Carbon copy of a typed letter : place not specified, to Darryl [Zanuck], undated [1952 Jan. or Feb.].

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Carbon copy of a typed letter : place not specified, to Darryl [Zanuck], undated [1952 Jan. or Feb.].

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Remarking that for the past few months he and Steinbeck have been thinking of an idea for a comedy, mentioning "it seems to us the basis of a very funny moving picture" and wondering if Zanuck would be interested in it. Noting that it is based on an experience that Steinbeck had during the war and giving a detailed synopsis of the idea.

1 item (3 p.) ; 27.9 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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