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Beaton/A/A1/107/28
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/A/A1/107/28
Title
Autograph letter signed to Beaton
Date(s)
- 15 May 1956 (Creation)
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2p paper
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Was disappointed not to have had a holiday with Beaton, but had a cable that made it 'imperative' that he return, so he could not go to Paris. Was 'touched and grieved' by Beaton's letter informing him of Peter's death. Expresses sorrow and sympathy with Beaton. Assures Beaton that Peter loved him, and that when Capote last saw him, Peter had said that Beaton was 'more marked by "tender honesty" than anyone he'd ever known'. His summer plans are vague, but they may take a house on the Connecticut shore. Jack's play is being produced 'supposedly in the Fall' by a new company called Horne and Lloyd.