wear including discoloration, tears and chips, stains, creases, tape repair, edgewear, and general distress to the studio wraps, and toning, chips, stains, bumps, creases, and brittle pages to the interior script. Later dog ears were folded to the pages where the handwritten annotations are present. Provenance: From the widow of Ronald Ripple. Authenticated Signature: Bette Davis. Full LOA from PSA/DNA. Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

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