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Auction History Result 4t040 HELEN GAHAGAN signed letter '41 making an appointment for a writer with agent Paul Kohner! Date Sold 12/22/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Autographed Letter (measures 8 1/2" x 11"; 1 page) (Learn More) Helen Gahagan was a Broadway actress from the 1920s to the 1950s. She only starred in one movie, "She" in 1935. She married to Melvyn Douglas, and afterwards, she became Helen Gahagan Douglas, and later became a two-term member of the House of Representatives. She ran for Senator against Richard Nixon, but lost, but she did get even with him by popularizing his nickname, "Tricky Dick"! She passed away in 1980 at the age of 79. Important Added Info: Note that this letter has been personally autographed (signed) by Helen Gahagan! Note that this item comes from the estate of Paul Kohner, who had a remarkable life! Kohner was born in Czechoslovakia in 1902, and he was a journalist working at his father's newspaper. He came to Hollywood after interviewing Carl Laemmle, who gave him a job as a publicity man. He became the head of Universal's European department in Berlin, and returned to the U.S. in the early 1930s, and left Universal in 1938, becoming a publicity agent. Among his clients were some of the greatest film stars ever, including Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, and also great directors such as John Huston and Billy Wilder. He had close personal friendships with many of his clients, and he saved every bit of correspondence and paper work from his agency! He was married to actress Lupita Tovar from 1932 until his death in 1988. Amazingly, after his death, few institutions showed interest in his immense files, and only a small amount ended up being saved, with a lot literally thrown away! Our consignor purchased the item offered here from Mr. Kohner's estate in 1989, and he has held it until now, when he has consigned several items from Mr. Kohner's estate to eMoviePoster.com, and each item is being auctioned separately. Condition: very good. There is darkening and two small tears in the bottom border. Learn More about condition grades 
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