HARRY JAMES - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 09/05/1982 - HFSID 253110
Price: $260.00
HARRY JAMES
The bandleader signs this check made out to La Costa for $138.96
Check signed: "Harry James" in blue ink, 8¼x3½. Woodland Hills, California, September 5,
1982.Check no. 67761 drawn on the account of the Harry James Orchestra at the Bank of
America, Beverly Hills, California. Payable to La Costa in the amount of $138.96. The son of
circus performers, Harry James (1916-1983) was an outstanding trumpet player who left
Benny Goodman's orchestra to form his own band in 1939. A favorite in the swing era,
he continued to tour with a more jazz-oriented sound after the big bands waned in
popularity. A star on radio, he had his own TV program in 1951. James appeared in several
films in the 1940s and 1950s; his dubbed trumpet is heard in Kirk Douglas's Man With a
Horn (1950). Ink note in an unknown hand: "9/5 dues" at left. Vertical fold at center.
Pinhead-sized hole at top center. Bank cancellation stamps on front and verso, affecting
signature. Otherwise, fine condition.
This image has been censored to conceal personal information depicted in the image. The
actual document does not have these concealing marks.
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