Typed Letter Signed: We the Living

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Two page letter to Marcella Bannett Rabwin of Selznick International Pictures, Oct 14, 1937, signed "Ayn." Rand begins with some personal reflections; then she discusses at length the"progress"of the Broadway production of her first, somewhat autobiographical novel We the Living. According to Rand, Jerome Meyer, the plays original producer, "dropped his option on it recently, and for a very sad reason: he is afraid of producing an anti-Soviet play.I am somewhat indignant about it because it appears as if the Reds have established a nice little censorship [in Hollywood] of their own, and it is very hard to get ahead with anything anti-Communistic." Broadway/film legend George Abbott eventually took over production, and the play was released under the title "The Unconquered." It closed after six performances. The letter's recipient was full time Executive Assistant to David O Selznick in the 1930-s and 40-s, including during the making of Gone with the Wind. She appeared as herself in several documentaries on GWTW. The letter is in fine condition and comes with the original envelope with the canceled 6 ent air mail stamp. The flap contains the name "A O'Connor" and her East 74 St. NYC address. Fascinating Rand history at the height of America's "Red Decade," written the same year as Rand began writing The Fountainhead. Book #P1115. $13,500. We carry the largest selection of rare, signed and manuscript Ayn Rand on the planet.