Part of letter to Cathie from Ford Killen

Part of letter to Cathie from Ford Killen

Acknowledges receipt of her letter. Writes about her kind nature. Continues with description of his activities with his newspaper. Mentions he had tickets to the world series baseball and describes what baseball is about. Continues with news about Broadway new productions. Mentioned he was in movie and newsreel seen in England.

1947-10-01

Tow sided typewritten letter

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Mitchel Field, N. Y.
Sq. H., 104 AAFBU

October 1st, 1947

My darling Cathie:

I received your letter and the program, I was afraid to read the letter, because I just sent you one in which I was pretty boring and nasty. But I did take the program and scan it until I found your name. Then I was so proud that I showed it to everybody on this floor. They all like you even though they don’t know you. I have said nothing but good about you, and that’s all I do -- is tell them how nice and sweet and unpretentious you are -- the girl who will say nothing about someone -- unless she can say good. That’s the way I remember you. You know, darling, I can’t remember ever you speaking unkindly of anyone. Even though I did. Know what I remember right now? That incident at the Buckinghamshire (what a long name) Arms, with Rennee. And you had tears in your eyes just because I was arguing with her. I should have realized that she wore her heart on her sleeve.

I have been terribly busy -- getting out the last issue of the paper … now I’ll have time for my own affairs. You know, I was married to The Beacon; instead of dominating it, I allowed it to take control of me. One of my friends here on the base -- a doctor in the hospital -- told me to become the master of it, if I wanted to keep my health. In a way now -- after its all over -- I'm glad that it has been suspended, because it will give me a rest and more time for personal affairs. And that first personal affair will be to get these forms out to you. The second will be to find a state where a transatlantic wedding is recognized. It isn’t New York. Perhaps across the reiver [sic] in New Jersey or even Pennsylvania. I am going to find out today.

Darling, I have tickets to the world series baseball game in New York today. I don’t know if you are familiar with baseball, but it is our national sport. Each year the two top teams -- one in each league -- the American and National leagues -- meet to see who is better. They must win 3 out of 5 games to win the world series. Today is the second game. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees are playing this year. Not very often do two teams from the same city win pennants from their respective league Cost me $8 -- 2 pounds for a reserved seat, but its worth it. People are paying

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as much as $100 to get tickets now, because it is a sellout ….

A couple of weeks ago I saw the national tennis championship matches. At Forest Hills, Long Island …. England had some entries and also Australia and Czyoslovakia [sic] (I can’t remember how to spell that word, but that’s near enough).

Darling, your Wendy Hiller has just opened on Broadway to rave notices in “The Heiress” -- it’s the first hit play of the new season. The press was unaminously [sic] favorable, [sic] so I imagine she’ll be over here for a 2-year run at least. Basil Rathbone co-stars with her. Last time Wendy was in America was when she appeared in “Love on the Dole” in 1936 … or so the critics remind us. I remember her for Pygmalion (the picture). Also in New York, and the baby of the critics is her picture “I Know Where I’m Going.” Seems that in England they are striking in against American pictures, while in America, a picture must be either Russian or English to get top notices. I saw Michael Simon in “The King’s Jester” – "Rigoletto” -- at the city near here. French cast, Italian dialogue, English titles, so you know how mixed up it must have been. But the music was beautiful.

Metropolitan Opera Co. opens its season in November and I plan to go just to say I have seen a real opera, by the Met. I want to see Rise Stevens in Carmen, because the music from that is my [deleted] [indecipherable word] [/deleted] favorite. [sic] The dance, The Toreador, and especially Habanera.

So you saw me in the movies. I was also in a newsreel, which I don’t think showed in England. Paramount news took my picture on Air Force Day here. They had 5 newsreel companies here. I was leaning out of a window on the third floor of a building and the [deleted] [indecipherable word] [/deleted] cameraman took a long shot of me and the crowd, and made it into a closeup -- me staring intently at the air show.

I was thinking – dreaming. I’d like to [deleted] [indecipherable word] [/deleted] slip into the theatre and watch you going through your paces …. You wear a lot of powder in that role, because Elvira is the [underlined] spirit [/underlined] isn’t she? I can’t remember too much about Blithe Spirit. Except that it was pretty great. Send me a programme of [underlined] every [/underlined] play you are in, will you darling …. and I want that picture of you …. if I’m not too greedy, send me more than one pose. I want you all over the place. Can you blame me?

Enclosed you will find a small picture which was made on the back of a match bo . [sic] I went to a night club recently and the photographer insisted that I have my photo made. Then they develop the photo and put in on the back of

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