Steinbeck, John Autograph Postcard Signed ("John") to Burgess Meredith, mentioning thefilm of THE RED PONY, his script fro "VIVA ZAPATA" and a pending lawsuitregarding the film rights to CANNERY ROW 147 11th St., Pacific Grove, California, dec. 2, 1948 Fascinating postcard from Steinbeck to his good friend, the actor/director Burgess Meredith: "Dear Buzzy: Are you back yet? This little quick jaunt for a picture [THE RED PONY] has been going a long time ... I haven't heard from you in a very long time. The Byrens trial is going to happen in January. I will go down to appear. I have never known whether you are in the same action or a separate one. "I am working on Zapata script now and I think it might even be good. I painted my little house inside and out and made repairs and now am ready to fix my garden. New York and the painful past is becoming very remote. The pace is slow here and I have slowed down to match it. Let me hear from you. I want to know what you plan to do next. Saw Paulette for a moment in Mexico. She had a bulls ear (not a cap) | "Do write "John" The reference to the Byrens trial is explained by Jackson Benson (THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF JOHN STEINBECK, NY, 1984, p. 610: "He had made arranges with Lewis Milestone...and Burgess Meredith to do a film of CANNERY ROW, and now one Bernie Byrens was filing a million dollar breach-of-contract suit, alleging that he had acquired the film rights to the novel in 1945." 5-1/2 x 3-1/4 inches. 1p. Very good. From the Estate of Burgess Meredith Price: USD 2,750.00 other currencies   order no. 29896    inquire

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