DOLORES (MRS. BOB) HOPE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 06/14/1995 - HFSID 270224
Sale Price $105.00
Reg. $120.00
DOLORES HOPE
Dolores Hope sends an autograph letter of thanks for the birthday
goodies.
Autograph Letter Signed: "Dolores x", 1p, 5x3¾. Toluca
Lake, California, 1995 June 14. Written on the inside panel of her
monogrammed note card to comedienne and actress Phyllis Diller. Begins:
"Phyllis dear". In full: "Forgive me for this long delay in
thanking you for my birthday goodies. The cross is a treasure just like you and
I'll try to fill the little book with pertinent material! I fell in New Orleans
- broke my nose - how about that - but all is well - but I've been nursing my
wounds. How is the play going? Bet you're a smash - just hope we can catch it
somewhere. Have fun - lots a love & prayers". Slightly creased. Fine
condition. Accompanied by original mailing envelope, 5½x4. "Old Glory" G
stamp affixed, postmarked Santa Clarita, California, June 14, 1995. Addressed
by Mrs. Hope to: "Miss Phyllis Diller, 163 S. Rockingham, Los Angeles,
Ca. 90049". Slightly creased. Fine condition. Dolores had celebrated her
86th birthday on May 27, 1995. DOLORES HOPE, born Dolores Reade (1909-2011),
had a successful career as a nightclub singer, but she is best known for
being Mrs. Bob Hope. The couple was married from February 19, 1934 until his
death on July 27, 2003 and had four adopted children. From 1942, Dolores
accompanied her husband on his trips to entertain troops around the world,
including an appearance in Vietnam in 1966; in 1991, she was the only female
allowed to perform for the troops in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert
Storm. Dolores appeared on 18 of her husband's TV specials, from Happy
Birthday, Bob in 1978 to Bob Hope at 100 (2003), and she was also
seen on an episode of The Jack Benny Program (1958) as well as two
airings of The Christophers (1953, 1955). Well known for her
philanthropic works, Dolores has worked tirelessly for the Eisenhower
Medical Center and she has contributed greatly to other charities, most
notably those of the Roman Catholic Church. Mrs. Hope, who resumed her
singing career in 1993 at the age of 83, was honored with a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame in May 1997. Comedienne 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 March 1955 (at age 37), 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 three of Hope's films and 23
of his TV specials. Diller, who recorded her first comedy record album in
1959, took her groundbreaking "funny hausfrau" act to nightclubs and television
variety shows and specials and she also appeared on the big screen. Her feature
film credits include Splendor in the Grass (1961), The Fat Spy
(1966), Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966), The Sunshine Boys
(1975) and The Silence of the Hams (1994), and she provided the voice of
the Queen in A Bug's Life (1998). By 2000, the comedienne, who had
trained as a concert pianist before her marriage (1939-1965) to Sherwood
Anderson Diller, had appeared as a piano soloist with 100 symphony
orchestras across the U.S. Despite retiring from nightclub/stage tours in
May 2002 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.
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