Author: Graham, Sheilah (1904-1988) British-born American gossip columnist during Hollywood's Golden Age and one of F. Scott Fitgerald's lovers.
Title: 3 Autograph Letters Signed by the British-Born American Gossip Columnist Sheilah Graham to Her Friend Jean Dalrymple, Whose Apartment She Will Be Renting While Jean Is Away. Together with a Photocopy of Wright Tyson's Article on Graham from Andy Warhol's "Interview" Magazine, with Annotations Penned in Ink by Sheilah Graham.
Description: Palm Beach, Florida, March 7th through March 14th, 1977. 1977. Palm Beach, Florida, March 7th through March 14th, 1977. 1977. Very good. - Three autograph letters signed by Sheilah Graham in 1977 together with a photocopy of the article about her by Wright Tyson, with notes penned in ink by Graham on October 21st, 1985 also addressed to Jean Dalrymple. In her first letter of March 7th, 1977, Sheilah Graham has penned over 70 words on 10 inch high by 8 inch wide buff paper confirming her arrangements to rent Jean Dalrymple's New York City apartment. She informs Jean that she'll be arriving on "Monday March 28" and staying for a month & a half". "I look forward to coming & to seeing you" Signed "Love Sheilah". The letter is folded for mailing, else fine. The letter is accompanied by a retained copy of Jean Dalrymple's typed reply, offering to cook dinner for Sheilah and correcting the address "except that my address is 150 West 55th Street, not 130 .. as I'm sure you well know! My office is 130 West 56th Street, as on this letterhead! Often confuses people!" Sheilah Graham's second letter consists of over 116 words penned on both sides of 9 inch high by 6 inch wide buff paper. She mentions including her check for $500 for one month "It's an answer to my prayer." She'll be in New York on the 14th, though moving in on the 28th and, as she's working on a new book, asks if Jean could call "Plaza Typewriter" and have them deliver an "IBM Standard Electric (not the ball keys)" to her apartment. Signed "Love, Sheilah". In her third letter, dated March 14th, Sheilah Graham pens over 170 words on both sides of a 10 inch high by 8 inch wide sheet of cream paper. The thought of Jean "cooking dinner on the 28th wafts me to Paradise", though she expresses concerns "since my upset tummy landed me in the hospital I'm being very careful". She goes on to state that "I'm coming along well with my new book & I'm going to try to sell it to a network or for a movie.." Signed, "Love Sheilah". The letter is folded vertically & horizontally for mailing with a couple of short tears to the top & bottom of the folds. Very good. The letter is accompanied by a retained copy of Jean Dalrymple's typed reply dated March 17. "I'm so happy I can get your dinner on the 28th.. and of course I wouldn't invite anyone else! But if you ever want to have people in.. I can do very fine 'catering' for you!!!!" She reassures Sheilah about her diet "I am the original "Regime Minceur" cook.. now made famous by the great French chef, Bocuse.." "By the way, I'm sure you remember that we had a fatal fire at my apartment house. The owner is still fixing the house up and we have new doors, but the hall still needs some painting.. but I'm pretty sure it will be done within the next eleven days, so it wll be pretty when you arrive!" There is also a photocopy of Wright Tyson's article on Sheilah Graham from the September 1985 issue of Andy Warhol's "Interview" Magazine illustrated with a portrait of Sheila in Jean Dalrymple's apartment. Graham has penned a lengthy note along the left border of the page, dated October 21st, 1985. "Dear Jean, this was taken at your apartment. The screen was added but if you look closely you will see some of your things on the table! Love Sheilah". The British-born American gossip columnist Sheilah Graham (born Lily Shiel, 1904-1988) was a nationally syndicated gossip columnist during Hollywood's Golden Age. Her career spanned nearly four decades. She was involved in a relationship with F. Scott Fitzgerald in the latter years of his life, which she immortalized in her autobiographical book "Beloved Infidel". The book became a best seller and was subsequently made into a movie starring Deborah Kerr and Gregory Peck. The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jos Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world. Very good .

Keywords: JOURNALISM; LITERATURE; BRITISH-BORN AMERICAN GOSSIP COLUMNIST; AUTHOR; SHEILAH GRAHAM; AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; INTERVIEW MAGAZINE ARTICLE; ANNOTATED; A.L.S.; ALS; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; JEAN DALRYMPLE; APARTMENT; FRIEND;


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