In March of 1980, a school librarian by the name of Jo Ellen Misakian wrote to Francis Ford Coppola and, on behalf of the students at Lone Star School in Fresno, California, asked him…

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In 1932, months after first meeting in Paris and despite both being married, Cuban diarist Anaïs Nin and hugely influential novelist Henry Miller began an incredibly intense lov…

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In November of 1970, a month after signing a five-year publishing deal with Chrys­alis Music, 24-year-old David Bowie wrote the following letter to Bob Grace, the man who signed h…

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During Christmas in the 1870s, when he wasn't sending horse-led sleighs piled high with food and toys to his less fortunate neighbours, the inimitable Mark Twain could usually be…

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I can offer very little in the way of context when it comes to the following letter, however I'm not sure much is needed. What I do know is that it was written in the late-1960s by Frank S…

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On March 1st of 1968, Johnny Cash married June Carter. They remained together until her death 35 years later. Below are two notes, both written by Cash — the first to June in 1994 on th…

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In 1961, Groucho Marx and Woody Allen met for the first time and embarked on a friendship that would last 16 years. Groucho — the elder of the pair by 45 years — reminded Woody of "a Jewi…

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When, in September of 1965, it was suggested to Charles Bukowski that a collection of his letters would be an attractive proposition for publishers and the reading public, the leg…

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In 1986, 23 years after the death of Sylvia Plath, celebrated poet Ted Hughes wrote the following letter to their 24-year-old son, Nicholas, and, quite beautifully, advised him t…

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In February of 1977, a disgruntled fan named Stephen Gard wrote to legendary comedian Spike Milligan with a number of complaints about his recently published, autobiographical…

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In August of 1985, many months after its successful release outside of North America, Terry Gilliam's iconic movie, Brazil, was still being cut for the U.S. market. Universal hea…

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In 1967, 20-year-old Patti Smith moved to New York and met her "soul mate," Robert Mapplethorpe — a then-aspiring and since-celebrated photographer who quickly become her lover…

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