DEBORAH KERR - AUTOGRAPH ENVELOPE SIGNED 11/22/1979 CO-SIGNED BY: PHYLLIS DILLER - HFSID 270395

DEBORAH KERR and PHYLLIS DILLER
The two actresses penned their signatures to each other on different pieces of paper
Autograph Envelope signed: "From D.K.", 5½x3½. Sydney, Australia, no date. Addressed by Kerr to: "Miss Phyllis Diller./Room 513." Back flap is imprinted with the return address of The Lebel Town House. Lightly creased. Slightly soiled. Light paperclip impression at mid-left margin. Accompanied by Autograph Memo, unsigned, 5x3. Four lines in Diller's handwriting. In full: "Mark it/Deborah Kerr/Celeb FILE/Nov. 22 - 1979". Written on verso of portion of typed sheet. Lightly creased. Paperclip rust stain at upper margin, light show-through of type. Deborah Kerr (1921-2007) trained as a classical ballerina, but soon discovered that she was more interested in drama and began playing minor roles in Shakespearean productions. She starred in two Broadway productions, including Tea and Sympathy (1953-1955). Kerr, who made her film debut in Major Barbara (1941), typically played reserved, well-bred ladies. On the strength of her sensitive portrayal of a nun in Black Narcissus (1947), she was brought to Hollywood to play the lead opposite Clark Gable in The Hucksters the same year. Kerr was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar six times from 1950 to 1961, but never won one. In 1994, she received an Honorary Award from the Academy. Her most notable films include The King and I (1956) and From Here to Eternity (1953). Comedian Phyllis Diller (1917-2012), known for her outrageous appearance, zany outfits, distinctive laugh, and a stand-up act that featured frequent references to her fictional husband, "Fang", and zingers about her sex appeal and numerous plastic surgeries, got her big break in 1955), when she debuted at San Francisco's Purple Onion club. A subsequent appearance on The Tonight Show hosted by Jack Paar launched her national career, which got a big boost after Bob Hope saw Diller in a Washington, D.C. club. A favorite of the comedian, Diller would appear in 3 of Hope's films and 23 of his television specials. Diller, who recorded her first comedy record album in 1959, took her groundbreaking "funny hausfrau" act to nightclubs, television variety shows, and specials. Her feature film credits include Splendor in the Grass (1961), The Sunshine Boys (1975), The Silence of the Hams (1994), and A Bug's Life (1998). By 2000, the comedian, who had trained as a concert pianist before her marriage (1939-1965), had appeared as a piano soloist with 100 symphony orchestras across the U.S. At the age of 84, Diller continued to make films (Motorcross Kids, 2004; Forget About It, 2005) and occasionally appear on TV programs, including two episodes of 7th Heaven (2002, 2003) and a guest shot on The Wayne Brady Show (2004).  Two items.