Autograph Collection.- Incl. Ingrid Bergman Letters to Ann Todd

An interesting group of letters to British actress Ann Todd from several prominent figures, including:

17 letters from Ingrid Bergman, some written during her marriage to Roberto Rossellini and discussing various subjects, from their working schedule (“We went to Amalfi last week, so that Roberto could shot some extra scenes for ‘The Machine to Kill Bad People’. That picture has been on the shelf so long, and it has to be finished. But we have to go back to Amalfi again, as it was not enough prepared for the scenes. Then we must begin to dub ‘Stromboli’ in Italian (I’’ try to do my own dubbing in Italian), ‘St Francis’ must be dubbed both in English and Italian, same with ‘The Machine’, as all three of them will be released in the Fall”, 6 July 1960; “We have come back from Paris without making the film. Now we will make it here in the Fall instead. After a good beginning with the whole cast set, very good French actors, a fine French producer, the censor just said “Everything is allowed in France but political discussions in our pictures”. And that was just what we had. You can imagine Roberto making a picture called EUROPE 51 and not talk politics?” 7 Jule 1951) to person matters like the difficult relationship with her ex-husband (“I am still completely shut off from my ex family. They never write, and if I didn’t telephone now and then, I would never hear from them. They are supposed to come to Europe this summer, but Peter won’t take Pia to Italy, or let her be with me in this country, “this sordid country” as he puts it. So Pia might never see Robertino. It’s a pity but Peter says she doesn’t care to. He always has a good reason”, 7 Jule 1951) and the birth of her twin daughters Isabella and Isotta Ingrid (“As a matter of fact I was waiting for you to be the Godmother of Ingrid. Then I learned you couldn’t have been because it is necessary to be Catholic…I think Roberto is very very happy for his daughters , as matter of fact he is driving us slightly crazy being over cautious about them. Last night he came here, just for a 15 min visit , but he managed to fire the nurse and upset the household in such a short time”, 14 July 1952); also including letters to Todd written during her marriage to Lars Schmidt, (“I am so happy with Lars that the whole world outside is almost forgotten . We live so much with and for each other. How happy I am that I finally I could experience what marriage was meant to be”), also mentioning her difficulty in finding a good film (“I am looking for some work because in the fall I must do something. Robert doesn’t pay a penny and Lars alone can’t pay for my big family. So far not one good script. I was offered ‘Separate Tables’ for Theatre de Paris. After some hesitation, I turned it down. Too much work and too little money. I might do some Tv instead”, 19 May 1959). The collection also includes: letters by Montgomery of Alamein, Laurence Olivier, Francis Chichester, Moira Lister, Margot Fontayn, Jeremy Thorpe, Hamish Hamilton, James Mason, Richard Attenborough, Sydney Carroll, Ralph Richardson and others; six albums featuring newspaper clippings about Ann Todd; volumes from Todd’s library, mostly bearing ownership's inscriptions, a few signed by the authors, including: Coward (Noel), Spangled Unicorn, n.d.; Bach (Marcus) Strange Altars, 1952; Chichester (Francis) The Lonely Sea and the Sky, inscribed to David Lean (Todd's husband), 1964; (qty)

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