Charles Jackson letters to Ted Robinson, 1944-1945.

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Charles Jackson letters to Ted Robinson, 1944-1945.

The collection contains two letters. Jackson writes to Ted Robinson, of the Cleveland plain dealer, 4 Jan. 1944, thanking him for his letter about The lost weekend and how he wanted to make the novel as close to real life as possible; and, also to Robinson, 12 July 1945, regretting that they did not meet on the Cape, mentioning Susan Glaspell and Robert Nathan, and hoping that he'll like his new book, The fall of valor. The second letter includes its envelope.

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Glaspell, Susan, 1876-1948

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Novelist and playwright. From the description of Papers of Susan Glaspell, 1912-1924. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34566911 ...

Robinson, Ted, 1878-

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Ted Robinson, b. 1878, graduate of Wabash University in 1900, began writing for Cleveland Plain Dealer in 1910. William Orton Tewson, 1877-1947, born in Surrey, England; joined New York Times in 1907 and in charge of Hearst newspapers in New York, 1912-1916; became editor of Literary Review of New York Evening Post. From the description of Letter to the "Attic Salt-Shaker" [i.e. Mr. Tewson], 1935 August 3. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 5724013...

Nathan, Robert, 1894-1985

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Author Robert Nathan was born in New York City and educated in New York, Switzerland, the Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, and Harvard. He worked in advertising and education before earning a living as an author; he has written poetry, essays, and drama, but is chiefly known for popular novels. His books are distinguished by charming, delicate prose, which creates a unique mood of mild fantasy; often sentimental, his work is also gently satirical. He also wrote screenplays, and several ...

Jackson, Charles, 1903-1968

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Charles Jackson was born in Summit, N.J. and became a staff writer for the Columbia Broadcasting System, 1936-1939, then a freelance writer for radio, 1939-1944. Jackson was also the author of short stories and novels, including The lost weekend (1944), which brought him instant fame and was made into a film. Jackson's novels were studies in deviant psychologies. From the description of Charles Jackson letters to Ted Robinson, 1944-1945. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). Wor...