CATERINA VALENTE - DOCUMENT SIGNED 05/11/1961 - HFSID 262511

CATERINA VALENTE
Grammy-nominated singer Caterina Valente signed this document in 1961 to authorize The Perry Como Show to send her compensation for appearing one of the show's episodes to her agent.
Document signed "Caterina Valente" in blue ink. Blue ink notations in unknown hand. 1 page, 8½x11. May 11, 1961. Addressed to Roncom Productions, Inc. New York City. Valente signed this document to authorize The Perry Como Show to send her compensation for appearing on the show's April 5, 1961 episode to her agent at the William Morris Agency. German/Italian singer and dancer Valente, born in Paris, France in 1931, has sold over 18 million records worldwide, with numerous hits in Europe and a Top 10 single, The Breeze and I (Andalucia), in the U. S. in 1955; her catalog of recorded music includes more than 1,500 songs in 12 languages. She was born into a circus family and began performing in the family act in 1936. Valente professional singing career began in the circus of Swiss clown Grock in 1953, and she scored her first million-seller in Germany the next year with Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe, a German-language version of Cole Porter's I Love Paris. She has acting credits in 17 movies and TV shows since 1954 and has appeared on numerous TV shows as a singer and entertainer, including The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Danny Kaye Show, Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall, The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Valente was also nominated for a Best Female Vocalist Grammy in 1959. Lightly toned and creased. Paper clip impressions at top edge. Lightly discolored right edge. Otherwise in fine condition.