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Al Capp typed opinion document with plenty of hand corrections. The acclaimed satirist here verbalizes his opinion on the television business. Document reads in part, ''...they'll run like hell when they know that, by way of it, their homes will be invaded by unwholesome, the fraudulent and the idiotic...Television does a terrible and wonderful thing. It brings real people into the American home. And like any guest, the folks in it will be civil to you and make you welcome the first time, until they find out what you're like. If you're a nice person, and a wholesome one, you'll become a friend, and welcome again and again and again. So far television has brought to the American family only one friend: Arthur Godfrey...'' 6pp. on 6 sheets of parchment. Toning, creasing and some shallow tears to edges, else near fine. Unsigned, but from the Al Capp estate.
Fascinating Al Capp Typed Criticism of Television With Notes & Corrections in His Hand -- ''...their homes will be invaded by unwholesome, the fraudulent and the idiotic...''
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