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CHARLES BOYER
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CHARLES BOYER

AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER

Fermé4 October 2017

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CHARLES BOYER
AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER
An autograph letter, signed, from Charles Boyer to Audrey Hepburn on Boyer's personalised stationery, dated 11 November, 1965, the letter in blue ballpoint pen on both sides of one sheet, addressed in English Dearest Audrey, the remainder of the letter in French, apologising for leaving without a proper goodbye, and expressing profound gratitude to Audrey and Mel for their affectionate solicitude in helping him through a painful and difficult moment, signed ...je vous embrasse mel et toi avec toute ma profonde tendresse, Charles, with original stamped addressed mailing envelope, postmarked Beverly Hills, 12 November 1965, and addressed to Madame Audrey Hepburn Ferrer, 28 Avenue Manceau, Paris, the envelope inscribed in Hepburn's hand in red felt pen to keep
10 3/8 x 7 ¼ in. (26.9 x 18.4 cm.)
Quantity: 2

Note du spécialiste

French actor Charles Boyer acted alongisde Audrey in How To Steal A Million, playing the part of gallery owner DeSolnay. Audrey's co-star Peter O'Toole remembered Charles had just lost his son. We had to shoot a gay scene. I wondered, at such a moment, if his memory would hold out. It did; Boyer thought of nothing but playing the scene well, but we all had tears in our eyes... Bloody total perfection. Boyer's letter presumably refers to his difficulty in dealing with the death of his son Michael, who committed suicide on September 22, 1965 at only 22. Tragically, Boyer himself would also commit suicide in 1978 following the death of his wife from cancer.

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