EUBIE BLAKE - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT ON FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED - HFSID 343601
Sale Price $126.00
Reg. $140.00
EUBIE BLAKE
The Broadway performer and writer signs this First Day Cover honoring
George Gershwin
Autograph sentiment on First Day Cover signed: "From/Eubie
Blake" in black felt. 6½x3½. First Day Cover honoring George Gershwin,
postmarked Beverly Hills, California, February 28, 1973. 8c stamp affixed. FIRST
DAY OF ISSUE. The son of former slaves, Eubie Blake (1883-1983,
born James Hubert Blake in Baltimore, Maryland) met musician Noble Sissle in
1915. Together they helped create the Broadway show Shuffle Along,
whose cast included Josephine Baker and Paul Robeson. Many of Blake's
most famous songs came from Shuffle Along, including I'm Just Wild
about Harry and Love Will Find a Way. Blake was a frequent
guest on Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Performing at
concerts until he was 99, Blake died five days after his 100th birthday. Toned.
Corners rounded. Lightly creased throughout. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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