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A fantastic piece of Hollywood history from one of the greats of the early film era. This hand written letter includes an envelope also in Hart's hand and is postmarked "June 25, 1917". Both the letter and envelope have an imprinted coat of arms and the words "The Rex Arms - Los Angeles" printed below.The envelope in addressed to "Miss Edna Catherine Cudahy - Hotel Maryland - Pasadena, Calif". The letter is inscribed "My dear Miss Edna, I would indeed be a wooden man if I did not feel a thrill of gladness and appreciation to receive your sweet letter. I am so grateful to your Daddy and Momma for allowing me to come and see you all. I'll be there the last of the week surely & we'll tell Indian stories. Always your big friend, Bill Hart". Fine Condition William S. Hart, in full William Surrey Hart (born Dec. 6, 1870, Newburgh, N.Y., U.S.?died June 23, 1946, Newhall, Calif.), American stage and silent motion-picture actor, who was the leading hero of the early westerns. Hart was brought up in the Dakotas, where he lived until he was 16. He made his first appearance on the stage in 1889 and soon made a name for himself, especially for his performances in Shakespearean plays. In 1905 his role in the play The Squaw Man made him a western hero. After acting in the stage productions of The Virginian (1907) and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1912/14), he went to Hollywood, where his portrayals of stern, taciturn Westerners became enormously successful. He directed and starred in a number of films for Thomas H. Ince?s movie company, creating harshly realistic films of frontier life that were popular throughout the world. Among his pictures were Hell?s Hinges (1916), The Dawn Maker (1916), Truthful Tulliver (1916), and The Square Deal Man (1917). Hart also wrote and produced many of his movies. Hart?s later films include Wild Bill Hickok (1923), Singer Jim McKee (1924), and Tumbleweeds (1925). He also penned several volumes of fiction, including A Lighter of Flames (1923) and Hoofbeats (1933), and an autobiography, My Life East and West (1929). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001177
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