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"Richard Burton, The Man on the Billboard" in Time, April 26, 1963
(Chicago), (Time), (1963). A five-page article by McPhee on Richard Burton, with a very amusing printed "Letter from the Publisher" about McPhee and Burton and Elizabeth Taylor and the dynamics of the interview, including a shot of McPhee in Burton's hometown of Pontrhydyfen. McPhee worked for Time magazine before moving to The New Yorker, and prior to his first book. He perfected the art of the long-form interview and then applied it to a wide variety of individuals in a wide range of fields. This precursor piece gives good evidence that the process was well underway already, two years before his first book. Address label and rubbing to covers; very good in stapled wrappers. [#032310] SOLD

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