American writer (1903-1968) who is best known for his crime fiction; his story It Had to Be Murder served as the source for Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic Rear Window. TLS, one page, 6 x 9, Hotel Marseilles letterhead, February 2, 1943. Letter to literary agent H. N. Swanson, in part: "I have no agent for motion pictures but yourself. Nor have I any agent of any other description, either. I sent you Last Night several months ago, and, as I already wrote, will send you complete copies of Shoes, in which it is included, as soon as they become available to me. Will you kindly disregard all future communications you may receive about my work, from anyone other than myself? We seem to be getting a lot of interference in our reception. In the present instance, since you may want to answer, will you kindly quote me directly as follows: I would appreciate it if Mr. Wing would butt [revised to 'keep'] out of my business, once and for all. Will you make sure that this is received by him as a direct quotation from me, name and all?" In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, soiling, and staple holes to the upper left corner.
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