ED WYNN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 09/26/1935 - HFSID 46978

ED WYNN
Deposition signed by Ed Wynn in 1935 in a lawsuit brought against him for $65,000 in New York County Supreme Court, with six unsigned pages requesting a Bill of Particulars from the plaintiffs
Document signed "Ed Wynn" and by notary public, both in black ink. Black ink and lead pencil notations, both in unknown hand. 8 pages, 8x13, single sided sheets, carbon copy. Deposition dated Sept. 26, 1935; request for Bill of Particulars dated Sept. 30, 1935. This document is in the case of Ruth Greenberg and Samuel Greenberg v. Ed Wynn, to be heard in New York County Supreme Court on Oct. 8, 1935, seeking $65,000 in damages against Wynn - almost half a million dollars in today's money. Two pages are Wynn's deposition in the case; the other six are a request for Bill of Particulars from Wynn's attorney Joseph P. Bickerton to the Greenbergs. Ruth Greenberg alleged that Wynn entered into an agreement with her in March of 1929 to act as a "companion and attend-ant" to his wife Hilda Keenan Wynn for $50,000. Her husband Samuel Greenberg also alleged that Wynn entered into an agreement with Wynn "to expend monies without restriction as to amount, for whatever purpose the plaintiff or his wife should consider advisable in connection with services rendered by the plaintiff or his wife", and that he spent $15,000. Wynn's reply: "I deny all of the material allegations of the complaint, except the allegation that the amounts were not paid." 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 and creased. Staple holes and rust stains at top edge. Carbon copy marks. Otherwise in fine condition.