JEANNE MOREAU - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 08/12/1962 - HFSID 310670

JEANNE MOREAU
Handwritten note in English, with a French date and sentiment, penned the year she starred in the film classic Jules and Jim
Autograph Note signed: "Thank you for/your nice letter & wishes/en amical souvenir [translation: "in friendly remembrance]/Jeanne Moreau/12 Aout 1962/Londres [12 August 1962, London]", 6½x5.  Affixed to a card with unsigned color magazine photo of her and an ink caption (unknown hand). On verso is an unrelated magazine photo of US pop music star Tony Orlando. One of the most recognizable faces of the French cinema, Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017) is a legend in her own right, combining off-kilter beauty with strong character. She came to embody forthright, devil-may-care sensuality in such films as Jules and Jim (1962) - the film which made her an international star in the year she wrote this note - and The Bride Wore Black (1967). Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Moreau worked with some of the cinema's most notable directors (Louis Malle, Peter Brooks, Michelangelo Antonioni and Luis Buñel). Throughout the 1970s into the 1990s, she continued to work regularly, largely forgoing Hollywood fare in favor of European films. Moreau has also served twice as the president of the Cannes Film Festival jury (1975, 1995) and has won a number of honors, including a Golden Lion for career achievement at the 1992 Venice Film Festival and a 1997 European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. A talented singer, Moreau has recorded several albums, and once performed with Frank Sinatra in Carnegie Hall. Hand decorated. Lightly soiled on top. Left edge worn. Otherwise, fine condition.