IRV KUPCINET - TYPED LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 31670

IRV KUPCINET
Kupcinet signed this typed letter on his personalized stationery from the Chicago Sun-Times, wishing the recipient a speedy recovery and asking him to say hello to Eddie Jaffee.
Typed letter signed: "irv" in blue ink. With corrections in blue ink in unknown hand. 1 page, 5x6, on Kupcinet's personalized stationery from the Chicago Sun-Times. In full: "Dear Rush, Thanks for your gracious note and my apologies for being so tardy in inquiring about your health. I trust you are convalescing nicely, as Eddie Jaffee would say. If you run into the little dynamo, Jaffee, be sure to say hello. And may our paths cross shortly. sincerely, irving kupcinet". Kupcinet (1912-2003, born Irving Kupcinet in North Lawndale, Chicago, Illinois) was drafted out of college to the Philadelphia Eagles, but a shoulder injury ended his career and shunted him into sports writing. He was hired by the Chicago Daily Times (now the Chicago Sun-Times) in 1935 and given his own gossip column in 1943. This column, renamed Kup's Column in 1948, was a fixture in the paper until his death in 2003. He gained a wider audience when he launched his own talk show in 1952 and replaced Jack Paar on The Tonight Show in 1957. Another incarnation of his show, The Irv Kupcinet Show, ran from 1962 to 1971. Lightly toned and soiled. Pen skipped when signing signature. Red wax remnant from pad at top edge. Folded once and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition.