Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
- Beaton/A/A2/14a/93
- Item
- 10 Sep. 1950 (Circa. Letter dated 'Monday evening'.)
Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
Longs for Garbo to come to visit him in England. Mentions his hard work on his Gainsborough play. Writes that his relationship with Garbo feels like part of another life. Illustrates this with an anecdote about how he went to dinner with Lady Duff, and Howard Sturgess surprised him by mentioning Garbo. Complains about the wet weather. Describes his stay in Chipping Campden near Stratford-upon-Avon with John Gielgud. Praises Gielgud's acting. Describes a visit to an eccentric old man who had made a museum of an eclectic collection of items. Describes his daily routine working on his play back at Reddish. Mentions Mr Blick, his mother, David Cecil and Augustus John. Informs her that he has not heard from the Bliss Brothers. Refers to the absence of his secretary.
Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy (1904-1980) Knight, photographer