Eccentric founder of Universal pictures; he produced the first full-length photoplay Traffic in Souls (1912), and the first million dollar picture Foolish Wives (1922). TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Universal Pictures Corporation letterhead, January 9, 1936. Letter to an opera enthusiast. In part, 'You have told me of your desire to see opera on the screen...Universal was the first company to introduce to the screen entertainment of this type when we released more than a year ago Be Mine Tonight which included a number of operatic sequences.' In fine condition, with two punch holes to left edge and light overall toning. RRAuction COA.
