BIB_ID
409613
Accession number
MA 22034.12
Creator
Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964.
Display Date
1943 August 21.
Credit line
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 27.9 x 21.7 cm
Notes
Inscription in pencil, possibly by Gene Fowler, in top left hand corner: "File Hecht Letters"; inscription in ink, possibly by Gene Fowler, in top right hand corner: "Aug 21, 1943"; additional note after text in Rose Caylor's hand.
Provenance
Will Fowler; Carter Burden.
Summary
Describing his newborn daughter, Jenny; saying that Rose is doing well after childbirth; adding that he has been writing a book for three months and handed in the first half to his publisher, Little Brown, yesterday; discussing what his original plans were after he left Hollywood which has led him to write 15 short stories; commenting on Damon Runyon's remarks about Hollywood and soldiers; describing how he hasn't socialized in six months, so he has no gossip to share; (in Rose Caylor's hand) talking briefly about Jenny and how life has changed since having her.
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