Letter : 55 East 86[th St., New York] to Harold Ross, The New Yorker, 1949 Jan. 27.

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Letter : 55 East 86[th St., New York] to Harold Ross, The New Yorker, 1949 Jan. 27.

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Proposes that the New Yorker pay him $2,000 per story for the next five stories it accepts. If he produces five acceptable stories within one year, O'Hara suggests that Ross write off the money he currently owes the magazine. If the proposition is not accepted, O'Hara will not write anything else for the New Yorker.

1 item (1 p.) ; 26 cm.

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Ross, Harold Wallace, 1892-1951

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O'Hara, John, 1905-1970

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John O'Hara was an American novelist and short story writer originally from Pottsville, Pa. In the 1950s and 1960s O'Hara was one of the most popular, prolific, and financially successful authors in the United States. A realist-naturalist writer, O'Hara emphasized complete objectivity in his books, writing frankly about the materialistic aspirations and sexual exploits of his characters. Five of his novels were adapted for films. From the description of John O'Hara letters to H.N. Sw...