ALBERTO LATTUADA

Autograph letter, 1 page, bifold, 6 1/2" x 9", March 29, 1976, Rome,

on his Alberto Lattuada letterhead to director Tay Garnett **

on his proposed book: In part: "We have mountains of useless essays on the 

movies, ... / but no one revealing the secret four words...

Signed: "Alberto" and "Al"

Condition: fine

** Tay Garnett (1894-1977) was an American film director and writer. Best known 

as the director of the 1946 thriller The Postman Always Rings Twice starring John 

Garfield and Lana Turner. 

 

Alberto Lattuada was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Films include:

Flesh Will Surrender (1947), Guendalina (1957), The Tempest (1958), La Steppa (1962), 

Bambina (1974).

Born: 1914, Milan, Italy died: 2005, Rome, Italy.