LETTERS FROM AN ACTOR

by William Redfield, John Gielgud, Richard Burton

$250 · Offered by Johnnycake Books

First edition

NY: Viking, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A series of letters from American actor William Redfield 1927 - 1976 to his friend, Robert Mills, between January and August of 1964 which chronicle the rehearsals and performances of Hamlet, a production conceived and directed by Sir John Gielgud as a modern-dress rehearsal of the play. Hamlet was played by Richard Burton; during rehearsals in Toronto he and Elizabeth Taylor

• Binding: Hardcover

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