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Lot Essay
Based on the novel by Le Carré, John Boorman's 2001 film The Tailor Of Panama stars Pierce Brosnan as British spy Andy Osnard, and Geoffrey Rush as the tailor, Harry Pendel.
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Donated By John Le Carré, 2001
The Tailor Of Panama
A pair of tailor's shears with steel blades and brass handles, made by Wilkinson & Son, Sheffield -- 14½in. (36.8cm.) long; accompanied by a typescript letter, signed, from John Le Carré on his headed stationery stating This is a pair of tailoring shears which I kept in my room as a sort of talisman while I was writing the novel of THE TAILOR OF PANAMA. In John Boorman's movie version of the book, Geoffrey Rush who plays the Tailor uses a similar pair of shears with extraordinary skill. Apparently he gave himself lessons in tailoring, 1p. (2)
The Tailor Of Panama
A pair of tailor's shears with steel blades and brass handles, made by Wilkinson & Son, Sheffield -- 14½in. (36.8cm.) long; accompanied by a typescript letter, signed, from John Le Carré on his headed stationery stating This is a pair of tailoring shears which I kept in my room as a sort of talisman while I was writing the novel of THE TAILOR OF PANAMA. In John Boorman's movie version of the book, Geoffrey Rush who plays the Tailor uses a similar pair of shears with extraordinary skill. Apparently he gave himself lessons in tailoring, 1p. (2)
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