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108 - Sacha Guitry (1885–1957) and René Benjamin (1885–1948): a de…
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Sacha Guitry (1885–1957) and René Benjamin (1885–1948): a deep and enduring friendship A collection of manuscripts, notes, correspondence and press cuttings FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE Approx. 280 pp. on loose sheets in 12mo and 8vo formats, notes taken by René Benjamin between 1920 and 1933 A rare collection of handwritten notes gathered and compiled over nearly a decade: anecdotes, telephone conversations, testimonies and confidences recorded during dinners and interviews, as well as theatre performances, all seeking to capture the personality and work of Sacha Guitry. First-hand sources used for the writing of his articles and publications. Including: Friday 28 December 1928: dinner at Sacha’s, 13 pp. recounting the evening in detail At Sacha’s, 8 November 1929; he talks about his profession, the critics, his enemies, shows his collection of autographs, and proclaims that he is a reactionary... At Sacha’s, 15 March 1930; admiration for René Benjamin the lecturer At Sacha’s in Cap-d’Ail, 26 January 1931; confidences from Yvonne Printemps, discusses Albert Willemetz’s infidelities, Sacha recounts anecdotes about Courteline, the final moments of Edmond Rostand, Jules Renard, Anatole France, Capus, Bernstein, Mirbeau, Léon Daudet, Sarah Bernhardt, and his experience in the film industry... 20 June 1932, after the matinee performance of *Désiré*, at Sacha’s at the Park Elysées Hotel, Sunday 27 November 1932; Sacha opens up about his break-up with Yvonne Printemps, who had been unfaithful to him Sacha and his manuscripts 2 handwritten drafts by René Benjamin: Le théâtre fait homme, Sacha Guitry, 18 pp. in-4 At Château-Thierry, La Fontaine’s house, 4 pp. in-4 5 letters, 1926–1927, from Gustave Pigot, director of Le Capitole publishers, who published the collective work *Sacha* in 1926, plus 2 draft letters from René Benjamin, who was dissatisfied with this collaboration *Sacha Guitry, King of the Theatre* (1933) Typewritten draft, Paris, June 1933, with deletions, corrections and additions, 176 pp. + handwritten notes on loose in-8 sheets by René Benjamin + over 70 letters to and from René Benjamin and letters received by him, 1933–1934; congratulations and expressions of thanks, including Julia Allard Daudet, woman of letters and poet, wife of Alphonse Daudet – Gaston Bernheim de Villers, art dealer – Georges Bernheim, gallery owner – Léon Chancerel, author and theatre director – Suzanne Després, actress – General Henri Gouraud – Daniel Halévy, historian and essayist – Antoine de Lévis Mirepoix, historian – Marshal Lyautey – Pol Neveux, writer and member of the Académie Goncourt – Edmond, poet and essayist - René de Planhol, literary critic - J.-H. Rosny the Elder - Albert-Emile Sorel, man of letters - Benjamin Vallotton, writer Autograph letter, Paris, 27 December 1933, Lucien Daudet, writer and painter Enclosed: 2 L.A.S., Abbé Jean Fontagnères, one of Sacha Guitry’s close friends Etc... FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE
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About the sale René Benjamin, the 20th-century Balzac scholar
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Auction time 10/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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