Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/A/A1/103/13
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/A/A1/103/13
Title
Autograph letter signed to Beaton, from London
Date(s)
- 27 Feb. 1965 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(b 1908)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Incomplete letter. Second page missing. Enjoyed the film of "My Fair Lady" enormously. The interiors were 'creative, fresh and unusual'. The costumes were 'a triumph' and with the Ascot scene, Beaton surpassed all that he has done before. It is a pity that Beaton did not get his own way in filming the exteriors on location in London. The general effect of Covent Garden was good, but when it came to detail, the 'real thing would have counted for a great deal'. The treatment of Stanley Holloway's numbers lacked imagination. Rex Harrison was 'superb'.