> The identity of B. Traven was a mystery in the
literary world for many
years.
> Commonly, he was said to have been born in in
Chicago and his full name
was
> Bruno Traven. His early novels were first published
in Germany, in German
> but the lead characters were often American and the
setting Mexico. Once
> Knopf began to publish him in the U.S., questions
and speculation
increased
> and this reached a height when the wonderful
Humphrey Bogart starring
version
> of THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE was produced in
1948.
I remember doing some research in the Warner Bros. files a
number of years ago and running across an original typed
letter from Traven to John Huston, the director of TREASURE
OF THE SIERRA MADRE, and signed in Traven's hand. Having
heard many of the legends, I found it rather thrilling to
hold in my hand a paper typed and signed by the legend
himself. Rumor has it that Traven showed up on the SIERRA
MADRE set, "disguised" as an emissary from Traven. As I
recall, Huston was pretty sure it was Traven himself.
Jim Beaver
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