DANNY THOMAS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 08/11 - HFSID 297397

DANNY THOMAS
The actor thanks FBI Special Agent in Charge Ted Gunderson for coffee mugs.
Typed Letter signed: "Danny", 1 page, 5x7. No place, August 11. On "Memo from Danny Thomas" letterhead and written to FBI Special Agent in Charge Ted Gunderson. In full: "Dear Ted: Thanks for the coffee mugs- they're terrific. Stay well - hope to see you soon. Affectionately" Thomas (1912-1991, born Amos Alphonsus Muzyad Yaqoob in Deerfield, Michigan) debuted onscreen in 1947, going on to a brief film career in corny lead roles or comic supporting parts. He was much more successful on TV, starring in the long-running sitcom Make Room for Daddy (later re-named The Danny Thomas Show); he also starred in a number of specials and made guest appearances on variety shows. In the late '50s Thomas began producing for TV; he produced such series as The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Gomer Pyle and The Mod Squad. He founded the St. Jude's Research Hospital, which is dedicated to finding cures for catastrophic children's diseases. The inscription is to Ted Gunderson (1928-2011), former Special Agent in Charge of the Memphis, Dallas and Los Angeles offices of the FBI After his retirement from the Bureau, Gunderson founded his own investigative service, and proposed highly controversial conspiracy theories regarding the JFK assassination, 9/11, Waco, the Oklahoma City bombing, CIA "mind control" projects, Satanism, and the poisoning of America by clandestine aircraft. Fine condition.