Offered is an interesting collection of letters from several important luminaries. The group includes:
Hedda Hopper Pair of Letters to the Same Reader
Both letters answer the same question asked by the reader! The first is typed and signed on Hedda's personal index card-sized stationary, and dated August 22, 1962. She answers "Mrs. Holtzman's" question about who was the author of an out of print book. The other letter, written less than two weeks later on September 6, 1962, is on Hopper's personal executive stationary answering the same question. In the middle of the letter, Ms. Hopper actually remembers the first letter. After answering the question, she remarks "Have I written this to you before? It seems so as I dictate this note-if I have, the information still holds good and good luck!" At the height of her influence in the 1940s, Hopper's readership was 35 million. Both pieces are accompanied by a COA from Beckett Authentic. The larger letter measures 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches and the other measures 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches. Both have other writing on their reverses, and while the letter presents with only minor wear, (Near Mint condition) the index card has deep tape stains. Very Good condition.
Karl Malden Handwritten Signed Letter to a 100-Year Old Broadway Performer! (BAS)
Presented here is a handwritten and signed letter from actor Karl Malden to a 100 year-old Broadway performer. Malden references his days acting in the 1930s and suggests that perhaps he and the performer may have seen each other "on the street or in front of Walgreen's from 12-2 while we were looking for work." The entire letter is in black ink and is written on Malden's own stationery. If you win this lot we suggest you "don't leave home without it." Pre-certification from Beckett Authentication. Near Mint condition.
Statesman Bernard Baruch Signed Letter Referencing Early TV Talk Show Hosts “Tex and Jinx” (BAS)
Offered is a signed letter from financier and Democratic party consultant Bernard Baruch. The typewritten letter references the Hi-Jinx TV show which he helped finance. Baruch signed in blue ink. Pre-certification from Beckett Authentication. Near Mint presentation.
Cosmopolitan Editor Helen Gurley Brown Signed Letter Concerning Her Heroes
Offered is an inspirational letter from Cosmopolitan magazine Editor Helen Gurley Brown discussing her heroes. The letter is dated August 19, 1980, and is on Cosmopolitan letterhead. It reads:
I wish I could be more helpful with your "hero survey." I'm afraid I just didn't have any! I think people should have heroes - people they can look up to - but in my teens I mostly tended to worship movie stars. They are not unadmirable but, of course, few of us are able to emulate them later in life. Anyone that I am advising - with or without their permission! 0 I suggest they just admire anybody - and everybody - who is working hard and succeeding in his particular field. That doesn't mean that all those people have honorable characters but at least they are getting there and doing it. There is no other way to become who you ought to become...you must put the time in and the effort. Later in life I began to admire people other than movie stars...Margaret Mead, Gloria Steinem, Dorothy Schiff (Publisher of the New York Post), Coretta King. None of these people influenced my life but they are simple admirable women.
Whew! Bring it Helen! Sage advice, and she throws a few names in for good measure. Accompanied by a COA from Beckett Authentic and an 8 x 10 inch photo of Brown. The letter measures 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches and presents in Near Mint condition.
Ralph Edwards Signed Letter on His Personal Stationary - This is Your Life Creator
The offered letter on his personal stationary is signed by Ralph Edwards, creator of the classic TV show This is Your Life. The letter is in response to a school child offering sage life advice. He has signed "Best Wishes, Ralph Edwards." Pre-certified by Beckett Authentication. the letter measures 8 1/2 x 11 inches and presents in Near Mint condition.
Drew Pearson to Cornelius Vanderbilt TLS
A 1963 letter signed by Drew Pearson to Cornelius Vanderbilt concerning General Allen W. Gullion and General Douglas MacArthur--with some rather untoward comments about Gullion and the latter's wife.
Howard W. Koch TLS and Herbert F. Solow TLS about Script for 1983 Science Fiction Comedy Film Le Juicy Giraffe & The Purple Turtle" - also includes Award Certificate Flyer for the film and two-page synopsis/treatment.