RICHARD DIMBLEBY - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 09/21/1956 - HFSID 80000
Price: $300.00
RICHARD DIMBLEBY
A letter from the "Voice of the BBC", responding to a previous letter
asking for help from a charity, saying that he gets so many requests that he
must be very selective
Typed letter signed: "Richard/Dimbleby", in blue ink, 8x10.
September 21, 1956. In part: "Dear Mr. Grant, My secretary passed me
your letter of August 9th on my return from Spain this week. I would very much
like to have helped the club which serves such a useful purpose but I am afraid
that I have so many demands of this kind that I can only give financial support
to a very limited number of charities. I am so sorry. Yours sincerely".
Richard Dimbleby (1913-1965) was an English broadcaster and journalist,
and was often considered the "Voice of the BBC". Originally
beginning his news career with the Richmond and Twickenham Times, he eventually
joined BBC as a radio news reporter in 1936, becoming their first war
correspondent. During World War II, he flew on 20 air raids, and was the
first to report of the Belsen concentration camp liberation in 1945.
After the war, Dimbleby became one of BBC television's leading news
commentators, and is best remembered for commentating on historical events
such as Elizabeth II's coronation, JFK's funeral, and Winston Churchill's
funeral. Multiple mailing folds. Heavy surface creases. Toned on outer
margins. Corners worn and creased. Small tears on edges. Hole in top left
corner. Otherwise, fine condition.
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