Archive of correspondence and ephemera from Larry Gelbart to Robert Parrish

N.p. N.p., 1979-1997. Archive of original and quite substantive correspondence ranging from personal to professional concerns between writer Larry Gelbart and director Robert Parrish, all from the archive of Robert Parrish, dating between 1979-1997.

Archive includes:

- Four Autograph Letters Signed from Gelbart to Parrish on Gelbart's personal debossed stationery.

- Five Autograph Note Cards Signed from Gelbart to Parrish on Gelbart's personal stationery

- One Printed Letter Signed from Gelbart to to Parrish on white office stock.

- Two outgoing carbons and one printed letter from Parrish to Gelbart

- One seven-page typescript of a humorous essay by Parrish essay titled "Beverly Hills Breakfast Briefing," featuring Gelbart and Parrish as the subjects.

Also included are four pieces of vintage ephemera, including:

- Typescript of an address by Gelbart for the "New York Friars Club Tribute to Neil Simon" at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel's Grand Ballroom on April 25, 1993.

- Typescript of an address for "The Museum of Television and Radio Gala," at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel's Grand Ballroom on April 27, 1993.

- Typescript of an address for Joseph S. Kantor's Memorial Service on April 26, 1993.

- Typescript of an address for Jay Burton's Memorial Service on April 28, 1993.

- Photocopied excerpt from the Dramatists Guild Quarterly Spring 1992 issue, an article regarding Gelbart

Gelbart, best known for having written "Tootsie" (1982) and for creating the television show "MASH," maintained a close friendship with director Robert Parrish ("Body and Soul," "A Double Life," "All the King's Men") and his wife Kathleen, as seen here via nearly twenty years of kind correspondence that touches upon the two men’s writings, careers, and family lives. An uncommonly charming and frequently hilarious documentation of a close relationship both within and outside of the film industry.

All material Very Good plus to Near Fine.

[Book #138365]