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Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) to Morris "Moe" Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0001 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 April 1943 Pagination: 5 p. ; 18.3 x 13.4 cm. Order a Copy

Written at 6:00 PM. Sylvia is thinking of Moe and trying to imagine him in leggings. She reflects how he once was a quiet, thoughtful, sedentary thinker but now is a man full of activity. She speaks of the weather and how much she misses him. Especially when she hears an old love song on the radio: "I'll Cry For You"

"I'll Cry For You"-probably a reference to Harry James' "I Cried For You".
Harry James-Big Band leader and Trumpter of the 1940s.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

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