HAL HOLBROOK - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 03/13/1971 - HFSID 292239

HAL HOLBROOK
Handwritten letter to actress Laraine Day, thanking her for praising his canceled TV series. In this letter, from Day's personal collection, Holbrook calls her "one of my special girl friends."
Autograph Letter signed: "Hal Holbrook", 1 page, 5½x7¾. 101 C. P. W. [Central Park West], New York City, 1971 March 13. On personal letterhead to "Dear Miss Day", in full: "What a pleasure to hear from you! You were one of my special girl friends and I have missed you. Your letter is most appreciated. We have enjoyed doing our show and have felt proud of it. So it is doubly hard to swallow its cancellation by NBC. Thank you for writing me."  HAL HOLBROOK (1925-2021), shot to fame with his Tony-winning one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight!, which debuted on Broadway in 1966. (Holbrook brought the play back to Broadway in 1977 and 2005). His fame enabled him to flourish as a starring actor in numerous non-Twain projects, such as The Group (1966), Wild in the Streets (1968), Magnum Force (1973), The Star Chamber (1987), Wall Street (1987), The Firm (1993) and The Majestic (2001). In 1976, Holbrook was Oscar-nominated for his character, "Deep Throat", in All the President's Men. A multi-Emmy winner, he has appeared on a number of TV shows, including in recurring roles on Designing Women, 1986-1989, Evening Shade, 1990-1994), and The West Wing (As Assistant Secretary of State Albie Duncan, 2001-2002). Holbrook has also starred in a number of made-for-TV movies, including a recurring role as Wild Bill McKenzie in several Perry Mason outings. In 2008, at age 82, he supplanted Ralph Richardson as the oldest actor ever nominated for an Oscar (for Into the Wild). The canceled TV series mentioned in the letters was The Bold Ones: the Senator (1970-1971, canceled after nine episodes.) Actress Laraine Day (1917-2007) was married to Hall of Fame baseball manager Leo Durocher from 1947 to 1960. The couple had celebrity friends from the worlds of show business, professional sports and politics (including Presidents and First Ladies). Day saved these mementoes; this letter was from that collection. Mailing fold through center. Fine condition.