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A group of two; the first a single sheet on Sheraton Belevedere Hotel stationery, dated "December 18/53," penned in black fountain pen ink, addressed to "Max" [William Massie Smith], reading in part "You and your lady are / just about the kindest and sweetest / people I have encountered for a / very long time," ending with "Sincerely / Ray Massey"; the second a single sheet on personalized stationery, dated "December 31 / 53," penned in black fountain pen ink, addressed to "Betty and Max," reading in part "My wife has just told me / of the beautiful Virginia ham which came...from you," ending with "hope that I may see you in our / New England soon. / Sincerely / Ray Massey"; both included with their original transmittal envelopes also penned in Massey's hand; Massey met Smith through his colleague, Tyrone Power, when the two actors were starring in a national touring production of the play "John Brown's Body" in 1953 and 1954; Massey had a prolific Hollywood career but is probably best remembered today for portraying James Dean's stern dad in the classic 1955 Warner Bros. film "East of Eden"; these letters were consigned directly by Smith's family.