MILLER, Henry — ARCHIVE OF 25 SIGNED LETTERS, ETC

Includes 23 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED (ALSs), 2 TYPED LETTERS SIGNED (TLSs), 3 SIGNED INSCRIPTIONS, and various materials including an audio recording on cd of a 1980 Celebration of Miller at The New School. The recipient is actress and friend Fiddle Viracola. One letter is SIGNED in full; the others are SIGNED "Henry" or "Henry San." The archive includes 10 handwritten postcards and 21 pages of handwriting with 14 envelopes hand addressed by Miller and 3 SIGNED promotional pieces. Much discussion of Miller's work including his art and films based on his work. In a 1970 letter he mentions a documentary film [Robert Snyder's THE HENRY MILLER ODYSSEY]: "No national distributor yet -- for cinemas. But if 'Cancer' film [the X-rated 1970 TROPIC OF CANCER] is a hit will probably get offers. In May another film will be released, thru Barney Rosset (of Grove Press)-- 'Quiet Days in Clichy," produced by young Danish players. May be sexier, shockinger than Cancer film." He mentions well-known friends including Anais Nin, Lawrence Durrell (Yes, Larry D. was here 10 days-- champagne every day"), Isaac B. Singer ("what a wonderful man he is!"), Marcel Marceau ("My ping pong is still excellent-- I beat Marcel Marceau at it the other night"), and Erica Jong ("I want you to go out and buy this book--'Fear of Flying.'"). He comments on books and film: "Last night at dinner (here) we had (3) beautiful women from Montreal, one of them being Genevieve Bujold. I forgot that I had seen her in 'King of Hearts' which I thought was a stinkerino of a film -- so phony, such a French Farce, and so utterly uninsane!" Miller mentions that he has 4 astrologer friends who help him predict his future: "Will tell you more when I get word from my Swiss astrologer. Only advantage of computer I can see is in the time saving. Surely, the computer doesn't do the writing, does it? There are some dark, mysterious lines in the 6-month forecast. Really inscrutable -- until the event occurs." Another subject is spirituality: "Yes, I do say that mantra every day, as often as the impulse comes, and I have had nothing but wonderful results, wonderful surprises. I don't say it like to beg favors of the Almighty, if you know what I mean, which reminds me of this attributed to the Buddha, which I find marvelous:-- 'I obtained not the least thing from unexcelled, complete awakening, and for this very reason it is called unexcelled, complete awakening' ... Yes, lots of wonderful things happen now. But only, I imagine, because I aid the Creator in making them happen. Any thing said or done sincerely (not piously, but humbly) works. All is magic and mystery. Trust in the Lord!" . Very Good to Near Fine