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Lot #617
Jerome Kern Typed Letter Signed to Actress Ruth Gordon

To award-winning actress Ruth Gordon: "When an artist of such singular distinction as you, takes the trouble to write with intelligence and generosity, it is no mere expression of a pleasantly unusual experience in the theatre"

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To award-winning actress Ruth Gordon: "When an artist of such singular distinction as you, takes the trouble to write with intelligence and generosity, it is no mere expression of a pleasantly unusual experience in the theatre"

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 24, 1933. Letter to actress and playwright Ruth Gordon, in part: "May I let Robert Louis Stevenson speak for me by quoting that gratitude is but a lame sentiment; thanks, when they are expressed, are often more embarrassing than welcome; and yet I must set forth mine to you for your charming and gracious note of last Tuesday…When an artist of such singular distinction as you, takes the trouble to write with intelligence and generosity, it is no mere expression of a pleasantly unusual experience in the theatre. It is rather, a rare compliment and one which I shall treasure forever." In fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
  • Dates: #699 - Ended September 11, 2024





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