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Letters Of Note

letters of note Dec. 26, 2016

Read Frank Sinatra’s Open Letter to George Michael From 1990“Come on, George. Loosen up. Swing, man.”

By Tolly Wright
Sept. 17, 2012

Groucho Marx’s Funny Apology Letter to Woody AllenAfter meeting in 1961, Woody Allen and Groucho Marx became fast friends, despite their 45-year age difference. Letters of Note has a letter […]

By Jesse David Fox

Aug. 22, 2012

Lorne Michaels Had a Kinda Funny, Kinda Creepy Form Letter to Respond to […]By 1976 SNL was in full-swing and likely immediately afterward Lorne Michaels started receiving top-notch submissions for sketches like: Jimme […]

By Jesse David Fox
June 14, 2012

Gene Wilder Had a Very Specific Image of Willy Wonka“The hat is terrific, but making it 2 inches shorter would make it more special,” wrote Gene Wilder in a letter to Willy Wonka director Mel […]

By Jesse David Fox
June 7, 2012

Terry Gilliam Feels Every Cut as a CastrationMonths after Terry Gilliam’s Brazil was already a success abroad, he and the studio were still fighting over how to cut it for America. When […]

By Jesse David Fox
Apr. 30, 2012

Bill Hicks and a Priest Don’t Walk Into a Bar – They Send LettersBack in 1993 a priest wrote to Channel 4, complaining about their airing of Bill Hick’s “blasphemous” special Revelations. Smartly, and luckily […]

By Jesse David Fox
clickables Aug. 18, 2011

Read a ‘No More Parties’ Letter From Andy Warhol’s Factory Landlord“We understand that they are generally large parties and are held after usual office hours.”

By Amanda Dobbins
clickables July 8, 2011

Read Dean Martin’s Foolproof Burger RecipeThe original Ron Swanson.

By Amanda Dobbins
clickables May 10, 2011

Read Quentin Tarantino’s Sweet Handwritten Reply to a 13-Year-Old FanAnother gem from Letters of Note.

By Amanda Dobbins
clickables Apr. 29, 2011

Read a Surprisingly Sweet Love Letter From George Carlin to His WifeIt involves some very romantic math.

By Amanda Dobbins
clickables Apr. 11, 2011

Read Two Very Sweet Letters From Thom Yorke to Nineties Radiohead FansLove, Thom.

By Amanda Dobbins
clickables Apr. 4, 2011

Read a 6-Year-Old’s Exemplary Application for a High-Profile Museum Job“I am only 6 but I think I can do this job.”

By Amanda Dobbins

clickables Feb. 25, 2011

Read Disney’s 1976 Rejection Letter to Tim BurtonTim Burton: not a great speller.

By Amanda Dobbins
clickables Feb. 14, 2011

Read Marlon Brando’s Creepy Love Letter to a Sixties Flight Attendant“Irrespective of your gothic aspects … “

By Amanda Dobbins
clickables Feb. 8, 2011

Read a 1978 Love Letter From Sid Vicious to Nancy SpungenIt’s a little sad.

By Amanda Dobbins
clickables Oct. 14, 2010

Madonna Reveals Hatred of Actresses in Unearthed 1991 LetterShe also calls Geena Davis a “Barbie doll.”

By Edith Zimmerman
books Sept. 30, 2010

Read Playwright Harold Pinter’s Excellent Letter to Schoolchildren“His name is assumed because he assumed it.”

By Edith Zimmerman
art July 30, 2010

Read the Letter a Campbell’s Soup Exec Wrote Andy Warhol“Dear Mr. Warhol … “

By Edith Zimmerman
movies June 15, 2010

Read Pixar Director Pete Docter’s Cute Letter to a Fan“As John Lasseter likes to say, our films don’t get finished, they just get released.”

By Edith Zimmerman
movies June 4, 2010

Read Steve Martin’s Very Personal Letter to a Fan“Dear Jenny … “

By Edith Zimmerman
music May 18, 2010

Frank Sinatra Zings George Michael in a Classy Letter From 1990“Come on, George. Loosen up.”

By Edith Zimmerman