CHARLTON HESTON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: VAUGHN MONROE, NORMA & EMMA LAINE (NORMA LAINE), NORMA & EMMA LAINE (EMMA LAINE), NORMA & EMMA LAINE - HFSID 25413

CHARLTON HESTON, CO-SIGNED BY: VAUGHN MONROE
Handwritten notes by the actor and the orchestra leader. Monroe's note is addressed to interview host George Sanders
Autograph Notes signed: "Thank you,/Ralph/Edwards!/Charlton Heston" by Heston and, on verso, "Dear George-/So nice to see you again/after such a long time-/Hope we meet again soon-/Cordially/VaughnMonroe", "12-29-54/Dear George -/Just a note here to remind/you that we appreciate your Kindness/to us - God Bless you & yours -/Our love/Emma & Norma/Laine", all in blue ink. With small magazine or newspaper bio of Monroe affixed under his signature. 2 pages, 7¾x10, one page front and verso. HESTON (1923-2008, born John Charles Carter in Evanston, Illinois) was an Oscar-winning American actor and political activist. He made his film debut in Dark City (1950) and got his big break when Cecil B. DeMille cast him as circus manager Brad Braden in The Greatest Show on Earth two years later. Heston found his niche when DeMille cast him as Moses in The Ten Commandments in 1956, the first in a series of larger-than-life roles that included such epics as Ben-Hur (1959), for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role, El Cid (1961), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and Planet of the Apes (1968). In 1977, the actor was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Active in politics, Heston served an unprecedented three terms as President of the National Rifle Association. MONROE (1911-1973, born in Akron, Ohio) was a popular orchestra leader known for his boyish good looks and engaging personality. He got his big break at Meadowbrook in the spring of 1941. The singer and trumpet player got mixed reviews from critics, but was a hit with the ladies. When the Big Band era drew to a close, Monroe's band, which had focused on singing rather than instrumentals, continued in popularity. Monroe was also a big hit on radio, well known for both his singing and his Camel Cigarette commercials, and he continued to sing, both on RCA Victor recordings and as the company's spokesperson, on RCA's television commercials into the mid-1960s. George Sanders was a radio/TV interview host who collected signatures from guests on his show. Charlton Heston's reference to Ralph Edwards was probably facetious. Edwards hosted the popular TV show The is Your Life. NORMA and EMMA LAINE were a country music duo who recorded a few 45 rpm records. Lightly toned. Paper loss on Heston's side of page. Paper has been discolored from contact with adhesive on other pages and from adhesive under Monroe's bio. Page has been torn from a pad or album on one side. Signatures show through on verso.