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TYPED LETTER SIGNED by the American Writer of histories of World War II JOHN TOLAND to his friend City Center Producer JEAN DALRYMPLE apologizing that he and his family would love to have lunch with her but they are leaving for California Japan and Germany.

1971 · 100965 — <p>February 1 1971. 1971. Fine. - Over 35 words typed on his 1-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide personal stationery. The historian John Toland writes to his friend Jean Dalrymple that he and his family are leaving in a couple of days: "We would love to have lunch with you. But it will have to wait awhile. We're leaving in two days for California and then Japan - and Germany. We'll be back in May and will phone you." Signed "John T." Folded for mailing else fine.</p><p>The American writer and historian John Toland 1912-2004 is best known for his biography of Adolf Hitler and his history of World War II-era Japan "The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936�1945" for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. Toland was also the author of "The Dillinger Boys" an account of the depression-era bank robbers and gangsters and "Infamy: Pearl Harbor and Its Aftermath"</p><p>The recipient Jean Dalrymple 1902-1998 was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski Mary Martin Jos Iturbi Andre Kostalanetz Nathan Milstein and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943 serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951 Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.</p> February 1, 1971.