Typed Letter Signed

1948. ("Darryl Zanuck") in black fountain pen ink on his engraved Darryl F. Zanuck letterhead, watermarked "Stratmore Alexander Brilliant", March 22, 1948. 7 1/4" x 10 1/2"; 1 page (recto only). Very good. To H.N. Swanson 8523 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood 46, Calif. Interesting letter from Darryl Zanuck thanking Swanson for a telegram of congratulations for the Oscar win for "Gentleman's Agreement." Director Elia Kazan won an Oscar as Best Director. Zanuck was the producer (one of the first films on anti-Semitism, even though Zanuck was not Jewish). Provenance: from the estate of literary agent H.N. (Swanie) Swanson. Zanuck (1902-1979), American production executive; production chief at Warner Bros. (1931); co-founder of 20th Century Productions (1933), Vice-President in charge of production (1935-52, after merger with Fox); later became an independent producer. Swanson (1900-91), one of the nation's most famous literary agents; known in the industry as "Swanie"; wrote and produced a handful of films after David O. Selznick saw his work in College Humor; he opened an office on Sunset Boulevard in 1934, and at one time his clients included Raymond Chandler, William Faulkner, James M. Cain, Ayn Rand, Cornell Woolrich, Budd Schulberg, S.J. Perelman, John O'Hara and Elmore Leonard; some of the scripts Swanson sold included "The Postman Always Rings Twice," "The Big Sleep," "Old Yeller," "Butterfield 8" and "The Mosquito Coast.". Soft cover. Very Good.