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| Lot # 2177 JOSE ITURBI - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 01/11/1949 - Document 207991 |
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JOSÉ ITURBE. TLS: "José Iturbe", 1p,
7¼x10½. Beverly Hills, California, 1949, January 11. On embossed personal
letterhead to Irving Epsteen, Friars' Club of California, 8477 Sunset Boulevard,
Hollywood 46, California. In full: "Thanks for your wire. I am sorry I
won't be able to be with you all at the Annual Meeting as I am scheduled to play
a concert at a Navy hospital out of the city on that date. My best wishes to
everyone". Born in Valencia, Spain in 1895, Iturbi came to the U.S. in
1929 and spent eight years as conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic. In
the 1940s, he appeared in several MGM films. Iturbi's biggest success came
during his Hollywood years with his adaptation of Chopin's Polonaise in A
Minor for the 1945 film A Song to Remember. Although he sends
regrets to the entertainment organization known for its "roasts" in this letter,
he was heard in a Friars Club "Christmas Reunion" broadcast in December of 1943.
Iturbi died in 1980. Slightly creased. Staple holes and (2) file holes upper
blank margin. Notes in unknown hand at blank margins. Fine
condition.
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