FRANK "RODEO ROY" NICHOLSON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 10/20/1955 - HFSID 31832

FRANK "RODEO ROY" NICHOLSON
The radio host, known for his scandalous marriage to heiress Ann Cooper Hewitt, sends letter of thanks to New York gossip journalist Louis Sobol, signs name in pencil
Typed letter signed: "F.N." in pencil. 1 page, 7x10¾. Written on Hotel Ambassador letterhead. Monterrey, Mexico. October 20, 1955. Addressed to journalist Louis Sobol of the Journal American in New York City. In full: "Deal L. Thanks for your letter. Made me more happier than somewhat, the fact that you remembered me and the great compliment that I could write. Appreciated that. But there comes a time when a story is too close to one. Ann Cooper Hewitt's story is too close to me! Neither Ann nor myself are hungry. We don't need money. Annie would just like the story to be written to to show to posterity the fabulous things that can happen to an heiress of millions. We have a house that can accommodate ten persons, and have eight servants. Hope you bump-into someone who is interested. We'll take care of him and/or her at this point. Cordially". FRANK "RODEO ROY" NICHOLSON was a California disc jockey, best known for his infamous marriage to heiress Ann Cooper Hewitt, daughter of inventor Peter Cooper Hewitt, who created the first mercury vapor lamp, the first vacuum tube amplifier and many other devices. The marriage, which Nicholson references in this letter, took place one day after the death of his first wife, and with the quick "honeymoon" to Florida, authorities were suspicious of the dubious circumstances. New York journalist LOUIS SOBOL (1896-1986) wrote a gossip-oriented entertainment column for 40 years, initially focused on the Broadway stage but also covering film and TV personalities for the New York Journal American. His books include The Longest Street, a Broadway memoir and Along the Broadway Beat. He retired in 1967. In 1947, Sobol, Earl Wilson of the New York Post and Abel Green, the editor of Variety, appeared in Copacabana, Groucho Marx's first solo film without his brothers. Sobol had again appeared as a reporter with Wilson and with Walter Winchell in College Confidential (1960). Normal mailing folds. Creased throughout. Soiled and slightly worn. Toned. Ink slightly smeared. Staple puncture in top margin. Otherwise, fine condition.