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Authorship - Beryl's Involvement - Part 2Sam's Crediting Beryl's Contributions |
| Date | From | To | Re: | Quotes |
| 10/22/1960 | Sam Epstein | Anne Hagan (G&D) | Initial Title ideas-#17 | "We have
only three suggestions, either of which will fit in with a slowly (very
slowly) developing plot -- The Mystery
of the Broken Idol, The Mystery of Devil's
Cave, The Mystery of the Plumed Serpent" |
| 6/12/1984 | Bill Pronzini | Sam Epstein | Belated thanks from Author/Fan | "This is
by way of a fan letter, though not quite the usual sort. I am also a
professional writer of -- adult mysteries" ….. "The purpose of the above credit list is to say that there probably wouldn't be a credit list if it weren't for the Ken Holt books."…. "It has taken me twenty-five years to find out who "Bruce Campbell" is and to say thank you" |
| 6/16/1984 | Sam Epstein | Bill Pronzini | Sam describes Beryl's involvement ( closing slide) | "Some of
the best parts of the Ken Holts are the result of her
fine editorial eye and ear. Some of the worst errors that
ever escaped being published, are also owing to her
editorial skills." |
| 9/9/1991 | Roger Pardee | Sam Epstein | Thank you from fan (Hollywood Screenwriter) | "In one
sense this letter is timely, in another it is overdue by a quarter century
or so." …. "Now Mr. Epstein, I'm well into my thirties, with a Master's Degree, I've taught at a major university, and I've got some semblance of a career in the movie business."… "I've re-read all those stories and it is not purely nostalgia…. That prompts me to write this letter of appreciation. Those are well-crafted stories. I wish the screenplays coming out of this town were as thoughtful." |
| 10/15/1991 | Sam Epstein | Roger Pardee | "So the Ken Holt books, while primarily my undertaking,
bear the invisible fine tuning that Beryl supplied." |
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