ED WYNN - CONTRACT SIGNED 04/09/1951 - HFSID 258916

ED WYNN
Actor Ed Wynn signed this contract in 1951 to hire bicycle act the Theron Troupe for an appearance on the TV variety show Four-Star Revue.
Contract signed "Ed Wynn" in black ink and by a representative of the Theron Troupe in blue ink. 2 pages, 8½x14, with a 1-page 8½x11 rider, single-sided sheets. April 9, 1951. Addressed to Theron Troupe, New York City.Wynn signed this contract to have bicycle act the Theron Troupe appear on the May 2, 1951 episode of "the ED WYNN television program" on NBC for $1,000. This isn't Wynn's variety show The Ed Wynn Show, which was cancelled in 1950. Instead, it appears to be an episode of Four-Star Revue, which Wynn hosted on May 2, 1951. On April 26, 1931, 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. Staple holes in top left corner. Folded twice and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition.