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A Pandro Berman archive of celebrity correspondence pertaining to his years as a producer at MGM
10 December 2019, 14:00 PST
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A Pandro Berman archive of celebrity correspondence pertaining to his years as a producer at MGM
Comprising 2 Typed Letters from David O. Selznick signed ("David"), in which he calls Berman's production of The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) a "masterpiece"; 2 Western Union telegrams from Louis B. Mayer who praised his work on National Velvet (1944): "It is fortunate you have such a fine character or it would surely go to your head"; a Typed Letter from Robert Taylor signed ("Bob") who humorously apologizes for his crabby mood by declaring he needs "'breeding' like a mare in heat"; 2 Typed Letters from Dalton Trumbo signed ("Dalton"); a Typed Letter from Joan Crawford signed ("Joan") in which she laments Berman's leaving MGM: "Believe me, Metro is going to miss you tremendously"; together with Typed Letters Signed by Damon Runyon (2); Mervyn LeRoy, George S. Kaufman, Sam Jaffe, Abe Burrows, Clifford Odets, Abe Lastfogel, Alan Jay Lerner, Rudy Vallee, Dale Wasserman, and Sidney Franklin; and an Autograph Letter Signed ("John Sturges"). Some of the letters include Berman's mimeographed response. A complete list is available upon request. Accompanied by a silver gelatin 8 x 10 in. photo of Berman disembarking from an airplane.
Provenance: the Cynthia Berman Collection.
8.5 x 11 in.
Provenance: the Cynthia Berman Collection.
8.5 x 11 in.


















