DODY GOODMAN - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 166544

DODY GOODMAN
Signed b/w picture postcard, postmarked in 1961, of a young Goodman from the shoulders up and looking over her shoulder. Photo by Maurice Seymour.
Picture postcard signed "Dody Goodman" in blue ink. B/w, 3¼x4¾ overall, 3x4 ¼ image, one surface. Inscribed in lower right corner: "Maurice Seymour, N. Y.". Postmarked New York City, April 2, 1961. Addressed to S. H. Lloyd, Indianapolis, Indiana. No message on verso. With three 1¢ green-and-white George Washington stamps affixed.Goodman (1915-2008, born Dolores Goodman in Columbus, Ohio) was an American actress of the stage, TV and silver screen known for her persona as a ditzy, malapropism-dropping redhead. Goodman got her start in theatre. She made her Broadway debut in Viva O'Brien (1941) and went on to good reviews in Wonderful Town (1953-1954, 559 performances). Talk show host Jack Paar took a shine to her and, in 1957, made her a semi-regular on The Tonight Show. Paar dropped her by 1961, reportedly because she kept upstaging him, but she managed to keep her career going on Broadway, where she had a total of 13 performances, and on talk and game shows. Goodman's career enjoyed a renaissance in the 1970s with roles as Martha Shumway on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976) and as Blanche in the film adaptation of Grease (1978). She was a frequent guest star on TV after that, with recurring roles on Diff'rent Strokes (1981-1984) and voice work on the TV cartoon Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983-1988). Lightly toned, creased and bowed. Light impressions on image from typed address on verso. Normal postal stamps, none of which touch signature. Otherwise in fine condition.