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TYPED LETTER SIGNED by the American Broadcast Journalist BARBARA WALTERS to her friend Jean Dalrymple during the 1976 Presidential Elections.
1976rif. 99597New York September 22 1976. 1976. Very good. - Over 45 words penned on her 10-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide "ABC News / Barbara Walters" stationery. Barbara Walters responds to Jean Dalrymple "Life is very hectic right now but I would like to talk with you as your ideas are always fresh." "Would you be kind enough to call me after the elections because up until then it is madness here." Signed "Barbara". There are minor faint spots of foxing to the top edge of the letter. Folded for mailing. Very good. The 1976 Presidential election pitted Gerogia Governor Jimmy Carter against incumbent Gerald Ford. The American broadcast journalist Barbara Walters 1929-2022 was known for her interviewing skills and popularity with viewers. She hosted numerous shows including the ABC Evening News 20/20 and The View. The recipient Jean Dalrymple 1902-1998 was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski Mary Martin Jose Iturbi Andre Kostalanetz Nathan Milstein and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943 serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951 Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world. New York, September 22, 1976.
