Hammett, Dashiell. ALS TO PRUDENCE WHITFIELD,
wife of fellow Black Mask writer Raoul Whitfield. December 21, 1943. Two pages written in pencil from the Aleutian Islands, where Hammett was stationed during World War II. Pru Whitfield was Hammett's longtime lover, which was attested to in his letters to her. A news-filled account that mentions inter-alia "I had a letter from Raoul when he returned from his Hollywood visit and he seemed fairly cheerful." Some 250 unguarded words. Most significantly, Hammett signed the letter "Dash ," instead of just using his initials.
wife of fellow Black Mask writer Raoul Whitfield. December 21, 1943. Two pages written in pencil from the Aleutian Islands, where Hammett was stationed during World War II. Pru Whitfield was Hammett's longtime lover, which was attested to in his letters to her. A news-filled account that mentions inter-alia "I had a letter from Raoul when he returned from his Hollywood visit and he seemed fairly cheerful." Some 250 unguarded words. Most significantly, Hammett signed the letter "Dash ," instead of just using his initials.
wife of fellow Black Mask writer Raoul Whitfield. December 21, 1943. Two pages written in pencil from the Aleutian Islands, where Hammett was stationed during World War II. Pru Whitfield was Hammett's longtime lover, which was attested to in his letters to her. A news-filled account that mentions inter-alia "I had a letter from Raoul when he returned from his Hollywood visit and he seemed fairly cheerful." Some 250 unguarded words. Most significantly, Hammett signed the letter "Dash ," instead of just using his initials.