1932 Diary

Cover 1932 Diary

Cover 1932 Diary

Another very rich and substantial diary. Powell begins the year in Hollywood then flees back first to Ohio and then to New York. Very little of this has ever been printed. Publication of “Come to Sorrento,” which the publishers insist upon calling “The Tenth Moon.”

1932 Diary excerpt A P01 32

1932 Diary excerpt A P01 32

Here is Powell’s uncut entry for August 15, 1932. Much of it had to be edited out to fit the diaries in one published volume in 1995.

1932 Diary excerpt B P01 33

1932 Diary excerpt B P01 33

This is a continuation of the entry begun on August 15, 1932.

1932 Diary excerpt C P01 34

1932 Diary excerpt C P01 34

The 1932 diary contains extensive discussion of her association with John Howard Lawson and his wife Sue. Much of this has never been published.

1932 Diary excerpt D P01 35

1932 Diary excerpt D P01 35

This is another one of the wonderful passages that needed to be cut from the published “Diaries of Dawn Powell” for space reasons. Only about one-fifth of her diaries could fit into the Steerforth edition.

1932 Diary excerpt E P01 36

1932 Diary excerpt E P01 36

More passages from the 1932 diary.

1932 Diary excerpt F P01 37

1932 Diary excerpt F P01 37

Continuation of 1932 diary

1932 Diary excerpt G P02 011

1932 Diary excerpt G P02 011

Continuation of 1932 diary

1932 Diary excerpt H P02 02

1932 Diary excerpt H P02 02

This entry, some of it never before published, deals with the production of Powell’s first play “Big Night,” which was produced by the Group Theatre in 1933.

1932 Diary excerpt I P02 03

1932 Diary excerpt I P02 03

Continuation of discussion of upcoming Group Theatre production of “Big Night.”