Author: Kerr, Jean. (1922-2003). Irish-American author and playwright, best known for her humorous bestseller "Please Don't Eat the Daisies".
Title: Typed Letter to the Editor of the Dramatists Bulletin Signed by Playwright and Author of "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" Jean Kerr.
Description: Larchmont, NY: August 25, 1961. 1961. - 50 words typed on an 8 inch high by 6 inch wide sheet of her personalized letterhead with her address printed at the top. Signed "Jean". Folded once for mailing. Fine.

Kerr writes to Philip Dunning, editor of The Dramatists Bulletin, that she loves the Bulletin and would like to write something for it. "Alas, I am behind on so many deadlines right this minute that I don't dare indulge myself in what might just possibly be more fun."

Jean Kerr [1922-2003] was an Irish American author and playwright. She received her master's degree from the Catholic University of America where she met then-professor Walter Kerr. She later married Kerr who went on to become a prominent New York drama critic. They collaborated on "Goldilocks", a short-lived Broadway musical. She subsequently wrote several highly successful plays, among them the Tony Award-winning "King of Hearts" and the comedy "Mary, Mary", which ran for more than 1,500 performances. Several collections were published of her many humorous magazine essays, the best known being the bestseller "Please Don't Eat the Daisies". Fine .

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