[Rarebooks] FS: Interesting Harry Belafonte Letter to Brooks Atkinson
Charles Agvent
agvent at erols.com
Thu Mar 2 09:04:40 EST 2006
BELAFONTE, Harry. TYPED LETTER SIGNED. An interesting SIGNED
letter from Belafonte to Brooks Atkinson, drama critic of the New
York Times, dated 19 May 1955. In this letter of @250 words, the
singer and actor wishes to clarify that a letter sent by him a few
days before is not misunderstood. Essentially, Belafonte wants
Atkinson to know that, despite an earlier report to the contrary, the
contemplated closing of his show "3 For Tonight" is not related to
his Las Vegas engagement. Adding to the interest are numerous pencil
notes and corrections that attempt to tame the tone of the words,
either by the singer or his agent, Jay Kennedy, from whose estate
this letter came. Belafonte, one of the world's most popular
entertainers, starring not only in music but in the theater and film
as well, was also the first, and for some time the only, black
producer in television. He was also very active in the civil rights
struggle, bailing Martin Luther King, Jr. out of the Birmingham City
Jail and a few years later helping to organize the March on
Washington. About a two-inch closed tear just entering the text. Very
Good $250.00
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