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Have You Ever Written

Jackhound Mom — Mon, 04 May 2020 00:59:10 GMT

A fan letter to someone famous and gotten an answer?

I wrote to Richard Pryor after his injury at the hospital but didn't get ans answer.

I wrote to Susan Graver about 30 years ago and got a sweet note mailed to me

I wrote to one of the Sharks on Shark Tank via email and got an answer, I won't say who but I was happy to hear from them and they were funny!!!

Please share your stories, thanks

Cathy

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SuhseK — Mon, 04 May 2020 01:20:00 GMT

No, I've never written a fan letter.

Years ago, one of my Uncle's was the manager of hospitality services, at a large Portland, OR, hotel.

The Highwaymen, John Cash, Waylon Jennings,Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson, were in town, for a concert, and stayed at the hotel.

He was asked, by the hotel manager, to personally handle their transportation, and be in charge, of making sure, that their stay was flawless.

He had never been much of a country music fan, but he said, they were 4 of the nicest, most down to earth, gracious guests, you could ever want.

My Aunt, his wife, and a couple of her friends, attended the concert, which they said was fabulous. They also got to meet, all four guys..My Aunt said all 4 were sweethearts, but Kris had the added bonus, of being gorgeous 🙃😉

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ALRATIBA — Mon, 04 May 2020 01:23:55 GMT

The only time I ever did that was when I emailed the author of a book that I was reading. In fact, I read a bunch of his books.. (non-fiction)

I found his email address (not famous - he was a college professor) .... wrote him a email ... he responded, asked me for my address and sent me a copy of his next book. He said that was the first "fan email" he ever got!

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stellabystarlight — Mon, 04 May 2020 01:34:00 GMT

Yes, I wrote a congratulatory letter to President Elect, Jimmy Carter, and received a gorgeous invitation to his inauguration. I couldn't attend, but I have treasured that piece of history. And I love the man to this day.

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Xivambala — Mon, 04 May 2020 01:39:02 GMT

Yes, John F. Kennedy when I was a child. My mother and I lived in a large house with my aunts and uncles. It mysteriously disappeared and hasn't been seen since. I have a suspicion where it may have gone, but have no evidence. When I went on a trip at age 20 and left my things in storage with relatives, many things disappeared.

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Mary Bailey — Mon, 04 May 2020 01:51:10 GMT

I wrote to Jimmy Stewart twice. He was too ill to answer.

His personal secretary wrote back both times. I did keep her notes.

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Blahblahvampemer — Mon, 04 May 2020 01:57:12 GMT

Many times, and I used to work for various celebs. It's why I have very little respect for them.

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Pearlee — Mon, 04 May 2020 02:03:17 GMT

I did write a fan letter once to ****** Thornburgh when he was a legal pundit on Larry King's show during the O.J. trial. He was on almost every night and I thought he was very smart and classy and I pretty much agreed with everything he said
about the trial. He wrote me a very nice handwritten note back. But that's not the end of the story.

Not long after the O.J. trial I read that he was giving a lecture at a college about 40 minutes away so I drove out to it. An older couple and I arrived super early (I wasn't quite sure where the college was so I drove up early in case I got lost) and were the only ones there for a while.We got to talking and they had driven from the same city where I live, where they also live. And...the female of the couple was Thornburgh's first cousin and she'd come to give him some old family photos. The couple invited me to join them to meet and talk to Thornburgh after the lecture, which I did so we all chatted for quite a while. He was so happy that his cousin had come. A few weeks after that the couple invited me to have lunch with them at their country club, which I did, and we exchanged Christmas cards for many years after that until they both passed away.

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dulwich — Mon, 04 May 2020 02:04:25 GMT

@Blahblahvampemer Your comment really resonated with me re working with celebs/respect. We, too worked with lots of celebs and know exactly what you mean !

Sorry off topic - No have never written a fan letter but DH and my parents passed over to us their letters from Royal Family when they received their honours which are lovely to read and to pass on to grand children.

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Drythe — Mon, 04 May 2020 02:10:32 GMT

@Xivambala wrote:
Yes, John F. Kennedy when I was a child. My mother and I lived in a large house with my aunts and uncles. It mysteriously disappeared and hasn't been seen since. I have a suspicion where it may have gone, but have no evidence. When I went on a trip at age 20 and left my things in storage with relatives, many things disappeared.

@Xivambala

Some of my relatives must have paid a visit.

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Sooner — Mon, 04 May 2020 02:10:55 GMT

Julia Child

Martha Stewart--long ago

An ex-governor's wife

I have almost never done this now that I think about it, but the three responses were heartfelt and lovely.

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Pearlee — Mon, 04 May 2020 02:12:38 GMT

Another story...not about a letter but something interesting. I once sold an especially beautifully illustrated Wizard of Oz book to someone on Ebay. When I went to print out the shipping label, I noticed the buyer, who lives in California, had the last name of Baum.

So I emailed him and asked whether he was any relation to the man who wrote the Wizard if Oz (and all the Oz books), L. Frank Baum. Yes indeed. It's Baum's great grandson (or great great grandson, can't remember which now). He told me he is always on the lookout for especially wonderfully illustrated Wizard of Oz books and loved the one I was selling
Wow! That was an interesting Ebay transaction. (I have the book too-I had bought one for myself and one to sell on Ebay).

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shaggygirl — Mon, 04 May 2020 02:14:52 GMT

Not that she was famous, but probably remembered by many of you, Kathy Levine.

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Pearlee — Mon, 04 May 2020 02:15:13 GMT

Oh I forgot about the board censor. That was
D-I-C-K Thornburgh above; can't edit my post from this device I'm typing on.

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golding76 — Mon, 04 May 2020 02:35:19 GMT

Between the ages of eight and eleven, I wrote to movie star Esther Williams often. In return, she would send me an 8 X 10 glossy with her signature already imprinted upon it. Obviously her staff took care of these things.

One time, however, she sent me a matte finish 5 X 7, which she actually autographed just for me. She used a pen with white ink and wrote, "To (My First Name), Love, Esther."

How I cherished that photo! I kept it with my other Esther Williams photos and fan magazine photos in one of my three scrapbooks devoted to Esther. Someone deliberately took it from my scrapbook to sell it. I am certain about this and it still rankles. I doubt if it fetched all that much money in 2002, but I'll never know.

Last year I wrote to writer/TV producer George Pelecanos, who is famous for his detective fiction as well as his two HBO series, The Wire and The Deuce. He wrote back the kindest letter. We had studied under the same English professor, plus we had a few other points in common. Very nice man. I honestly did not expect to hear back from him.

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golding76 — Mon, 04 May 2020 02:51:58 GMT

On behalf of my then-8-year-old son, I wrote to Frank Drake, who was a prominent figure at the SETI Institute, which is devoted to exploring the presence of extraterrestrial intelligence.

My son had finished reading Drake's book Is There Anyone Out There? and wanted to ask Mr. Drake some questions about extraterrestrial life.

Yes, Mr. Drake called my son and graciously spoke with him at least half an hour.

(I haven't thought of this in years.)

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Xivambala — Mon, 04 May 2020 03:21:30 GMT

@Drythe wrote:
@Xivambala wrote:
Yes, John F. Kennedy when I was a child. My mother and I lived in a large house with my aunts and uncles. It mysteriously disappeared and hasn't been seen since. I have a suspicion where it may have gone, but have no evidence. When I went on a trip at age 20 and left my things in storage with relatives, many things disappeared.
@Xivambala

Some of my relatives must have paid a visit.

@Drythe

HAH!! Well not that it matters to anyone else, but my original Barbie doll had her hair chopped off by cousins. Valuable coins were taken too.

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ALRATIBA — Mon, 04 May 2020 03:29:20 GMT

Just remembered something.

When my father was a teenager he and a friend wrote fan letters to an actress named Jean Harlow. She sent them autographed photos. This had to be in the 1930s.

Anyway, I have the pictures in with my father’s memorabilia.

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golding76 — Mon, 04 May 2020 03:36:34 GMT

Jean Harlow was the Marilyn Monroe of her day, ALRATIBA. You might have a small goldmine there.

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happycat — Mon, 04 May 2020 03:37:11 GMT

I have never written a fan letter. I think its sweet that Susan and the shark wrote back to you though!

I don't even know who I would write one too, lol.