- Beaton/F/20
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- 24 March 1939
Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
Typescript letter, in which Beaton writes that he has received a message from 'Vogue' magazine, quoting the latest slur made against him by the American newspaper and radio commentator, Walter Winchell (1897-1972) and advising Beaton that he should deny Winchell's allegation. In his column of the 21st March, Winchell states that Beaton sent an especially-bound copy of his work to Goebbels, a claim which is unfounded. Beaton is thoroughly sick of Winchell's unfairness and wonders what Lambert's reaction is: is there any sense in stirring the mud and pressing for legal action for damages? Beaton's publisher, Lippincott, backs the idea of retaliating. Adds that he will remain in Morocco until after Easter unless there is some cataclysm in the meantime.
Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy (1904-1980) Knight, photographer