5 pp in all, typed rectos only. 4to (11 x 8-1/2 inches); two sheets cropped
1966 · Fresno, Califronia
by Saroyan, William
Fresno, Califronia, 1966. 5 pp in all, typed rectos only. 4to (11 x 8-1/2 inches); two sheets cropped. Faint creases; secretarial marks in red ink. Corrections, cancellations, and annotations in Saroyan's hand. 5 pp in all, typed rectos only. 4to (11 x 8-1/2 inches); two sheets cropped. Saroyan, still bitter about the treatment he received from M.G.M. during the production of his screenplay THE HUMAN COMEDY, warily discusses the possibility working in Hollywood again on new works POINTY SHOES and MAMA GIRL, I LOVE YOU: "Now, Metro phoned me and wanted to make a deal but I drove them off, because Mayer cheated me on The Human Comedy, and because the new mob there refused to release TV rights in the book to me, and so on and so forth. Drove them off by saying I wanted a percentage and a quarter of a million dollars. O.K., the hell with it: now, though, may just be the time to make a deal on this novel." Unfortunately, the project stalls. From a later letter, included here: " ... I am presuming POINTY SHOES is dead, and good enough."
In other letters, Saroyan investigates the logistics of making a film documenting his native town: "I have got to make me a little 5-hour movie about Fresno before the best part of it is torn down and forgotten, and that's happening right now." He discusses current and upcoming projects, mulls over various film and TV possibilities, but is still rankled by his old troubles with M.G.M.-" ... that stupid M.G.M. somehow legally got its sticky fingers on The Human Comedy TV rights, too, and has prevented me from making all kind of excellent deals on the property."
Written in an easy, chatty style, these letters reveal a writer frustrated by past injustice but nevertheless determined to maintain his prodigious output while pushing for a new break. (Inventory #: 235750)
In other letters, Saroyan investigates the logistics of making a film documenting his native town: "I have got to make me a little 5-hour movie about Fresno before the best part of it is torn down and forgotten, and that's happening right now." He discusses current and upcoming projects, mulls over various film and TV possibilities, but is still rankled by his old troubles with M.G.M.-" ... that stupid M.G.M. somehow legally got its sticky fingers on The Human Comedy TV rights, too, and has prevented me from making all kind of excellent deals on the property."
Written in an easy, chatty style, these letters reveal a writer frustrated by past injustice but nevertheless determined to maintain his prodigious output while pushing for a new break. (Inventory #: 235750)