Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/F/5
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/F/5
Title
Letter to Truman Capote from Enid Bagnold
Date(s)
- 14 May 1963 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1889-1981)
Biographical history
British author and playwright.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Typescript letter with autograph signature, in which Bagnold writes that she has recently finished reading the script for the play adaptation of Capote's 'The Grass Harp' (which premiered on Broadway in 1952, with costumes designed by Beaton). She writes to congratulate Capote for having written such a beautiful play and to express her regrets in not having seen it performed on stage.