Ephemera

Postcard from Ludwig Bemelmans to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner , with "Madeline at the Paris Flower Market.

Bemelmans , Ludwig (1898-1962) ; Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1957 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New York: circa 1957. Als. 11 x 15cm. on picture postcard.. "I am adding a new chapter, so throw out the present beginning.". In 1962, Ludwig Bemelmans was in Capri, Italy, where he was finishing his 1962 book "On Board Noah's Ark "and creating sketches for his "Italian Holida...

Letters (Recto and Verso) from Ludwig Bemelmans to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner : "Capri Is at Its Best... Shall Have the Galleys with Me [on Board Noah's Ark].

Bemelmans , Ludwig (1898-1962) ; Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1962 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New York: 15 Gramercy Park, August 5th. 1962. Tls and Als. verso, 20 x 15cm. Ludwig Bemelmans (typed letter saying "I have decided to take the Christofor Colombo the 29th of Agosto [sic] which will deposit me in Naples a week later and sit out in Capri while she turns around a...

Drawing of a Seal with "Don't Worry" from Ludwig Bemelmans to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner

Bemelmans , Ludwig (1898-1962) ; Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1950 · Wittenborn Art Books

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[New York: circa 1950s}. Als with original drawing 25 x 20cm. "Call me when you get out of the smog."...The Alan Jay Lerner Papers at the Library of Congress include materials related to Ludwig Bemelmans, specifically two typescripts from 1965. This suggests a professional or ...

Letter from the Novelist Irwin Shaw to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner About Bad Reviews, Other Writers and Hard Work... .

Shaw, Irwin (1913-1984); Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1970 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Klosters, Switzerland: Chalet Mia, Jan. 5, 1970. Tls. 29 x 21cm. Irwin Shaw (typed letter about some bad reviews Lerner had received "Noel Coward, for whom they have just staged a week long jubilee in England, has reminded everybody that he never got a good review. In my case,...

Letter from the Actor Edward Mulhare to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner Thanking Him for His Good Wishes on Opening Night

Mulhare, Edward (1923 -1997); Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1956 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New York: 155 East 47th Street, (1956-1973]. Tls. 17 x 13.2 cm... Edward Mulhare (thanking Alan for his wishes on opening night and saying the play was very successful", one page, New York, n.d.). Edward Mulhare was a prominent actor on Broadway, most famously as a replacement...

Letter from Corporate Titan Michael Lerner to His Nephew, the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner Regarding the End of the Uncle's Life

Lerner, Michael (1917-1978); Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1978 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New York: 375 Park Ave. April 26, 1978. Tls. 27 x 18.5cm... He died of cancer at age 86 in Miami on April 18, 1978 and post-dated this letter prior to his death Michael Lerner was a businessman who co-founded Lorraine Stores in 1917, which later became the Lerner Stores appare...

Letter from Senator Jacob Javits to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner on Tne Success of the 1962 "Salute to Lerner and Loewe.

Javits, (Jacob 1904-1986); Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1962 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New York: 375 Park Ave. 1962. Tls. 27 x 18.5cm. with autograph annotation. In1962, a special television tribute called "The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe" honored the songwriting duo of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe.:.....The event: On February 11, 1962, NBC aired a music...

Letter from Jules Munshin to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner Thanking Him for His Opening Night Wishes by Wire. [Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon]

Munshin, Jules (1915 -1970); Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1966 · Wittenborn Art Books

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[New York: 1966]. Als. 26 x 20cm. Signed "Julie.". Jules Munshin played the role of Victor Velasco in the Broadway production of "Barefoot in the Park" during a 1966 run. The original 1963 production starred Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley...............Provenance: Estate ...

Letters from Madeleine Sherwood to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner Apologizing for Not Coming Back Stage on Opening Night of "Dance a Little Closer" Due to Her Ailments

Sherwood , Madeleine (born Madeleine Louise Hélène Thornton); (1922-2016); Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1983 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New York: 1983. Als. 1p. and 3pp. One letter is written by Madeleine and the other by a significant other with an unidentified signature who knew Alan well.. Madeleine 's late ex-husband was Robert Sherwood, the author of 1936 anti-war play, Idiot's Delight,,upon which the Ler...

Letter from Consuelo, Comtesse de Saint-Exupéry to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner Asking Him to Let Her Niece Malila Play the Rose in "the Little Prince.

Saint-Exupéry, Consuelo, comtesse de (née Suncín de Sandoval; (1901- 1979) ; Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1970 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Paris: Oct. 7, 1970. Als. 2pp. 27 x 21 cm..Consuelo, comtesse de Saint-Exupéry (née Suncín de Sandoval; 10 April 1901 -28 May 1979) was a Salvadoran and French writer and artist, and was married to the French aristocrat, writer and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.....

Letter from the Producer Leland Hayward to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner , Thanking Him for His Wire on Opening Night. ["a Shot in the Dark"]

Hayward, Leland ( 1902- 1971); Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1961 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New York: 555 Madison Ave, October 25, 1961. Tls. thanking Alan for his thoughtful wire on opening night.. 18 x 20cm..Leland Hayward produced the play "A Shot in the Dark", which opened on Broadway in October 1961. The play opened at the Booth Theatre on October 18, 1961, and ...

Letter from the Writer and Producer George Marek to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner , Complimenting Him on His May, 1963 Piece in the New York Times

Marek, George R. (1902-1987); Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1963 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New York: RCA, May 14, 1963. Als. saying he had enjoyed enormously Alan's piece in the New York Times.. Presumably on My Fair Lady. Proposing to use the article and proposing another recording of "Oklahoma.".. George Marek (typed note saying how much he had enjoyed Lerner's ar...

Letter from the Record Producer Goddard Lieberson to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner Thanking Him for This Contribution to "My 25th Anniversary Scrapbook.

Lieberson, Goddard, (1911-1977); Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1964 · Wittenborn Art Books

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Aug. 27, [1964]. Tls thanking Alan for this contribution to "my 25th Anniversary Scrapbook." . Now at the Yale University -Irving S. Gilmore Music Library..Sterling Memorial Library, Yale Campus,New Haven, CT... Goddard Lieberson and Alan Jay Lerner were a record producer and ...

Two Letters from the Director Joshua Logan to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner at the Beginning and End of the Year 1966, Regarding Logan's Direction of "Camelot.

Logan, Joshua (1906-1988) ; Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1966 · Wittenborn Art Books

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1966. 2 Als. 3pp. 25 x 18.5cm.In the first, in February, Logan states his admiration for the beautiful script and his wish to direct it. In the second at "the end of 1966" he thanks Lerner for being "a rock to lean on" and references a port manteau present.... In 1966, Joshua ...

Letter from the Director Joshua Logan to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner , Thanking Him for His Wire

Logan, Joshua (1906-1988) Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1958 · Wittenborn Art Books

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May 15, 1958. Als. "Thanks for your wire . mostly girls show." Likely refers to the 1958 musical film "South Pacific," directed by Logan.. In 1966, Joshua Logan directed the film adaptation of Camelot, based on the stage musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. Lerner w...

Letter from the Celebrated Chef Henri Soulé to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner , Thanking Him for a Christmas Gift

Soulé, Henri(1903-1966); Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1961 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New York: 1961. Als.19.5 x 14.2cm. Henri Soulé (typed note thanking Lerner for his Christmas present, n.p. 26 December 1961)..Soulé was the owner of two of New York's most famous French restaurants: Le Pavillon, which was the most influential French restaurant in the U.S. duri...

Letter from the Producer Alfred de Liagre to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner , Complimenting Him on His May, 1963 Piece in the New York Times

Liagre, Jr. , Alfred de (1904-1987); Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1963 · Wittenborn Art Books

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1963. Tls..26.8 x 18.2cm. Alfred de Liagre (typed letter saying how much he had admired Alan's piece in the Times, one page, 26 August, 1963).. Presumably on My fair Lady.Liagre's career spanned more than 60 years and included over 50 productions.. His greatest commercial succ...

Letter from the Producer Arnold Saint Subber to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner Thanking Him for the Opening Night Telegram for "the Prisoner of Second Avenue.

Saint Subber, Arnold (1918 -1994); Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1971 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New York, 116 E. 64th St. St. 1971. Tls..18.6 x 21.5cm.In 1971, Arnold Saint Subber produced or supervised the production of several plays and their film adaptations, most notably "The Prisoner of Second Avenue," which opened in November 1971 and won the Tony Award for Best Pl...

Letter from Pianist Peter Duchin to the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner About His Recording in 1962 of Lerner and Loewe Songs...

Duchin. Peter (born 1937) ; Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1963 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New York, 881 Seventh Ave.: 1963. Tls. Peter Duchin (typed note saying "hope you like it", one page, New York, 29 January 1962); In 1962, Peter Duchin recorded an album called "In the Duchin Manner, " which features songs by Alan Jay Lerner and his longtime writing partner, Fr...

Exchange of Letters between Jule Styne , the English-American Songwriter and Composer and the Lyricist and Playwright Alan Jay Lerner About a Possible Musical of "Major Barbara.

Styne, Jule (1905 -1994); Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986), recipient · 1971 · Wittenborn Art Books

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New York, 237 W. 51st. St. 1971. 2 Tls. and one photostat.. Jule Styne (two typed letters signed "Jule", with a contemporry copy of Llerner's reply.. Jule Styne - the first saying that since he hadn't heard from Lerner, he assumed he was not interested in the project, one page...