French poet, playwright, and film director; among his best known works are the novel Les Enfants Terrible in 1929, and his film La Belle et la Bête in 1945. ALS in French on the correspondence side of a postcard, 3.5 x 5.5, May 17, 1922. Letter to a friend. Translated in full, “You know how much I don’t care that they say bad things about me, and you are one of only two or three people that I admire outside of my groups. But your verses (that I don’t know, by the way) have created innumerable family dramas. Could you cut some out or rearrange them? I apologize for this strange request.” In fine condition, with light edge toning. R&R COA.
