- "WILL YOU EVER FORGET... ALICE FAYE DOING THE HULA ONE MOMENT, AND HOLLERING IN HER CRUDE FASHION THE NEXT TIME AROUND? OR DOLORES HOPE SINGING 'EMRACEABLE YOU" ? OR THE RELUCTANT BOB HOPE DINING ON JURGENSONS GROUND CHUCK FINALLY COMING FORWARD TO DELIGHT THIS CAPTIVE AUDIENCE?"-

DAVIES (Jamie, American vintner and sparkling wine pioneer, bought and revived the Schramsberg vineyard in the Diamond Mountain region of Napa Valley in 1965 with her husband Jack, 1934-2008); CHRISTY (George, charismatic fedora-wearing American columnist, of proud Greek origins, who wrote the weekly gossip piece 'A Good Life' in The Hollywood Reporter for 26 years, and who was widely liked by the stars and wider artistic fraternity in California. He was also an avid food and wine connoisseur, and for many years held a legendary annual lunch at the Toronto Film Festival, 1927-2020).]

An excellent original hand-written letter, signed, from Napa Valley vintner Jamie Davies to Hollywood columnist George Christy, February 1971, thanking him for his hospitality, with pithy observations about other party guests including Bob Hope and Alice Faye. 

Original handwritten by Jamie Davies, in blue pen and signed 'Jamie'. Written recto of two sheets of 4to watermarked and laid writing paper, finishing on verso of second sheet. With red printed monogram at head. Addressed to 'Dear George', and dated 'Feb 26th [1971]', and with original envelope, postmarked 'Feb 28 / 1971. Size: sheet approx. 26.7cm x 18.4cm.

Near Fine condition. Original folds for mailing. Envelope lightly creased. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, and view gallery images closely.

This is an original handwritten and signed letter from pioneering American female vintner and sparkling wine pioneer Jamie Davies to Hollywood columnist George Christy. Davies thanks Christy for hosting her and husband Jack for the weekend, with pithy observations on some of the guests who attended what sounds like quite a raucous party. She mentions Alice Faye, and Bob and Dolores Hope, amongst others, bemoaning also 'the absence of champagne'.

Provenance: From the personal archives of Hollywood reporter George Christy.