DAVID GRAHAM - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 07/05/1978 - HFSID 314770

DAVID GRAHAM
In a very confusing, perhaps cryptic letter to Editor John Willis, he informs Willis that actor Andy Devine was forgotten in the Screen World obituaries.
Autograph letter signed: "David Graham" in red felt tip, 1 page, 5½x8½. Springfield, Illinois, July 5, 1978. To "Dear Sir" in full [transcribed as is]: "I am write you because your left out in last Screen World in back stin obituaries you left out Andy Devine Death do know if my friend. Out do have every issue of book sin didn't buy this book lets him do know go to reprint in back of sir will left me about if put next 1979 book. Please give of replan it book on it book and give ansewer sin I all way. My book at Shadid book mountain store every year if have reprint it put in Andy Devine Death. I hope to hear from real soon sir. Thank you. Good book sir. Signed". More research is required on this signer. Theatre World, founded in 1945 by Daniel Blum, is America's oldest annual record of Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatre, referenced by industry professionals, historians, students and theatre fans worldwide. Until 1998, when a separate nonprofit corporation was established, Theatre World's editorial staff bestowed the prestigious Theatre World Awards for outstanding Broadway and Off-Broadway debuts. Screen World (from 1950) and Dance World (from 1966), administered from the same office, also furnished comprehensive information on those entertainment genres. John A. Willis (1916-2010), active in Theatre World from the beginning, became its chief editor in 1965, holding that position until 2008. Willis is regarded as one of the foremost theatre and film historians of the 20th century. While producing (and presenting) the annual Theatre World Awards, Willis also served on the nominating committee for the Tony Awards. Theatre World, which received its own Tony for Excellence in Theatre in 2001, continues under chief editor Ben Hodges. Normal mailing folds. Creased and toned. Fine condition.