Lot #1028

James Cagney

Description

After appearing in the wartime short You, John Jones!, Cagney patriotically tells Louis B. Mayer, “Anything any of us can do at a time like this is part of our job”

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Cagney Productions, Inc. letterhead, January 25, 1943. Letter to Louis B. Mayer. In full: “Thank you for your very nice note. I, as yet, have not seen the short subject but from the comments I gather it achieved its purpose. Anything any of us can do at a time like this is part of our job. I was very happy to have been part of the effort.” Intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, some mild soiling, and pink pencil notation to letterhead, otherwise fine condition. Cagney played the role of John Jones, an air raid warden, in the 1943 MGM short on behalf of the War Activities Committee. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.

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• Dates: #373 - Ended July 13, 2011

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