Antonin Artaud recommended Annie Besnard to Marcel Pagnol. 1932

Antonin Artaud (1896-1948)

Autographed letter signed to Marcel Pagnol.

One page in-4° on letterhead of the café Le Dôme .

Paris. October 12, 1932. Autographed envelope.

"I'm sending you Miss ^Annie Besnard, whom I've already mentioned, because she needs to work and she's very pretty..."

In the early hours of his relationship with the young Annie Besnard, Antonin Artaud went to great lengths to recommend his young lover to men in the film industry. He addressed himself here to Marcel Pagnol, a young producer and future film director.

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"Dear friend, I am sending you Miss ^Annie Besnard, whom I have already mentioned, as she needs to work and is very pretty and will be of service when summoned. You would do me a great favor by seeing her for a moment. Thank you and all my best. Antonin Artaud."

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In the spring of 1932, Marcel Pagnol had just founded his own production company, based in Boulogne-Billancourt. On November 2nd of that same year, the film adaptation of his play Fanny , directed by Marc Allégret, was released under his production.

It should be noted that on the same October 12th, Artaud wrote a letter in every respect similar to the producer and director Laurent Tual (1902-1956).

Artaud's Letters to Annie Besnard were published in 1977 by Le Nouveau Commerce.