HILDEGARDE - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 287987
Price: $360.00
HILDEGARDE
Vintage photograph of the singer at a young age, in a long dress, singing on
stage against a black background
Inscribed Photograph signed: "To Beni & Bless/Hildegarde", B/w 7x9¼.
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! Heavily creased. Light surface scratches.
Lightly creased. Signature in poor contrast still visible). Otherwise, fine
condition.
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