Description: From a collection of letters from the field of early 20th century writers, publishers, reporters, more. Checkout other listings! Letter of introduction for young man seeking journalistic employment... One typed letter from and signed by Donald Freeman in ink to John Widdiford dated January 25,1929, informing Mr. Widdiford that letters of introduction are enclosed, John being a proactive candidate for employment in the journalism or publishing field. Letter on Vanity Fair letterhead. Donald Freeman (1903-1932), managing editor of Vanity Fair magazine, rammed his car into a "beacon light" in Mt. Kisco, New York. He died of his injuries the following day. Gossip columnist Walter Winchell, who wrote magazine pieces for Freeman, reported that he was "motoring to see his mother and sister" in the New York suburb. Many years later, according to a biographer, Clare Boothe Luce, wife of Time Inc.'s Henry, intimated that Freeman had killed himself because she had dumped him in favor of the elderly financier Bernard Baruch. The future Mrs. Luce, then Clare Brokaw, was working for Freeman at the time of his death and replaced him as the magazine's managing editor. Eulogizing Freeman, Winchell, in a rare moment of self-effacement, said the late editor "polished my pieces of drivel, embroidered them with big words, and gave them such tone that his class subscribers actually believed I could write!" Freeman was 29. Source: Wheneditorsweregods.typepad.com Please review all the photos and description and feel free to ask lots of questions. Checkout my other listings of historical ephemera, early signed letters from the fields of publishing, academia, art and letters, military. Also coming up are early collectible ephemera in automobilia, trains, steamships, opera, theater, ballet, travel, photography. If it's not up yet, stay tuned and keep checking back. Thank you in advance.
Price: 9.99 USD
Location: Chester, Vermont
End Time: 2024-03-22T11:17:50.000Z
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