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BILLY ROSE — THREE SIGNED LETTERS ON ZIEGFELD THEATRE LETTERHEAD — H.N. SWANSON ARCHIVEA remarkable surviving correspondence file between Billy Rose, the legendary theatrical impresario and showman, and H.N. Swanson, one of Hollywood\'s most important literary agents.This lot contains THREE ORIGINAL BILLY ROSE LETTERS, each SIGNED BY ROSE, all written on Ziegfeld Theatre letterhead in 1950 and preserved with the corresponding Swanson agency file copies.This is not simply 3 Billy Rose autographs. It\'s a working Hollywood correspondence file, preserved from the files of H.N. Swanson in discussion outlining Metro\'s interest in making a film about a warm, Jewish family.LOT INCLUDES
1. Original Signed Rose Letter to Swanson - Ziegfeld Theater Letterhead - Hand-Stamped Swanson - 1/22/50 -2. Copy Swanson Reply for Files (Orig. went to Rose) - 1/25/503. Original Signed Rose Letter to Swanson- Ziegfeld Theater Letterhead - Hand-Stamped Swanson - 1/30/50With what appear to be original Pencil Notes written by the recipient, Swanson, for his response.4.Copy Swanson Reply for Files (Orig. went to Rose) - 2/8/505.Original Signed Rose Letter to Swanson - Ziegfeld Theater Letterhead - Hand-Stamped Swanson - 2/10/50With what appears to be and original Pen Note, written by the recipient, Swanson, for his response.
*Great letter comparing handling of Negroes to the handling of Jews in Hollywood films.6.Copy Swanson Reply for Files (Orig. went to Rose) - 2/20/50
*Please note that though marked COPY - These are theoriginal Copies made in 1950. This is all period, filed material found in the Swanson Archive.
*Guaranteed Vintage and Original as issued. Comes with COA from the Museum of Mom and Pop Culture stating the Swanson / Gotler Provenance!
*Billy Rose (born William Samuel Rosenberg; September 6, 1899 – February 10, 1966) was an American impresario, theatrical showman, lyricist and columnist. For years both before and after World War II, Billy Rose was a major force in entertainment, with shows such as Billy Rose\'s Crazy Quilt (1931), Jumbo (1935), Billy Rose\'s Aquacade (1937), and Carmen Jones (1943).[1] As a lyricist, he is credited with many songs, notably \"Don\'t Bring Lulu\" (1925), \"Tonight You Belong to Me\" (1926), \"Me and My Shadow\" (1927), \"More Than You Know\" (1929), \"Without a Song\" (1929), \"It Happened in Monterrey\" (1930), and \"It\'s Only a Paper Moon\" (1933).Rose is also known as the husband of comedian and singer Fanny Brice.
*H. N. SWANSON / JOEL GOTLER LITERARY AGENCY:
Harold Norling Swanson (August 28, 1899 – May 31, 1991) was a literary agent who represented Raymond Chandler, F. Scott Fitzgerald and many other well-known American writers. He was a member of the Cliff Dwellers Club and was one of the founding members of the Tavern Club in Chicago.
In 1934, Swanson opened his eponymous agency on Sunset Boulevard. He began representing adventurer-writer Frank Buck in 1935, soon after Buck\'s appearance in Fang and Claw, the documentary film based on his book of the same name. Swanson\'s efforts led to Buck\'s first appearance in a dramatic role, in the 15-chapter serial Jungle Menace, released by Columbia Pictures in 1937.
At one time or another, Swanson represented F. Scott Fitzgerald, James M. Cain, William Faulkner, MacKinlay Kantor, Kenneth Millar (Ross Macdonald), Pearl Buck, Raymond Chandler, Elmore Leonard, John O\'Hara, Joyce Carol Oates, Paul Theroux, Joseph Wambaugh, Philip Wylie and Cornell Woolrich. Among the many books he sold to the Hollywood studios were The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Big Sleep, Old Yeller, Butterfield 8 and The Mosquito Coast and many more.
Swanson\'s first business partner, Joel Gotler, acquired both the Swanson Agency Client List and Irving \"Swifty\" Lazar\'s Client List in 1979. Please note the Swanson / Gotler Archive also includes rare material from Lazar\'s Agency. Joel Gotler & Associates still remains in operation today.
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*Screen Grabs and Swason book not included in lot. Provided for visual reference only. Thanks!
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