IMOGENE COCA - TYPED LETTER SIGNED CIRCA 1955 - HFSID 156976
Price: $320.00
IMOGENE COCA
Signed typed letter from 1955: "I have been so busy running away from myself
that I haven't been able to come to grips with anything."
Typed Letter signed: "Imogene Coca", 1 page, 6¼x9. No place, no date,
but accompanying envelope is postmarked New York, N.Y., September 12,
1955. On her personal stationery to Phil Versage. In full:
"Forgive me for taking such an eternity to acknowledge your letter - I have
been so busy running away from myself that I haven't been able to come to grips
with anything. Of course I remember Ray McCall and Johnny Spano - I still see
Johnny frequently when he attends broadcasts. I heard from Ray regularly until
he entered the army, but haven't heard anything from him in quite a while now. I
suppose he is kept much to busy to spare any of his letters. My plans for
television are still vague. Unless the studio can provide a framework within
which I can do the type of thing the audience expects of me, I shall confine
myself to guest appearances this coming season. At present I am making hotel
appearances, and if the act is well received, I may do a concert tour with it.
With sincere appreciation of your interest, I am as ever yours." Comic
actress Coca (1908-2001) was on stage from 1925, in films from 1937, often in
skits parodying everything from ballet to heavy drama. She is most famous,
however, as Sid Caesar's comic partner on TV's Your Show of Shows
(1950-1954), winning an Emmy in 1952. Her talents were underutilized in
subsequent TV series. Film highlights included a dying aunt in National
Lampoon's Vacation (1983). She was nominated for a Tony as Best Featured
Actress in a Musical for On the Twentieth Century (1978). When
this letter was written, Coca had just finished the first and only season of
The Imogene Coca Show. TV never did find the right framework for this
talented comedian; her subsequent series in 1963 and 1967 were also cancelled
after one season.Slightly creased. Staple holes at upper left. Fine
condition.
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