Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/A/A1/19/3
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/A/A1/19/3
Title
Autograph letter to Beaton, from Beverly Hills, California
Date(s)
- 23 May 1967 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
3p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1897-1981)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Discusses Beaton's article. Discusses changes to be made. Does not drink 'hard alcohol', only wine. Has not had a face-lift and is trying to 'grow old gracefully'. Discusses Beaton's liking for females who try to 'make it' in theatre and end up by being a 'flop'. Is staying with Fed (Astaire) and mother. Fred has finished filming "Finian's Rainbow" with Petula Clark and Tommy Steel and has been told it will be a 'wow'. Fred is going to do a film in Italy and Spain in the summer. Discusses Fred Astaire. Is returning to New York on 1 November and is going to Jamaica at the end of November. Does not like the litter and noise of New York.