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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Lillie, Beatrice, 1894-1989

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1954

Volume: 1 item(s); 1 pg(s)

Scope and Content

There is no extant correspondence between Thomas Merton and Beatrice Lillie. See Sub-Section B.6 for a copy of Bread in the Wilderness signed by Merton and to Beatrice Lillie for the New Year of 1954.

Biography

Beatrice Lillie was a Canadian-born, British actress. She achieved fame in Britain after World War I and international stardom after success in the United States in 1924. She was primarily known as a brilliant comedienne, often playing in musical productions. She became Lady Peel after marriage in 1920 to the Honourable Robert Peel of Staffordshire, England. During the time Merton sent her his book, Lillie performed cabarets and benefits while hosting two series on American television. (Source: "Lillie, Beatrice." Biography from Current Biography. 1964. Online. H.W. Wilson Company. Bellarmine University Library, Louisville, KY. 11 July 2007 .)

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 1954/01/01? HNfrom Mertonto Beatrice Lillie with my best wishes for the New Year 1954 [-] God bless you [-] fr m Louis Merton  [Not a letter but the text from the signed copy of <i>Bread in the Wilderness</i> in Sub-Section B.6]
        

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