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Correspondence with Sir Alec Guinness

MS. le Carré 925

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Title

Correspondence with Sir Alec Guinness

Shelfmark

MS. le Carré 925

Summary

Professional and personal correspondence with Sir Alec Guinness, George Smiley in the television adaptations of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) and Smiley's People (1982).

Folder 1 comprises:

Personal and professional correspondence, mostly from Guinness to Cornwell, including regarding George Smiley and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 1978-2000

Guinness's notes on the Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy script, 1978

Letters from Merula and Matthew Guinness to Cornwell following Guinness's death, 2000

Press cuttings regarding Guinness, 2000-2009

Folder 2 comprises:

Photocopies of letters from Cornwell to Guinness, including regarding George Smiley, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and other work, 1978-1999

Date

1978-2009

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (2 folders)

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Archive of John le Carré (David Cornwell)

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Correspondence with Sir Alec Guinness

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