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A collection of correspondence from various people within the film industry, subjects include: a carbon copy of a typescript letter from Brando to Frank Sinatra, dated 15 September, 1961, the letter beginning For some incredible reason I wasn't aware of the kind gesture you made to me until today...you were very kind to have thought of me in that moment and I appreciate it. It was a trying time for me and few had the imagination to be aware of it..., Brando continues Of all the many things that people say I think about you in those senseless idiot stories which are endlessly repeated, none of them are true. I hope you realize that there's nothing, at least on my part, to substantiate them. We're both a little weird and I suppose that's the reason we never got to know one another, but I've admired you on many occasions when you were facing the uncomfortable or the embarrassing. I wish I had bothered to have said so..., 1p.; an autograph note, signed, from Vivien Leigh, [n.d.] thanking Brando for some flowers, 1p.; an autograph letter, signed, from Sam Wannamaker, dated 21 June , 1966, the letter asking Brando to play the part of Achilles in a theatre production of Homer's Iliad, 1p., with a carbon copy of Brando's typescript response, declining Wannamaker's offer My blood's a little thin for the theatre and my time is taken up with politics and travelling when I'm not scrounging in films to pay my debts..., 1p.; an autograph letter, signed, from Michael Powell, on Michael Powell Productions headed stationery, dated 3 October [circa 1970s], asking Brando to play the role of Caliban in a production of The Tempest, 1p.; a typed letter, signed, from Tom Ryan on behalf of Otto Preminger, signed, dated 28 February, 1957, asking Brando to consider playing the role of an American hero in a proposed film about Ghandi, 1p.; a Christmas card from Alexander Salkind, the card printed with a SuperChristmas design on the front and inside with a Superman motif; a Christmas card from Clara Bow, inscribed inside Dear Marlon Brando, I do hope you and your bride will enjoy the happiest of holidays.Your Dad sent me a very gracious note and your autographed photograph which is now on my wall in the place of honor...sincerely, Clara Bow; a typed letter, signed, from Paul Newman, on Paul Newman headed stationery, dated 21 August, 1963, the letter asking for Brando to sign a public statement in favour of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 1p.; a typed letter, signed, from Burt Lancaster, on Burt Lancaster headed stationery, dated 22 Ostcober, 1964, the letter asking for Brando to add his name to a Statement of Principle against Proposition 14, 1p.; a typed letter, signed, from film Producer, Sam Shaw, dated 25 March, 1958, asking Brando for his input on Paris Blues: I would love to go back to my original plot of a daring love affair betwen a (Bardot) French girl and a Negro-American (Belafonte-Poitier) but everyone I've talked to chickened out on that - making it difficult for me to come up with finances. I know you'd like that..., 2pp. [Joanne Woodward played the role Shaw had envisioned for Bardot in the 1961 release of the film]; a typed letter, signed, from Jackie Cooper, on Jackie Cooper Productions headed stationery, ated 1 July, 1963, the letter arranging to speak to Brando on Cooper's return from a business trip, 1p.; (a lot)
A collection of correspondence from various people within the film industry, subjects include: a carbon copy of a typescript letter from Brando to Frank Sinatra, dated 15 September, 1961, the letter beginning For some incredible reason I wasn't aware of the kind gesture you made to me until today...you were very kind to have thought of me in that moment and I appreciate it. It was a trying time for me and few had the imagination to be aware of it..., Brando continues Of all the many things that people say I think about you in those senseless idiot stories which are endlessly repeated, none of them are true. I hope you realize that there's nothing, at least on my part, to substantiate them. We're both a little weird and I suppose that's the reason we never got to know one another, but I've admired you on many occasions when you were facing the uncomfortable or the embarrassing. I wish I had bothered to have said so..., 1p.; an autograph note, signed, from Vivien Leigh, [n.d.] thanking Brando for some flowers, 1p.; an autograph letter, signed, from Sam Wannamaker, dated 21 June , 1966, the letter asking Brando to play the part of Achilles in a theatre production of Homer's Iliad, 1p., with a carbon copy of Brando's typescript response, declining Wannamaker's offer My blood's a little thin for the theatre and my time is taken up with politics and travelling when I'm not scrounging in films to pay my debts..., 1p.; an autograph letter, signed, from Michael Powell, on Michael Powell Productions headed stationery, dated 3 October [circa 1970s], asking Brando to play the role of Caliban in a production of The Tempest, 1p.; a typed letter, signed, from Tom Ryan on behalf of Otto Preminger, signed, dated 28 February, 1957, asking Brando to consider playing the role of an American hero in a proposed film about Ghandi, 1p.; a Christmas card from Alexander Salkind, the card printed with a SuperChristmas design on the front and inside with a Superman motif; a Christmas card from Clara Bow, inscribed inside Dear Marlon Brando, I do hope you and your bride will enjoy the happiest of holidays.Your Dad sent me a very gracious note and your autographed photograph which is now on my wall in the place of honor...sincerely, Clara Bow; a typed letter, signed, from Paul Newman, on Paul Newman headed stationery, dated 21 August, 1963, the letter asking for Brando to sign a public statement in favour of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 1p.; a typed letter, signed, from Burt Lancaster, on Burt Lancaster headed stationery, dated 22 Ostcober, 1964, the letter asking for Brando to add his name to a Statement of Principle against Proposition 14, 1p.; a typed letter, signed, from film Producer, Sam Shaw, dated 25 March, 1958, asking Brando for his input on Paris Blues: I would love to go back to my original plot of a daring love affair betwen a (Bardot) French girl and a Negro-American (Belafonte-Poitier) but everyone I've talked to chickened out on that - making it difficult for me to come up with finances. I know you'd like that..., 2pp. [Joanne Woodward played the role Shaw had envisioned for Bardot in the 1961 release of the film]; a typed letter, signed, from Jackie Cooper, on Jackie Cooper Productions headed stationery, ated 1 July, 1963, the letter arranging to speak to Brando on Cooper's return from a business trip, 1p.; (a lot)