Item 32 - Letter to Beaton

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Beaton/D/1/9/32

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GB 275 Beaton/D/1/9/32

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Letter to Beaton

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  • 27 December 1954 (Creation)

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1p negative

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(1926-1966)

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O'Hara has just read the Gainsborough girls and is "terribly enthusiastic about it". Praises it for its "grace, charm and tact." Hopes Grace Kelly will decide to play Margaret. Beaton's subtle "moral comedy" is a refreshing change from the "pathetic romance[s]" they are used to seeing on stage in America. Gives a very detailed and mostly scathing review of the play Portrait of a Lady. He loved Beaton's costumes. [William] Archibald's shallow script lost the complexities of the novel, and the actors were apathetic, particularly Barbara O'Neil, although Cathleen Nesbitt was "great fun" and Miss [Jennifer] Jones was very good. Hopes Beaton is having pleasant holidays.

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