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Merton's Correspondence with:

Maria Cooper Janis; Maria Janis

Janis, Maria Cooper, 1938-  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1961
Volume: 1 item(s); 1 pg(s)

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Biography

Maria Cooper Janis is daughter of actor Gary Cooper. Janis is a painter, is interested in parapsychology, and has recently written a book about her father and his life off camera. A letter she had sent the year of her father's death is not extant, but there is a copy of Merton's reply. He relates having enjoyed watching Cooper movies before entering the monastery and jokes, "I even had a temptation to hope that if the Seven Storey Mountain became a film, he would play in it. This was a clear case of vanity on my part!!"

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
 y/m/dMerton Scan ✉ 
1. 1961/10/11 HPCS[x] from Merton I was touched by your kind letter, and glad that it gives me an opportunity to greet you and your «detailed view»

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