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Wizard of Oz: Judy Garland

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Wizard of Oz: Judy Garland

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Auction Date:2012 Aug 15 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
ALS signed “Judy,” two pages both sides, 6 x 9.5, Palmer House Chicago letterhead, postmarked March 28, 1938. Love letter to Perry Frank. In full: “My darling Perry—I love you. There! Honey, I think I have good news for you, at least I hope it’s good news. As you know, I have a broadcast to do in Kansas City, and I can do it whenever I like to. So I’m going to try and get it the same week you’re there. Mom said when we get home if there isn’t a picture ready for me (I’m quite sure there won’t be), we’ll get some new songs, and go out for about 3 more weeks. So if you can possibly let us know a little ahead of time when you’ll be, we’ll try to get on the same […] you. Do you mind? Allan Jones was passing through on his way to N. Y. yesterday, & he stopped in to see us. He’s a grand guy. Well sweetheart, I love you more every day. I don’t even want to look at anyone else. That song ‘Until Tomorrow, Lets Say Adeiu,’ keeps running through my mind. I keep thinking of how we used to sit together after every show. When I was in the Phi. theater, I went in onto the stage and sat in our old place. It was an awful feeling, sitting there all alone without you dripping (but good) in front of me.

If I don’t see you before you go to England, I’ll die. But please darling, always remember this. When you come back, no matter how many years from now, if you still want me, I’ll be yours for the asking. And if we were older, and you asked me to be yours forever, I’d say yes in a minute. Thats how much I love you, and always will love you. My only hope is that you love me half as much as I love you. That’s a pretty big order. I can’t understand why you haven’t received more letters from me. I’ve written every day, sometimes twice a day. What’s with the mail? Honey, please write to Mr. McGuinn if you can. He’s so crazy about you. Said he’d give anything if you were his son. He’s leaving tomorrow night. Well darling, I’d better close. If I said all I wanted to say, it would look like something by Webster. So good-by for now. P. S. I may call you tonight. I hope you’ll be in and […] I’m getting to that!!! P. S. I like the new name, especially the Michail. Thats my favorite.” Fragile intersecting folds with heavy separations, and scattered damp staining, toning, and soiling, otherwise very good condition. Accompanied by original mailing envelope addressed in Garland’s hand.

Throughout the first few months of 1938, the 15-year-old Garland had been making personal appearances to promote her film, Everybody Singing. In mid to late March she traveled to Pittsburgh, likely spending time with Frank, a fellow dancer that Garland met whilst touring the theaters that year. Although Judy’s role in the Wizard of Oz had been announced in Variety Magazine in February, Garland still underestimated her success as she wrote to her beau: “Mom said when we get home if there isn’t a picture ready for me (I’m quite sure there won’t be), we’ll get some new songs, and go out for about 3 more weeks.” She arrived home to Los Angeles in early April; on August 27, the first noted work on her landmark film The Wizard of Oz began. This exceptional letter is a rare glimpse into the life of the legendary, albeit unassuming, Garland on the brink of stardom.
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