The other day, I made a long overdue visit to The Paley Center For Media here in Los Angeles. With locations in New York and Los Angeles, The Paley Center is a nonprofit agency that showcases the importance of media in society. They have unparalleled archives of television shows, advertising, and news clips that anyone from the public can access from their library. They also host exhibits and special events throughout the year.
To my sheer delight, the Soboroff Typewriter Collection is the latest exhibit in Los Angeles. Steve Soboroff has compiled a private collection of 28 original vintage typewriters once owned by the likes of Greta Garbo, Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, Truman Capote, George Burns, Joe Dimaggio and Marilyn Monroe. As a writer and lover of classy vintage typewriters, I was in awe...
I'll share a few highlights here, but I urge anyone with an interest to go see these in person. I was blown away by how much I enjoyed it!
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[Above] Hemingway's
vintage typewriter, a 1929 Underwood Standard. He was known to write descriptive elements
longhand, but he always typed out his dialogue, often standing at the
typewriter.
Truman Capote's personal typewriter near the end of his life -- A Smith Corona Electra 110. — at The Paley Center for Media.
Orson Welles Underwood Standard Portable 4B73700 which he used to type out "Citizen Kane."
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Exhibit is FREE to the public
Available for viewing Wed-Sun from Noon-5PM
(Closed Mon and Tues)
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