JOSE FERRER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 10/14/1983 - HFSID 323328

JOSÉ FERRER
On his office letterhead as Artistic Advisor for the Players State Theatre, Florida, the actor sends a thank you letter to Cy Laughter of Laughter Corporation, promising to attend next year's Bogie Buster's Tournament.
Typed Letter signed: "José Ferrer", 1p, 7¼x10½. On official letterhead as Artistic Director at the Players State Theatre, Florida, October 14, 1983. To "Mr. Cy Laughter" at Laughter Corporation, in full: "Thank you for the care package with the lovely sweater and the two splendid golf shirts. It's extraordinarily generous of you to keep me in mind with your gifts when I couldn't make the tournament [Bogie Buster's Golf Tournament] this year and, rest assured that unless my career interferes again, I'll be there next Summer. Stella joins me in our expressions of gratitude and are sending you both our most affectionate regards. Always". José Ferrer (1912-1992) won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Actor for reprising his 1947 Tony Award winning title role in Cyrano de Bergerac. He had previously been nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar as the Dauphin in Joan of Arc (1948) and would be nominated again for Best Actor in 1952 for his portrayal of painter Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge. Robert "Cy" Laughter (1925-2011) began working with the Laughter Corporation in 1946 where he served as Vice-President from 1956-1960 and as President from 1960-1990 when he retired. He is also the founder of Bogie Buster's Golf Tournament, as mentioned in the letter. Normal mailing folds. Otherwise, fine condition.