Ira Levin (1929–2007) was the author of A Kiss Before Dying (1953) and other novels and plays. Levin had written to AR: “Like the very young man who stood beside Howard Roark and looked down on Monadnock Valley, I need say nothing but—thank you.”
February 3, 1950
Mr. Ira M. Levin
5 Riverside Drive
New York 23, New York
Dear Mr. Levin:
In answer to your letter: Thank you.
Sincerely,
Ayn Rand
AR:je
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