BILLY DE WOLFE - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 165699
Price: $280.00
BILLY DE WOLFE
B/w photo of Billy DeWolfe from the chest up in a jacket and white
shirt, signed "All good wishes" in blue ink by him
Inscribed photograph signed "To/Norman Jones/All good
wishes,/Billy De Wolfe" in blue ink. 4½x6¾ overall, 4½x6½ image, one
surface, printed on cardstock. DeWolfe (1907-1974, born William Andrew
Jones in Wollaston, Massachusetts) was an actor of vaudeville, stage, film and
TV. He got his start in vaudeville and musical revues in the late 1930s; his
best known act was "Mrs. Murgatroyd", with a mustachioed De Wolfe in spectacles
and a flowered hat impersonating a middle-aged woman. His best known
persona, though, was as a lisping, effeminate man with the catchphrace "Busy,
busy, busy!" He first appeared on film in 1943, the first of his 30 movies
and TV shows. His career enjoyed a renaissance in the 1960s and 1970s.
Evidently, something in his campy performance struck a chord with audiences of
that era, and he was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show (1970-1972). He
also landed recurring roles as Jules Benedict on That Girl (1966-1969),
as Roland B. Hutton, Jr. on Good Morning, World (1967) and as Willard
Jarvis on The Doris Day Show (1969-1973). Lightly toned, creased, bowed
and rippled. Lightly chipped at top and bottom left corners. Otherwise in fine
condition.
Following offer submission users will be contacted at their account email address within 48 hours. Our response will be to accept your offer, decline your offer or send you a final counteroffer. All offers can be viewed from within the "Offer Review" area of your HistoryForSale account. Please review the Make Offer Terms prior to making an offer.
If you have not received an offer acceptance or counter-offer email within 24-hours please check your spam/junk email folder.
