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July 28, 1942-Dated Typed Letter Signed by WILLIAM FAULKNER the American Writer

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July 28, 1942-Dated Typed Letter Signed by WILLIAM FAULKNER the American Writer
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1942 Screenwriter William Faulkner Arrives in Hollywood
WILLIAM FAULKNER (1897 -1962), American writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford, Mississippi.
July 28, 1942-Dated, Rare and Historic Typed Letter Signed, “Will Faulkner,” 1 page, measuring 8.5” x 11”, on Warner Bros. Letterhead Stationery, Choice Crisp Extremely Fine. This bright, fresh original Letter is to literary agent H.N. Swanson of Beverly Hills, CA. Faulkner writes, in full:

“Dear Mr. Swanson: -- Thank you for message of greeting on arrival. When I am settled into my job, I will call on you at your office. Will concentrate first on getting to work. -- (Signed) Will Faulkner”

Faulkner's list of screen credits is superbly impressive, and includes such important films as To Have and Have Not (1944) and The Big Sleep (1946). At the time this letter was written, Faulkner had just been lured to Hollywood by the renowned literary agent H.N. "Swanie" Swanson, who represented the industry's most talented writers. Faulkner immediately began work on Air Force, one of the many Howard Hawks films with which he was associated. Although Faulkner did not receive screen credit for this film, the screenplay was honored with an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Dudley Nichols).
William Faulkner wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays and screenplays. He is primarily known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where he spent most of his life.