Original Typed and Autograph Letter Signed from Actor Sir Laurence Olivier
signed
May 25, 1967 · Sussex, England
by OLIVIER, LAURENCE
Sussex, England: 1 page, 5 1/2” X 7”, May 25, 1967. Original typed and autograph letter signed by the author - actor, Sir Laurence Olivier, on his personal printed stationery to the sister of actress, Lilli Palmer. The typed portion of the letter reads: “25th May 1967...Here is a cheque for 60.0.0, which is I know full well, less than half of what I really owe darling Carlos [Palmer’s second husband].” The autograph part reads: “Private / Confidential. You understand, don’t you my darling that should anything awkward come out of this I have been paying you for little favors rendered. I do hope you are as little dismayed by this interpretation as I! Yours ever, Larry.” With single crease from folding, else fine. The lovely and elegant Lilli Palmer (1914 - 1986) made her stage debut in Berlin in 1932, then, after the Nazi takeover, made her way to Paris to work in the Moulin Rouge. She first appeared in motion pictures in 1935 and in 1945 came to the U.S. with her first husband, actor Rex Harrison (with whom she starred in the 1945 film, The Rake’s Progress / Notorious Gentleman), where she enjoyed a career in Hollywood and on Broadway before returning to Europe in 1954. Her autobiography, Change the Lobsters and Dance, was met with critical and popular acclaim. (Inventory #: 15937E)