ANITA ELLIS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 205658
Sale Price $72.00
Reg. $80.00
ANITA ELLIS
B/w Burt Glin photo of jazz and swing singer Anita Ellis singing with
her eyes closed and in black tights, signed with "Love" and a drawing of
three birds in flight. Ellis she dubbed the movie singing voices for Rita
Hayworth, Vera-Ellen and Jeanne Crain in the 1940s and 1950s.
Photographs signed "Love,/Anita/Ellis/[three birds in flight]"
in blue ink. B/w, 8x10 overall, 6¼x9½ image, one surface. ©Burt Glinn and
Magnum, with copyright stamp on verso in black ink. Jazz and swing singer
Ellis, born Anita Kert in 1920, was afflicted with paralyzing stage
fright, which may explain why she dubbed the movie singing voices for Rita
Hayworth (Gilda, 1946; The Loves of Carmen, 1948; Down to
Earth, 1947; and The Lady from Shanghai), Vera-Ellen (Three
Little Words, 1950; and The Belle of New York, 1952) and Jeanne
Crain (Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, 1955). She overcame her fright to
appear in New York-area concerts in the 1970s and early 1980s and cabaret acts
around the world before calling it quits in 1987. Ellis also had six acting
credits between 1938 and 1953, appeared on Broadway twice, in Maggie
(1953) and Flower Drum Song (1958-1960) and was a regular on The Red
Skelton Show. Lightly toned, creased and bowed. Siganture is lightly beaded
but legible. Otherwise in fine condition.
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