HILDEGARDE - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 03/07/1952 - HFSID 25415
Sale Price $306.00
Reg. $360.00
HILDEGARDE
This black and white publicity photograph of the singer holding flowers is
signed by her in blue felt tip
Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Bruce Rodeniser and/Little Theatre Group =
with my good wishes/God Bless you all - Sincerely/Hildegarde/Mar. 7 - 1952". B/w,
8x10. Actual image 7 ½x9 with a white border (one surface). Hildegarde Loretta
Sell (1906-2005) was popularly known by her first name only or simply as "The
Incomparable Hildegarde". A classically trained pianist who played in vaudeville
from 1926, she emerged as a popular singer in the 1930s and 1940s with hits
that included "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" (written by her manager
Anna Sosenko), "The Last Time I Saw Paris" and "I'll Be Seeing You". She
also had a popular radio program, Hildegarde's Raleigh Room. The international
stardom that Hildegarde achieved as a live cabaret singer is unparalleled. She was
renowned around the world and, having never married, had many admirers. Some
of her many showmanship innovations include wearing sleeves at every
performance and going by only her first name. These unique calling cards, as
well as her incredible voice and flirtatious manner, broke new ground on the
evening club circuit. In 1961, she published her autobiography: Over 50…So
What! Slightly creased. Otherwise, fine condition.
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