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ALEXANDER HUMPHREYS WOOLLCOTT - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 01/23/1937 - HFSID 79236

Woollcott signed this typed letter to a Miss Cole in 1937, telling her that he was going to leave town for several months and to have a transcription ready before she left, as well. Typed letter signed "Alexander Woollcott" in blue ink.

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ALEXANDER HUMPHREYS WOOLLCOTT
Woollcott signed this typed letter to a Miss Cole in 1937, telling her that he was going to leave town for several months and to have a transcription ready before she left, as well.
Typed letter signed "Alexander Woollcott" in blue ink.1 page,5¾x7¾, on Woollcott's personalized stationery with his New York City address and grid-like impressions. Jan. 23, 1937. Addressed to "Miss Cole". In full: "My dear Miss Cole, As I may have left town for an absence of several months by March ninth, I think it would be best if you arranged to have the transcription made before your departure on the nineteenth. You can get Mr. Field to arrange a time for our preliminary conference. Sincerely yours,". Woollcott (1887-1943, born in Phalanx, New Jersey) was an American author, critic and actor, as well as self-appointed head of the Algonquin Round Table, a group of writers, critics and wits that gathered every day at the Algonquin Hotel from 1919 to 1929. Woollcott became drama critic for the New York Times in 1914, five years after joining the paper's staff as a cub reporter, and subsequently wrote for the New York Herald and Worldand The New Yorker. His articles and criticism were often dosed liberally with his biting, often savage wit. He also forayed into radio with a book review show in 1929. This show turned into his famous show The Town Crier in 1933, which lasted until 1938. Woollcott also wrote several books and wrote, directed and appeared in several Broadway plays. But his greatest contribution to theatre is as the inspriation for Sheridan Whiteside in the Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman in The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939-1941). The play ran for 739 performances and lampooned Woollcott's overbearing manner. Lightly toned and creased. Pinhole and paperclip impressions at top edge. Folded once and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition.

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