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Lot 1002

A Pandro Berman archive of celebrity correspondence pertaining to his years at RKO

10 December 2019, 14:00 PST
Los Angeles

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A Pandro Berman archive of celebrity correspondence pertaining to his years at RKO

Comprising an archive of letters which cover both Berman's promotion as Head of Production at RKO in 1934 as well as his decision to leave in 1939, with triumphs in between, including a Western Union telegram from Walt Disney dated March 12, 1938 in which he congratulates him with a joke, "You're just the guy for the spot but don't let it get you down"; a Typed Letter from Garson Kanin signed ("Garson") in which he expresses incredulity that Berman is leaving RKO: "Who would have thought that all that glory would be so quickly forgotten? Well, don't let them lick you"; a Typed Letter from RKO President George J. Schaefer dated July 12, 1939, discussing Berman's desire to terminate his contract with RKO; a mimeo response from Berman regarding working with Fred Astaire; Typed Letters Signed by Milton Black, Leland Hayward, Sam Jaffe, Don Mersereau, story department head Nick Carter (who congratulates Berman by writing, "they have for once in the history of the picture business performed a miracle by picking their head production man on merit"), and more. Together with a Mary of Scotland (1936) spiral-bound pressbook, numbered 12/225, of photographs by Ernest A. Bachrach which was given to RKO executives, housed in its original box; and more. A complete list is available upon request.
Provenance: the Cynthia Berman Collection.
11.5 x 14.5 x 3 in.

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