[Private Materials / Peter Luke] – [Luke, Sir Harry] Luke, Peter.

Manuscript Letter by Peter Luke to his father, Sir Harry Luke, congratulating him on the promotion to Malta and on his own success in Cricket: “Dear Dad, I hope you are quite well. Congratulations on being promoted to Lieutenant-Governor of Malta. When will you come home, I hope very soon…..”.

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. London, 1945 – 1968. Octavo. Vintage Photograph. 9 cm wide x 16,2 cm high. Very good condition. From the private collection / library of colonial governor, diplomat and historian, Sir Harry Luke and his grand-daughter Georgiana. In the here included letter, in which Peter Luke writes to his father’s address on Barbados, Peter Luke also writes about his brother Micky, Michael Luke, (Peter Luke tells his father of his brother Micky’s visit to him in London: ’(he) has given up what he describes as steady employment in Paris for a somewhat doubtful opportunity of getting a part in a movie over here’).

Peter Luke (August 12, 1919 – January 23, 1995) was a British writer, editor, and producer. Peter Ambrose Cyprian Luke was born in St Albans, he was the first son of Harry Luke. He had wanted to be a painter, and went to art school for 2 years before World War II occurred. He was awarded the Military Cross for his efforts. Some time after, he worked under producer Sydney Newman on the British television drama anthology Armchair Theatre, as a story editor. In 1959, he adapted Frederick Rolfe’s novel Hadrian the Seventh. He was married to Carola Peyton-Jones (deceased), then Lettice Crawshaw (one daughter, one son deceased; marriage dissolved [Lettice Georgina Jane CRAWSHAW née LANE – born 02.06.1911]), and finally June Tobin ([1963-1995] two sons, three daughters). He died in Cadiz on January 23, 1995. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Harry Luke – Private Materials / Peter Luke (Son) · Malta · Malta Content (Autographed Letter Signed – ALS) · Sir Harry Luke · Sir Harry Luke – Personal Archive of Books and Correspondence · Sir Harry Luke Collection
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 31791AB

EUR 275.000,--