Comprising 3 Autograph Letters Signed ("Joan"), 4 pp recto and verso, 8vo, New York, October 9, 1973 to February 11, 1977, to Joseph L. Mankiewicz, on monogrammed stationery, one with original transmittal envelope; 2 Typed Letters Signed, ("Joan," "Joan or William"), 2 pp recto, 8vo, New York, February 17, 1955 to December 29, 1971, on monogrammed stationery, one with original transmittal envelope and one with Mankiewicz's mimeographed response; 1 Christmas Card Signed, ("Joan"); and 4 telegrams, New York, February 11, 1969 to February 11, 1975, all wishing Mankiewicz a happy birthday. Joan Crawford met Joe Mankiewicz early in his writing career at MGM when he penned the screenplay for Forsaking All Others (1934). During that time, Crawford was trying to establish an identity, a struggle which she later claimed Mankiewicz understood. "I was trying to find myself ... I didn't know what I was or who I was. He knew that. That's why we got along together so well. He picked up on my moods." She remained a friend for life, even remembering to send him a letter on his birthday in 1977, just a few months before she died. Literature: Geist, Kenneth. Pictures Will Talk. New York, 1978. 8 x 6 in.
Comprising 3 Autograph Letters Signed ("Joan"), 4 pp recto and verso, 8vo, New York, October 9, 1973 to February 11, 1977, to Joseph L. Mankiewicz, on monogrammed stationery, one with original transmittal envelope; 2 Typed Letters Signed, ("Joan," "Joan or William"), 2 pp recto, 8vo, New York, February 17, 1955 to December 29, 1971, on monogrammed stationery, one with original transmittal envelope and one with Mankiewicz's mimeographed response; 1 Christmas Card Signed, ("Joan"); and 4 telegrams, New York, February 11, 1969 to February 11, 1975, all wishing Mankiewicz a happy birthday. Joan Crawford met Joe Mankiewicz early in his writing career at MGM when he penned the screenplay for Forsaking All Others (1934). During that time, Crawford was trying to establish an identity, a struggle which she later claimed Mankiewicz understood. "I was trying to find myself ... I didn't know what I was or who I was. He knew that. That's why we got along together so well. He picked up on my moods." She remained a friend for life, even remembering to send him a letter on his birthday in 1977, just a few months before she died. Literature: Geist, Kenneth. Pictures Will Talk. New York, 1978. 8 x 6 in.
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