Lot 711
Noêl Coward and Christopher Morley. Two nicely penned and signed letters. Sir Noêl Pierce Coward, flamboyant writer, actor, director, composer and singer known for such works as the brilliant Brief Encounter, Blithe Spirit and Private Lives. Autograph letter signed ("Noel"), 2 pages, on his personal letterhead, Jamaica, February 18, praising two books just published by a friend and mentioning that "The Queen Mother is coming to lunch next Wednesday. Are you impressed?….It was all a big secret, but as the whole place has been teeming with security police……." With a 2-page autograph note signed by Christopher Morley, highly regarded essayist and author know for his novel, "Kitty Foyle," for which Ginger Rogers won a Best Actress Oscar. Morley encourages a friend to write for the Saturday Review.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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