Letters to E. Lawrence Dudley, 1917-1927.

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Letters to E. Lawrence Dudley, 1917-1927.

Consists of 23 handwritten letters from George Arliss to E. Lawrence Dudley, 1 note from Arliss to George Gibbs, and 1 undated Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Arliss. Arliss' unhappiness with Dudley and Gibbs' work on their script for the play VOLTAIRE becomes clear in the course of the correspondence, and the primary reasons for his eventual break with his collaborators is laid out in a long and heated letter of Oct. 22, 1920.

25 letters (1 portfolio)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6774342

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Dudley, E. Lawrence (Edward Lawrence), 1879-

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Gibbs, George, 1870-1942

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The Darwin Branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation established an annuity to perpetuate the memory of George Gibbs, which will be used to acquire material relating to the Aboriginal struggle for equality. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225778502 Author and ilustrator whose work appeared in Scribners, McClures, Harpers, Saturday Evening Post. From the description of George Gibbs letters to Will Orton Tew...

Arliss, George, 1868-1946

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English actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : 8 Bloomsbury Place, London, to Mr. Beringer, 1907 Aug. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870220 George Arliss (1868-1946), English stage and screen actor, was best known for portraying historical figures such as British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, Alexander Hamilton, Cardinal Richelieu, and French author Voltaire. Following Arliss' success with the stage version of Louis Napoleon Parker's DISRAELI (19...