Autograph Letter Signed
by THOMSON, Virgil
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
("Virgin Thomson") in blue fountain pen ink on his Virgil Thomson, 222 West 23rd Street, New York, N.Y. letterhead, April 24, 1971. 8 1/2" x 11", 1 page (recto only). Fine. To author Tony Thomas* Thomson comments on a photograph with Ormandy taken at Reeves's Studio and an earlier photograph of himself taken in 1936. In part: "The photo you mention with Ormandy and Flaherty is not of the dubbing session - Ormandy was no part of that - but was taken at Reeves's Studio in N.Y. . .I send you herewith a photo of me from 1936 taken almost at the very time I wrote. . ." Provenance: from the estate of Tony Thomas. *Tony Thomas (1927-1997), born July 31, 1927; died July 8, 1997; English born; emigrated to Canada at age 18; served as an announcer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; moved to Hollywood in 1966; film historian who specialized in movie music. Co-author of some 30 books and 50 record albums. Contributed to a number of "The Films of. . ." series published by Citadel. Co-founder of the Society for the Preservation of Film Music.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Near Fine.
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- Seller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 608308
- Title
- Autograph Letter Signed
- Author
- THOMSON, Virgil
- Book Condition
- Used
- Bookseller catalogs
- MUSIC;
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