Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1942-1947.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Marton, George, 1899-1979.

Contributor:

Playmarket, Inc.

Language:

German

Physical Description:

4 items (6 leaves)

Contained In:

Mahler-Werfel Papers. Folder 796.

Place of Publication:

1942-1947.

Language Note:

In German.

Biography/History:

Marton was a literary agent and film producer. He writes in 1942-1943 as the president of Playmarket, Inc., a literary agency based in Hollywood.

Summary:

Correspondence with Werfel in 1942 and 1943 mainly concerns a potential film project with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer based on Werfel's Verdi novel. The 1 remaining item, addressed to Alma Mahler in 1947, concerns Marton's proposal to produce a film based on Werfel's novel Der Abituriententag.

Notes:

Includes photocopies (2) of 1 letter from Franz Werfel (original in the Werfel archive at UCLA).