One-page type letter, dated June 2, 1942, signed by Babe Ruth. In his letter, written on "Samuel Goldwyn Inc." letterhead, Ruth responds to a Mr. W. Murray Long, a fan who had written him with a question about his career. In part: "Your very welcome letter written during my recent illness in Hollywood has just reached me here with other messages equally kind. . . . Mighty sorry I'm not the letter-writing kind of fellow so I hope you will accept this short note of thanks. I enjoyed working in the motion picture 'The Pride of the Yankees' and hope you will enjoy seeing the picture sometime in July." Ruth has boldly signed the letter in blue fountain pen, with the signature grading 9/10. As noted by the location above the date ("New York"), Ruth had just returned home after appearing in "The Pride of the Yankees," which was the story of Lou Gehrig's life. Ruth played himself in the movie and was quite natural in front of the camera, as he had appeared in films before. This is one of the few pieces of correspondence we have seen in which he discusses the film and the fact that it is written on Hollywood letterhead makes it all the more appealing. The letter (8.5x11") displays two horizontal folds (one of which runs through the Ruth signature) and a few light creases. In Excellent condition overall. Full LOA from PSA.