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two typed letters signed to Malcolm Mackenzie, Hon. Secretary, The Empire Art Council

Author: 
Douglas Fairbanks
Publication details: 
the first 1p, 4to, on blue paper, 28 November 1949, 3 Hill Street, London, W.1; the second, 1p, 8vo, 23 April 1952, 28 The Boltons, Kensington, London, S.W.10
£65.00

American actor. In the first letter he says he has Mackenzie's letter of 22 November inviting him to become vice-president of the Empire Art Council. 'I am deeply sensible of the honour you offer me and I am touched by the gesture. I accept most heartily and gratefully. | I have known the Empire Art Council for some time and have been keenly interested in its aspirations and have applauded its progress.

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draft typed letter signed to a Frenchman named Brandel

Author: 
Gerald Wynne Rushton
Publication details: 
3pp, 8vo, 27 August 1947, Haddiscoe Manor, Norfolk.
£100.00

English army officer and agent in the film business. Long and informed summary of 'the necessary points of our conversation'. Begins with description of Indian film industry: 'I have checked with India House these figures, and discovered that my sources of information are far more up to date than the Government's'. He encloses (not present) one of the stories he has found to 'make into Arabic films': 'Enslaved' by the Poet Laureate John Masefield. 'I have his written permission to make it into an Arab film'.

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