Roald Dahl handwritten letter to Robert Newman complaining about production of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory....

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Roald Dahl handwritten letter to Robert Newman complaining about production of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. (ca. 1971) Handwritten letter signed to producer Robert Newman, 1-page written front and back on 8 x 10 in. 2-hole punch printed stationary from "Gipsy House, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire". Dahl writes in full: "Dear Bobby, On a second reading, I really am appalled by the petty tinkering with lines all through the screenplay without consideration. One tiny example - page 10. Turkentine's speeches have been rewritten and the operative word 'nitro-glycerin' has been left out. That's the whole point. And what on earth is the point of the new long speech by Turkentine at the bottom of p. 10???? Pure bullshit. I am really very much cut-up about the whole way these rewrites have been handled, and certainly won't never work for Wolper again unless something is done about it. Love, Roald." This is indicative of Dahl's attitude towards the adaptation of his novel to the screen. Retaining transmittal folds. In vintage fine condition.

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