MERVYN LEROY - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 11/01/1980 - HFSID 250399
Price: $360.00
MERVYN LeROY
Mervyn LeRoy sends a typed letter to a fan discussing how he made
films.
Typed Letter signed: "Mervyn LeRoy", 1p, 7x10½. Los
Angeles, California, 1980 November 1. On personal imprinted letterhead to
Mr. Donald Collins, Jr., Salem, New Hampshire. In full: "Thank you,
Donald, for your kind and thoughtful letter of October 29. Yes, I am very well
and happy. Your letter arrived on the heels of my 80th birthday which was
celebrated with my family and intimate friends in and out of the movie industry.
Answering your question: For the most part, I selected the films I worked on.
The bottom line was that I would not make a film I didn't like. It's interesting
that you would ask about Coleen Moore. Not only was she a nice person, she still
is. I enjoyed working with her, and she still is a very good friend. Regards,"
Mervyn LeRoy (1900-1987) was an assistant cameraman, gag writer and actor
before co-scripting the successful 1926 film Ella Cinders and directing
No Place to Go in 1927. Films he directed include Little Caesar
(1930), I am a Figutive from a Chain Gang (1932) and Anthony
Adverse (1936). In 1939, LeRoy produced The Wizard of Oz. In
1945, he won a special Academy Award for a short film that he directed, The
House I Live In, starring Frank Sinatra, and received the Irving Thalberg
Life Achievement Award in 1975. Slightly creased through "M" of Mervyn.
Otherwise, fine condition.
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