Newberry Library - Fowler, Gene, Ben Hecht incoming correspondence, n.d., 1932-1964

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Open book Fowler, Gene, Ben Hecht incoming correspondence, n.d., 1932-1964

Title Fowler, Gene, Ben Hecht incoming correspondence, n.d., 1932-1964

Creator Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964

Date n.d., 1932-1964

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 November 12, 1955

Gene Fowler

My dear Ben:
Just to ease your likely concern about me, these are the facts [[about?]] my newest excursion among the medicos. I am to have my prostate removed, root and branch, in ten days. Thus passes another historic landmark. Sic transit gloria urethra.

Tried to interest the T.V. people in having this operation done on the "Medic" program, but they justly feel that a wide screen is necessary.

Am confident that I shall come through all right, and my sole qualm is that another interruption in the writing of my loved book may make the Muse punch-drunk. Apparently 1955 was not my year. Still, I have had so many fine years that I would be an ingrate to complain. Furthermore, I am one of those fellows who always makes four the hard way.

Am not in a position to write many letters, so will you

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

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Call Number Midwest MS Hecht Box 57 Folder 1249

BibID 992595638805867

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

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Filename 992595638805867_midwest_ms_hecht_box_00057_fl_01249_000059.tif

Unique Identifier NL125RP7

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