BIB_ID
449131
Accession number
MA 23840.275
Creator
Ivory, James, sender.
Display Date
New York, New York, 1966 May 15
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2022.
Description
1 aerogramme (2 pages) ; 30.5 x 18.3 cm
Notes
Aerogramme addressed to Mrs. R. Prawer Jhabvala, 1-A Flagstaff Road, Delhi 6, India, and postmarked May 18, 1966.
Handwritten list of contemporary British films, with ratings, at top of page.
Handwritten list of contemporary British films, with ratings, at top of page.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Expressing great relief at finally hearing from her; expressing annoyance with Ruth's friend Rana and his conflicting story of their meeting in New York, and giving elaborate care instructions for the clothing he has sent them via Rana; discussing the "Ustad" script ["The Guru"]; updating her on how "Shakespeare Wallah" is doing in New York; passing on news of a distribution deal they have made for "certain foreign territories"; telling her "The Householder" is getting good reviews in London.
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