ED WYNN - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED 1930 - HFSID 511
Sale Price $115.00
Reg. $140.00
ED WYNN
Signed "Best Wishes" by the popular actor and comedian in
1930, with a 3x1¾ image of him as Simple Simon from the early 1930s Broadway
revue Simple Simon affixed
Autograph sentiment signed: "Best Wishes/Ed Wynn/1930". Black
ink notations underneath photo and at bottom right corner in unknown hand. 4¾x8½
album leaf. With a 3x1¾ b/w printed photo of Wynn affixed. According to the
notations on this leaf, Wynn signed this on Nov. 12, 1930 and identify the photo
of him as Simple Simon. Wynn starred in Simple Simon, a revue that
ran from Feb. 18, 1930 to June 14, 1930 and from March 9, 1931 to March 21, 1931
on Broadway. He also co-wrote the book and produced it in its second
incarnation; the first was produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. of Ziegfeld
Follies, and both had music by Richard Rodgers of Rodgers and
Hammerstein. The revue concerned a Coney Island news dealer who dreamed of
living in the world of fairy tales. On April 26, 1931, Ed Wynn
(1886-1966), born Isaiah Edwin Leopold, made his first appearance as
Texaco's "Fire Chief" before a live radio audience. His popular radio series
The Texaco Fire Chief ran from 1932 to 1935. He later starred in
CBS's first Los Angeles-based variety show, The Ed Wynn Show, from
Oct. 6, 1949 to July 4, 1950. The show won the first Emmy Award for "Best
Live Show" in 1949, and it would also win a Peabody Award. Wynn won the first
Emmy for Most Outstanding Live Personality. He later appeared as Albert
Dussell in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), which earned him a 1960
Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor, and in the TV movie Requiem for a
Heavyweight (1956) with son Keenan Wynn. Lightly toned, soiled
and creased. Black ink notations touch signature. Discoloration at top, right
and bottom edges, which touch signature. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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