Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Richmond
- Beaton/A/A2/14a/11
- Item
- 15 July 1947
Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
Complains that he has been too busy. Summarises current affairs, including Russia's deteriorating relationship with Europe, and shortages of fuel and food in England. Describes gardening at Reddish. Mentions his mother's enthusiasm for the house and notes her ageing. Writes that, with Alexander Korda's return from New York, work was finished on 'An Ideal Husband' and restarted on 'Anna Karenina'. Discusses Vivien Leigh. Mentions that he is spending five days in a nursing home in Richmond to recover from exhaustion.
Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy (1904-1980) Knight, photographer