A small archive of manuscript and printed material formed by John Baxter, comprising:

Stewart (Donald Ogden)

A small archive of manuscript and printed material formed by John Baxter, comprising:

- 3 Autograph Letters signed to John Baxter, each a single page, 1971, discussing a recent interview and arranging a meeting with Ingrid Bergman- A photograph of Stewart, mounted on a piece of card with his inscription to James J. Rooney- A card signed by Stewart- A print of a still of Stewart with Marion Davies in 'Not So Dumb' (1930)- Stewart (Donald Ogden) Mr and Mrs Haddock Abroad. Illustrations by Herb Roth. New York: George H. Doran, [1924,] FIRST EDITION, pp. 267, crown 8vo, original grey cloth, printed labels to upper board and backstrip, a little wear, illustrated endpapers, good- Stewart (Donald Ogden) By a Stroke of Luck! An Autobiography. New York, London & Ontario: Paddington Press, [1975,] FIRST EDITION, frontispiece and further photographic illustrations, pp. 302, 8vo, original mid-blue boards, backstrip lettered in a darker shade and a little faded, top edge spotted, good- McGilligan (Pat) Backstory. Interviews with Screenwriters of Hollywood's Golden Age. Berkeley, Los Angeles & London: University of California Press, [1986,] FIRST EDITION, pp. viii, 382, 8vo, original grey cloth, backstrip lettered in black, edges spotted, with John Baxter's bookplate and inscribed to him by McGilligan on the title-page, dustjacket, very good- Baxter (John) Montparnasse. Paris's District of Memory and Desire. Harper Perennial, [2017,] FIRST EDITION, illustrations, pp. xx, [4], 242, [4], foolscap 8vo, original wrappers, signed by the author on the title-page, fine

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Notes: Donald Ogden Stewart was a screenwriter and author, a member of the Alqonquin Round Table. Stewart's letters to Baxter begin following an interview, about which he enthuses – 'I hope [...] you got at least a portion of the enjoyment it gave me' – and asks to buy the tape once it has served its journalistic purpose. The following two letters show Stewart attempting to assist with setting up a meeting with Ingrid Bergman – who like him had retired to London in her latter years – but finally admitting failure after repeated telephone calls find Baxter away.Stewart is among those intervie...moreDonald Ogden Stewart was a screenwriter and author, a member of the Alqonquin Round Table. Stewart's letters to Baxter begin following an interview, about which he enthuses – 'I hope [...] you got at least a portion of the enjoyment it gave me' – and asks to buy the tape once it has served its journalistic purpose. The following two letters show Stewart attempting to assist with setting up a meeting with Ingrid Bergman – who like him had retired to London in her latter years – but finally admitting failure after repeated telephone calls find Baxter away.Stewart is among those interviewed in McGilligan's book, inscribed to Baxter as 'a book I love to a fellow I love dearly'; Baxter's own earlier interview with Stewart is remembered in his book on Montparnasse, which refers to the humorist's years in Paris and his friendships with Hemingway and Scott Fitzgerald – both of whom based characters on him (Bill Gorton in 'The Sun Also Rises' and Wylie White in 'The Last Tycoon'). HIDE

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