Samuel Beckett authorizes the adaptation of his play "Endgame". 1962.

Samuel Beckett (1906.1989)

Autographed letter signed to Jean-Pierre Laruy.

One page in quarto. Autograph envelope.

Paris. July 26, 1962.

The Irish writer gives his approval for the adaptation of his play Endgame , which will be performed at the Festival du Marais with a stage direction by Laruy.

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"Dear Sir, Thank you for your card of July 24th. I gladly grant you the permissions you request. My wife and I send you and your colleagues our warmest regards and best wishes for success. Sam. Beckett."

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Jean-Pierre Laruy (1941-1987), a man of the theatre, was the director of the first French performance of Beckett's play, Krapp's Last Tape, at the Théâtre de la Contrescarpe, in 1959.