Bundle of correspondence

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 FRD1/1/383
  • Former Reference
      GB 133 RDR169-175.
  • Dates of Creation
      28 May 1951-2 Aug 1957 & n.d.
  • Physical Description
      7 pieces; 10 leaves.

Scope and Content

With Dame Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972), actress. Topics covered include: RD's request for a photograph of Rutherford; RD's search for a flat in Highgate; Rutherford's desire to do a play with RD; RD's triumph as Becket [in Murder in the Cathedral]; Rutherford's praise for RD's narration in the film The Stained Glass at Fairford; and RD's prolonged illness in 1957.

Manuscript and typescript.