Letter from Ella to RD's brother John, relating to: their gratitude for some ornamental flamingos sent by John; RD's make-up tests for the Monte Cristo end of the film; news of the children received from Nan[ette Osborne]; and Charles Laughton and Elsa [Lanchester], whose company they enjoy. She encloses a Reliance Pictures photograph of RD and an unidentified man, with the flamingos referred to in the letter.
Dated at: Hollywood, California, USA. Holograph.