ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT, FAYE EMERSON ROOSEVELT and ANNA SOSENKO. Typed
DS: "Fay Emerson/Roosevelt", "Elliott Roosevelt"
and "Anna Sosenko", 1p, 8½x13. New York City, 1947
February 15. Contract in letter form to Sosenko Productions, Inc., New York
City regarding an appearance by Mr. & Mrs. Roosevelt "to perform as
guests on the radio program known as 'The Campbell Room', advertising products
of the sponsor." The program was to take place in CBS Studios in New York City
on February 23, 1947 from 9:00-9:30 PM EST. Also initialed:
"F.E.R." and "E.R." on rider affixed at mid-left margin.
The Roosevelts would receive a combined compensation of $600 for their
appearance. ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT (1910-1990), the third son of Franklin D.
Roosevelt, was born ten months after his brother, Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
Jr. (1909-1909), died at seven months old. Elliott was Mayor of Miami Beach
from 1965-1967. He was married five times: to Elizabeth Browning
Donner (1932-1933, divorced), Ruth Googins (1933-1944, divorced), actress
Faye Emerson (1944-1950, divorced), Minnewa Bell Ross (1951-1960, divorced)
and Patricia Whitehead (1960-1990, his death). Actress FAYE EMERSON
(1917-1983) began her film career in 1941, appearing in six films that year.
Emerson, whose film credits include The Desert Song (1943),
Destination Tokyo (1943), Hollywood Canteen (1944) and A Face
in the Crowd, had her greatest success on the small screen, hosting a
number of TV programs in the early 1950s. She was so popular that it is
rumored that TV's Emmy Awards are named in her honor. Roosevelt was
Emerson's second husband. After their divorce, she was married to bandleader
Skitch Henderson from 1950-1957. ANNA SOSENKO (1909-2000) was a
business manager and producer in an industry dominated by men. She is best
known as the manager of cabaret star, Hildegarde, for whom Sosenko wrote the
song, "Darling, Je Vouis Aime Beaucoup". Sosenko also created The
Raleigh Room radio show for Hildegard as well as producing The
Campbell Room. During her last 25 years, Sosenko conceived and produced
star-studded musical tributes that honored the greats of the theater. Lightly
creased. Stapled at upper corner. Overall, fine condition.
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