DON WOODS - DOCUMENT SIGNED 03/09/1959 - HFSID 282295

DON WOODS
AFTRA membership application signed by annoucer Don Woods in 1959
Document signed "Don Woods" in blue ink. Lead pencil mark in unknown hand and typed notations. 2 pages, 6½x9¼, 1 sheet, front and verso. With 6½x3¼ initiation fee receipt carbon copy with perforated left edge stapled at top edge. March 9, 1959. Membership form for the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. According to this document, Woods was an announcer who was scheduled to appear in a 1959 episode of You Asked For It. Ever want to see what a million dollars in $1 bills looks like? Or a re-enactment of William Tell shooting an apple off his son's head? Or a man wrestle an anaconda (and nearly get killed in the process)? Before YouTube, your best bet was You Asked For It (1950-1959). Hosted by show creator Art Baker and later by Jack Smith, You Asked For It asked viewers to tell them what they wanted to see on television, then showed it, either with live footage or film shorts. The show also gave performances from entertainers like Gloria Jean, Buster Keaton and Bela Lugosi, as well as an on-air reunion of the cast from Our Gang. Lightly toned and creased. Form is lightly soiled, has light tear in right edge and was folded twice and unfolded. Receipt has carbon copy marks and was folded once and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition.

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