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Howard Hughes & Jean Peters Handwritten Note

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Howard Hughes & Jean Peters Handwritten Note
<B>Howard Hughes & Jean Peters Handwritten Note "<I>Please Send Me Some Flowers</B></I></B></I><B>"</B></I> Movie actress and billionaire Howard Hughes were married in Nevada in 1957 but maintained separate bedrooms and lives, actually, for most of their 14-year marriage. Their chief method of communication was handwritten notes. This lot contains a particularly interesting one. On a sheet from a yellow legal pad, not dated (but October 14, based on content) Hughes writes (in part): "<I>Dearest Love. I adore you. I was thinking about your mother. I do so little for her... put her and Red on one of those new jets with the movies just like the president's. Think about it, and tell me when we are together. I love you some more, Howard.</B></I>" It's interesting to see the great aviator and TWA Airlines owner talk about "new jets" and in-flight movies. Wife Jean Peters, obviously not in a very good mood, writes back: "<I>Dearest- You support her - that's enough- I love you - hope you will be ready to say good-night about 11:00. I have the C__ so I am feeling mean and I want to get some sleep. To morrow is my birthday- which you will probably forget- like the color sample book- which was not on the table as you promised. I do not expect a present- but please send me some flowers - so I won't be embarassed [sic] if Sheil & the kids come by. Love J. grrrrrr</B></I>" She draws a frowning face and "me" pointing to it. Howard's reply was not about his big plans for her birthday (like a smart husband would do) but rather, "<I>You were very unfair to assume I forgot the samples... I gave samples to Geo. with clear and emphatic instructions to put on your table in the hall the next time he passed through...</B></I>" There are more handwritten notes from Hughes on this sheet vertically in the margins and upside down. Not exactly a picture of marital bliss! Fine condition, transcript included.
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