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Letter from AUTHOR Faith Baldwin on stationary, CONTENT about her Health
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Letter from AUTHOR Faith Baldwin to "Lolly" On personal stationary with her address in Norwalk, ConnecticutDated April 13 (but no year referenced). 5 3/4" x 7 3/4"
In the letter she mentions her health and "I have done my novel revisions with no assistance"
The handwriting is consistent with other samples from Faith Baldwin but she signs it "F"
Faith Baldwin (October 1, 1893 – March 18, 1978) was an American author of romance and fiction, often concentrating on women juggling career and family. The New York Times wrote that her books had "never a pretense at literary significance" and were popular because they "enabled lonely working people, young and old, to identify with her glamorous and wealthy characters."
She began her career writing for "women's magazines" that produced romance novels as six-part serials. In 1935, she was described as the newest of the "highly paid" women romance writers by Time magazine. Her popularity was at its peak in the 1930s, and in 1936 she earned over 0,000 (approximately equivalent to million in 2005).[5] However, in the 1950s, she was going strong, with earnings over million, sales over 10 million in all editions, and "one of the handful of living novelists to complete a five-foot shelf." She continued writing novels until her death in 1978.
Many of her books were made into films, and in the early days of television, she hosted a weekly anthology series on Saturday afternoons, titled "Faith Baldwin Romance Theater." In the 1960s, Baldwin became familiar as one of the "guiding faculty members" of the Famous Writers School, a correspondence school that drew criticism for allegedly deceptive advertising.