Janus: Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton

St John's Library/Beaton/A2/14a contains:
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11	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Richmond
12	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo
13	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo
14	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo
15	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo
16	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
17	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
18	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo
19	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from 'Chez les Oliviers'
20	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo
21	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo
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Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton

Title	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo
Reference	A2/14a/3
Creator	Cecil Beaton
Covering Dates	30 Mar. 1947 (Circa. Letter dated 'Sunday afternoon'. Above date derived from context.)
Extent and Medium	4 p.; paper

Content and context

Reports that he is staying at the Old Priory with the Oliviers. Refers to Larry with his hair dyed blonde to play Hamlet. Describes the hectic atmosphere at the film set on which he is working for director, Sir Alexander Korda. Refers to a weekend of productions of 'Twelfth Night', 'Midsummer Night's Dream' and 'Hamlet'. Praises Constance Collier, who dined with him. Considered inviting Oscar Wilde's son to dinner. Suggests that Garbo should play Dorian Gray and he Lord Henry in a film. Announces that he has put a deposit on a house in the country (Reddish House) and plans to visit it again at Easter. Remembers their visit to Paley's house the previous Easter.

Index Terms

Olivier, Laurence Kerr (1907-1989) Baron Olivier, actor

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