BIB_ID
411919
Accession number
MA 9518.15
Creator
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
Display Date
[1978] April 20.
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. John C. Hughes, 1980.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 29.7 x 20.9 cm
Notes
Written from "South Pavilion / Wotton Underwood / Aylesbury. Bucks."
This collection was previously accessioned as MA 4260.
Part of a large collection of letters to Mrs. Hughes bequeathed to The Morgan Library & Museum by Mrs. Hughes in 1980. The collection includes letters from statesmen, politicians, authors and others involved in the arts. Items in the collection have been described in individual records; see collection-level record for more information (MA 9518.1-19).
Margaret Kelly Hughes, known as "Mardi", was the wife of John Chambers Hughes (1891-1971), the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO from 1953-1955. Margaret Hughes lived in France during World War II and volunteered to help French prisoners of war held in Meaux. She was decorated three times by the French Government for her service to the country and wrote "Les Lauriers sont Coupés" about her experiences during the war.
This collection was previously accessioned as MA 4260.
Part of a large collection of letters to Mrs. Hughes bequeathed to The Morgan Library & Museum by Mrs. Hughes in 1980. The collection includes letters from statesmen, politicians, authors and others involved in the arts. Items in the collection have been described in individual records; see collection-level record for more information (MA 9518.1-19).
Margaret Kelly Hughes, known as "Mardi", was the wife of John Chambers Hughes (1891-1971), the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO from 1953-1955. Margaret Hughes lived in France during World War II and volunteered to help French prisoners of war held in Meaux. She was decorated three times by the French Government for her service to the country and wrote "Les Lauriers sont Coupés" about her experiences during the war.
Provenance
Bequest of Mrs. John C. Hughes, 1980.
Summary
Expressing his delight that Marti Stevens had been in touch with her; saying "She is a darling and one of my dearest friends - like yourself. I do hope you will meet. Yes, it has been a tiresome difficult year, but I had a quick recovery from quite a big operation last September and I have been working very hard all this time. My new play is quite successful, and will run on for four months more, I hope - but I fear it is too localised for America. I only hope something may turn up later on to bring me back to your shores. Pat Dolin had a very successful programme recently on 'This is Your Life' TV with tributes from Margot Fonteyn, Ninette de Valois, and many others, including my niece Maina, who is quite a successful ballerina, a very clever and nice girl. Weather still squally and cold, but the spring is trying to establish itself by degrees...Martin cooks and gardens and looks after me, but my financial troubles with this monstrous taxation don't help to make life easier, and too many people one is fond of are ill and in trouble. Never mind."
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