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fan letter

American  

noun

  1. a letter sent by an admiring fan, as to a celebrity.


Etymology

Origin of fan letter

First recorded in 1930–35


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Eight pieces of memorabilia from the storied life of Kansas-born aviator Amelia Earhart — including a glowing fan letter from her friend, President Franklin D. Roosevelt — go up for auction June 22.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

I deliberately tried writing in his style and was thrilled when he responded to a fan letter from me — and encouraged me to keep writing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023

Speaking of stalking... you wrote a fan letter to Phoebe Waller-Bridge asking her to direct the video for Savior Complex.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2020

You’ll imagine the delight I took years later when I received a fan letter from Harper Lee, who eventually tried her best to convince me not to end Opus’s comic life a decade later.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2020

But the specific stimulus for this novel was an 1865 fan letter from a fellow writer, Madame George Sand.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by F. P. Walter

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