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Lot #654
Montgomery Clift

"Will you teach me to sing Kentucky ballads for 'Eternity'?"

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"Will you teach me to sing Kentucky ballads for 'Eternity'?"

TLS signed “Monty,” one page, 6.75 x 10.75, Hotel Hassler letterhead, January 5, 1952. Vigorous letter to "Billy," actor and close friend William LeMassena, in full: "Where the fuck are you? Here the fuck am I, and wish the fuck I were some other fuckin' place. Some day before that 'other' bomb falls, I will tell you the story of the disasters of my life. I hope to leave this Selznick infested country by the 15th at the earliest by the 20th at the latest. Will you teach me to sing Kentucky ballads for 'Eternity'? Thanks a lot! I'm not surprised I don't hear from you, but that doesn't lessen the fact that I'm sorry I don't hear from you." In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #587 - Ended July 08, 2020





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