JANE WITHERS - SELF-CARICATURE SIGNED - HFSID 165389

JANE WITHERS
She has drawn a self-caricature on an "Ask Myrus" card collected by Elsie Myrus, wife of the famed mentalist
Self-Caricature signed in pencil: "Lovingly/Jane/Withers"  with her drawn stick figure, 4x5. Drawn and signed on an "Ask Myrus" card distributed during a performance Myrus the Wizard of Mental Telepathy at the College Inn, Sheraton Hotel, Chicago. Jane Withers (1926-2021) was starring at age four on her own radio program in Atlanta, doing imitations of celebrities. She began her film career with bit parts, eventually (at age eight) winning the plum role of the obnoxious brat who bedevils sweet little Shirley Temple in Bright Eyes. This role won Jane a contract at Fox Studios, and for the next seven years she starred in a series of comedies and musicals. Her later films included Giant (1956) and Captain Newman, M.D. Withers also voiced a number of animated TV characters and guest starred on several TV series. To TV viewers of the 1960s and 1970s, Withers will be forever associated with her long-running (and extremely lucrative) stint as Josephine the Plumber in a popular series of commercials for Comet cleanser. Harry Carp, who employed the stage name of Myrus, was a renowned "mentalist" with a remarkable gift for answering questions posed by members of the audience. His wife, Melba Merriam, who went by Elsie Myrus when acting as his assistant, collected autographs from celebrities attending his performances. This autograph was part of her collection. Corners lightly worn. Edges lightly toned. Fine condition.