Literary
POWELL
(Dilys, 1901-1995, Writer and Film Critic)
Autograph Postcard Signed to George M. Richards of Poole, Dorset,
sending Best wishes from a) Crete b) Venice, on the recto is a colour photo of the remains of the Roman theatre at Gortys, Crete, 4 x 5¾, postmarked Venice, 3rd September
Item Date: 1966
Background
Dilys Powell's first husband, H.G.G. Payne, 1902-1936, was Director of the British School of Archaeology at Athens, and she had a life-long love of Greece. She was film critic for the Sunday Times, 1939-1976, and president of the Classical Association, 1966-1967.
light crease near middle of photo
Stock No. 54594