Typewritten letter signed, dated : New York, 2 October 1971, to William Henry Wray in Hull, England, 1971 Oct. 2.

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Typewritten letter signed, dated : New York, 2 October 1971, to William Henry Wray in Hull, England, 1971 Oct. 2.

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Saying, in answer to Wray's questions, that "I don't think any of us ever felt George [Gershwin] to have a religion that one could name," that Gershwin's friend Kay Swift is still very much alive and lives in New York, that he is completely out of touch with Arthur Gershwin, that Frances (Mrs. Leopold Godowsky) is alive as are Ira and Leonore Gershwin.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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