Gene Stratton-Porter letter to Mr. Johannsen, 1923-03-21
| Description: |
A letter from author Gene Stratton-Porter to a Mr. Johannsen regarding an autograph he requested and her best book, according to the author, The Fire Bird (1922). The first page shows the letterhead with elaborate illustrations of Gene Stratton-Porter Productions, her new movie production company, which produced 2 adaptations of her novels before her death: Michael OHalloran (1923) and A Girl of the Limberlost (1924). Stratton-Porter was dissatisfied with the previous film adaptations of her work, specifically Freckles (1917) from Paramount Pictures. |
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| Origin: | 1923-03-21 |
| Created By: |
Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll48/id/10200 |
| Collection: |
Women in Hoosier History |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
| Geography: |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Subjects: |
correspondence Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924 women naturalists authors women authors photographers nature conservationists women conservationists motion picture industry Los Angeles (Calif.) books poetry Indians of North America |
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