Poster Dad

Got a few moments? Knock off some humorous tales of dad. Clarence Day Jr. knocked off some sketches of Sr. and family life in the late 1800s and early 1900s , which resulted in his first book, Life with Father. From the 1935 book came the 1939 play — which became Broadway's longest non-musical — and eventually the movie.

It is the movie that serves as subject for this week's objet d'eBay, a poster featuring stars Irene Dunne, William Powell and Elizabeth Taylor (as Clarence Day Jr. ?) Was every story exactly true to life? Unforutnately, nobody had the chance to ask Day as he passed shortly after finishing the book and before it became a hit.

Moral of the story? Write and honor your dad soon so you can enjoy the success his stories and your talent will bring.