JEFFREY LYNN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 20103

JEFFREY LYNN
A letter from the actor in thanking another for his previous letter, and saying he would have been happy to greet him backstage at a previous performance
Autograph letter signed: "Sincerely,/Jeffrey Lynn", 1p, 8x8¼. No date, no place. To "Dear Mr. Manski". In full: "Thanks for the letter and expression of good will. I would have been happy to greet you backstage, but of course we'll have departed before this reaches you. Perhaps I'll really be appearing on stage in my next visit to Boston." Ink note on verso: "Jeffrey Lynn who appeared in Warner Bros films and was so effective in Four Daughters." Jeffrey Lynn (1909-1995) appeared in Four Daughters in 1938. Jeffrey Lynn (1906-1995) appeared in a number of feature films, including The Fighting 69th (1940), All This and Heaven Too (1940) and Million Dollar Baby (1941), but perhaps his "biggest" assignment was "starring" as Ashley Wilkes in the screen tests for David O. Selznick's 1939 epic, Gone With The Wind. Lynn, who read lines for such aspiring Scarlett O'Haras as Paulette Goddard and Frances Dee, left Hollywood two years later to become an Army intelligence officer in WWII (he was awarded a Bronze Star). Beginning in 1948, Lynn attempted to resume his screen career, appearing in such films as Butterfield 8 (1960) and Tony Rome (1967). He found greater success, however, as a stage and television actor, starring in two series, My Son Jeep (1953) and Star Stage (1955), and appearing on the soaps The Secret Storm (1966-1967) and The Edge of Night (1971). Lightly creased. 2 pinpoint-size stains touch 1 letter of writing. Ink note on verso (unknown hand) shows through slightly at blank upper margin. Otherwise, fine condition.