| 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 12th June. 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 26th June 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 24th July 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 13th January 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 19th September 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 5th December 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 10th April 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 28th May 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 5th July 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 16th July. 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 16th July 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 23rd November 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. |