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Gertisser, Dottie and Jo Jo, to Rose, Ben Hecht incoming correspondence, n.d., 1952-1954

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Title Gertisser, Dottie and Jo Jo, to Rose, Ben Hecht incoming correspondence, n.d., 1952-1954

Creator Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964

Date n.d., 1952-1954

Place Germany, Germany--Berlin, Illinois--Chicago, Palestine, United States

Language English

Subjects Authors, American, Chicago Daily News, Inc, Dramatists, American, Irgun tsevaʼi leʼumi, Screenwriters

Description Ben Hecht was a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter.

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription Oct. 5, 1952

Dear Mrs. Hecht,

Thank you for writing to Mama, she was so glad to hear from you and so was I, glad you enjoyed your visit and as you say "We ole womens must get together again."

To bad you had that fall but thankful you weren't hurt more seriously. You know Mrs. Hecht you could sue me. I'm insured, tell you what. I'll go "wackys[?] with whatever you collect.

Thanks for the check and for all the nice things you do for Mama, you know what she said after you left "you know when I saw that woman I could eat her. I love her she does something

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Archival Collection Title Ben Hecht papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection, Society of Collectors

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Hecht Box 58 Folder 1270

BibID 992595638805867

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Filename 992595638805867_midwest_ms_hecht_box_00058_fl_01270_000001.tif

Unique Identifier NL125TVO

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