| Description | Correspondence from Robert Ardrey, signed 'Bob' [born 1908 and died 1980, American playwright and screenwriter].
1/ Transcript of a letter from Noel Coward of Apt 15G 404 East 55th Street, New York City, dated June 12th. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Robert Ardrey’. Praises Roberts book ‘African Genesis’ which he recently read. Enquires about other plays that Robert is writing and suggests that they meet up at some point.
2/ Transcript of a letter from Robert Ardrey of Piazza de Mercanti 25, Trastevere, Rome, dated June 26th, 1963. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel Coward’. Provides Noel with details of his address and thanks him for enjoying his book. ‘African Genesis’. He looks forward to meeting Noel in Rome.
3/ Transcript of a letter from Robert Ardrey of Piazza de Mercanti 25, Trastevere, Rome, dated July 24th 1963. He is happy to share the news that a Leighton Wilkie’s company will pay for his research. He and his wife are disappointed not to be able to meet Noel any time soon.
4/ Transcript of a letter from Robert Ardrey of Piazza de Mercanti 25, Trastevere, Rome, dated January 13th, 1964. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’ Updates Noel on his research trip to East Africa with his wife Berdine.
5/ Transcript of a letter from Robert Ardrey of Piazza de Mercanti 25, Trastevere, Rome, dated September 9th, 1964. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. Discusses the production to his film, his marriage to Berdine and plans of writing his book.
6/ Transcript of a letter from Robert Ardrey of Piazza de Mercanti 25, Trastevere, Rome, dated December 5th, 1964. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. Writes about his holiday in Paris, and then in London. Praises his wife’s recent paintings.
7/ Transcript of a letter from Robert Ardrey of Piazza de Mercanti 25, Trastevere, Rome, dated April 10th, 1965. Letter is addressed to ‘Noel’. Expresses his desire to meet Noel after his holiday to London. Has been writing extensively and hopes to finish his book by June.
8/ Transcript of a letter from Robert Ardrey of Savoy London, dated May 28th, 1965. Progress on the shooting of his film, Khartoum.
9/ Transcript of a letter from Robert Ardrey of Piazza de Mercanti 25, Trastevere, Rome, dated July 5th, 1965. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. Writes extensively about his trip to Africa for research.
10/ Transcript of a letter from Robert Ardrey of Piazza de Mercanti 25, Trastevere, Rome, dated July 16th. Letter is addressed ‘Dear Noel and Coley’. Updates Noel on his upcoming engagements with people to work on his manuscript.
11/ Transcript of a letter from Robert Ardrey of Piazza de Mercanti 25, Trastevere, Rome, dated July 16th, 1965. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. Recalls a time when he delivered a lecture in Chicago many years earlier at the Chicago World’s Fair.
12/ Transcript of a letter from Robert Ardrey of Piazza de Mercanti 25, Trastevere, Rome, dated November 23rd, 1965. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. Writes about his holiday in Egypt following the shooting of his film, Khartoum. He is having problems with his New York publishers. |