Description: Mírzá Aḥmad Sohráb Signed Letter Persian Poet and Scholar (H. .G. Wells content) The signed letter measures 8.5 x 5.5 inches and is on "Allerton-House, New York City" stationary. Author H.G. Wells is mentioned in the letter. Also included is a program from a lecture by Mírzá Aḥmad Sohráb. Mírzá Aḥmad Sohráb (March 21, 1890 – April 20, 1958) was a Persian-American author and Baháʼí who served as ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's secretary and interpreter from 1912 to 1919. He co-founded the New History Society and the Caravan of East and West in New York and was excommunicated from the Baháʼí Faith in 1939 by Shoghi Effendi. By 1911, he had founded an organization called the Persian-American Educational Society. Later that year he sailed to Europe "in the interests of his work".[1] Sohrab was secretary and interpreter to ʻAbdu'l-Bahá from 1912 to 1919. He emigrated to the United States in 1919, sailing as a first class passenger from Port Said, Egypt to New York, on board the S/S Yeboshi Maru. In the 1920s, while living in Los Angeles, he helped write a scenario for a movie dealing with Mary Magdalene, for the actress Valeska Surratt. In 1927 Cecil B. Demille released The King of Kings which the duo claimed he had stolen from their scenario. Suratt sued Cecil B. Demille and others in 1928, and mentioned that Sohrab had helped her write the play.The case went to trial in 1930 and was quietly settled out of court. This is part of a large collection of autographs that I will be listing over the next couple of days.
Price: 60 USD
Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Profession: Persian Poet and Scholar
Signed by: Mírzá Aḥmad Sohráb
Signed: Yes
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
