^Lot 1001 George Cukor

TLS, two pages, 8.25 x 10.75, no date. Letter to James Bellows, Associate Editor of the Los Angeles Times. In part; “I have enjoyed and appreciated the friendship of Ruth Gordon for several decades. Because of my knowledge of, and admiration for, her as an actress, writer, and a warm and outgoing human being, I urge her nomination as ‘The Woman of the Year.’ This year Miss Gordon celebrated her fifty-fourth anniversary as an actress…by winning an Academy Award as supporting actress in ‘Rosemary’s Baby.’…As a wise, witty, compassionate human being, Ruth Gordon is my nomination for ‘The Woman of Any Year’ as well as ‘The Woman of The Year.’” A pencil notation in another hand follows the text. In fine condition, with several corrections to text and mild wrinkling. A strongly worded letter praising Gordon’s lengthy and successful career.