The first note was written by Cary Grant to Sophia Loren, sometime in ’57 or ’58. North by Northwest told us that the matchbook note was also written by Grant (in the person of “Roger O. Thornhill“) to Eva Marie Saint (aka “Eve Kendall“). I’m no handwriting expert but there are rough similarities between them. The Sophia note is obviously more elegant and flourishy and was almost certainly written on a desk or flat surface of some kind; the matchbook note was written on the fly. Opinions?

May 20, 2020by Jeffrey Wells13 Comments