Pedro Corrêa do Lago has built up a collection of 100,000 letters written by famous people
When he was 12 years old, Pedro Corrêa do Lago wrote to JRR Tolkien, and François Truffaut – whose L’Enfant Sauvage he had just seen – and asked for their autographs. Corrêa do Lago’s father was a diplomat and, as a result, there was a chunky red copy of Who’s Who on the family bookshelves. This was 1970, and, along with a biographical note, Who’s Who printed each celebrity’s home address. Corrêa do Lago posted his letters and waited.
Tolkien’s secretary was quick to reply; the author was swamped by requests for an autograph and had decided to decline them all. From Truffaut, only silence.
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