Autograph Letter Signed

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By LEIGH, Janet
("Janet") in red ink on her Janet Leigh Brandt pictorial letterhead, no place or date, but Hollywood, circa 1984. Square 8vo (6 1/4" x 6 1/4"); 1 page (recto only); very good (tape on three sides from previous mounting). To Marty (apparently concerning her autobiography "There Was a Hollywood"*): "Dear Marty, How I loved your letter - thank you. There was so much to say - the book could have been 1000 pages - or more. I'll use the excess in the next one. You know I wish only the best for you - always. Fondly, Janet." *"There Really Was A Hollywood: An Autobiography" by Janet Leigh was published in 1984. Leigh (1927-2004), born Jeanette Helen Morrison, July 6, 1927, Merced, California; died October 3, 2004, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California; American screen leading lady of the 1950's and 60's; discovered by Norma Shearer; film career from 1947: "Little Women" 1949 with Peter Lawford and Elizabeth Taylor; "That Forsyte Woman" 1949; "Angels in the Outfield" 1951; "The Naked Spur" 1953; "Houdini" 1953; "My Sister Eileen," 1955; "The Manchurian Candidate" 1962 with Frank Sinatra; probably best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" 1960; married to actor Tony Curtis (1951-62); mother of actress Jamie Lee Curtis.. Signed by Author(s). F. Soft cover.

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Autograph Letter Signed

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LEIGH, Janet

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