Autograph Letter Signed on "Gigot" stationery showing Kelly as director and Jackie Gleason as star, 4to, n.p., May 18, 1961 by KELLY, GENE

To Jay Kanter, Hollywood agent, Vice-President of MCA Artists, Inc.   Gene Kelly was on location in Paris, filming "Gigot," a film based on an original story of Jackie Gleason who starred in it and which was produced by Kenneth Hyman.   He writes to his agent, "Just a short note from all us Parisians to all you Californians, mainly to say 'hello' and tell you you ]sic] that everything is going very well so far and the project looks most interesting. Gleason has been wonderful to work with, and Stark and Hyman have given me nothing but the finest treatment." He asks for news from Beverly Hills, if there is "anything further on Mrs. Midas," and "what was that little hint you dropped me about some kind of acting job…." The Gene Kelly filmography suggests that if Kanter did have a job lined up for him, it could have been the 1964 film, "What a Way to Go!" or the 1966 "Les Demoiselle de Rochefort," both of which starred Kelly.   Ray Stark mentioned above, was a Hollywood agent who, with Eliot Hyman founded Seven Arts Productions in 1957. Seven Arts is the production company associated with "Gigot." They produced "Lolita," "Two for the Seesaw," and many other films.   Kelly closes with "Jeanne and I send our love…" and signs, "Gene." He refers to his wife, Jeanne. "On August 6, 1960, Gene Kelly's personal life took a decided upswing, as he married for the second time. His new wife was an old friend, his long-time dance assistant, Jeanne Coyne. Two punch holes at top margin breaking to the edge.