Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0012148, Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:11:45 -0800

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Fwd: "Laura" the song
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Dear Don and List,

Something for the cryptomnesiologists out there. The movie 'Laura' seems
to have vanished almost without trace, but the haunting theme is a
survivor from the era when civilized standards still applied in popular
music.

Laura is the face in the misty light
Footsteps that you hear down the hall at night

The Friday night jazz band at the Radium Beer Hall
will sometimes play it for me as a request, depending on their mood.

Best,

Tom(Rymour)

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Dear Tom---the song and the film are still very much with us here. I heard the
song yesterday and saw the film on TV a month or so ago.