JEANE DIXON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 05/14/1984 - HFSID 270189
Sale Price $115.00
Reg. $140.00
JEANE DIXON
Jeane Dixon sends an autograph note on a typed letter to Phyllis Diller about
Diller hearing from Dixon soon.
Autograph Note Signed: "Jeane", 1 page, 5½x8½. Washington, D.C.,
1984 May 14. Written at lower margin of a Typed Letter Signed to
comedienne and actress Phyllis Diller, Los Angeles, California. In
full: "You will be hearing from me soon - deadline at the moment - Love
you". Dixon's typed letter is on letterhead of her charity, Children to
Children, Inc., which bears her facsimile signature. Begins: "Dear
Phyllis". In full: "Many, many thanks for the autographed copy
of The Joys of Aging & How to Avoid Them. It looks delightful,
and I can hardly wait to read it! With all good wishes for your continued
success - and many rich blessings --". Diller's book, The Joys of
Aging and How to Avoid Them, was first published by Doubleday & Company
in 1981. Astrologer JEANE DIXON (1918-1997) became a celebrity after
predicting the election and assassination of John F. Kennedy. Her annual
predictions were widely publicized, and Dixon wrote seven books as well as a
daily horoscope column published in a number of newspapers. Her celebrity
clients included Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Dixon was also an influential
Washington socialite. Comedienne PHYLLIS DILLER (1917-2012), known for her outrageous appearance, zany outfits, distinctive
laugh and a stand-up act that featured frequent references to her fictional
husband, "Fang", and zingers about her sex appeal and numerous plastic
surgeries, got her big break in March 1955 (at age 37), when she debuted at
San Francisco's Purple Onion club. A subsequent appearance on The Tonight
Show hosted by Jack Paar launched her national career, which got a big
boost after Bob Hope saw Diller in a Washington, D.C. club. A favorite of the
comedian, Diller would appear in three of Hope's films and 23 of his TV
specials. Diller, who recorded her first comedy record album in 1959, took
her groundbreaking "funny hausfrau" act to nightclubs and television variety
shows and specials and she also appeared on the big screen. Her feature film
credits include Splendor in the Grass (1961), The Fat Spy (1966),
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966), The Sunshine Boys (1975)
and The Silence of the Hams (1994), and she provided the voice of the
Queen in A Bug's Life (1998). By 2000, the comedienne, who had trained as
a concert pianist before her marriage (1939-1965) to Sherwood Anderson Diller,
had appeared as a piano soloist with 100 symphony orchestras across the
U.S. Despite retiring from nightclub/stage tours in May 2002 at the age of 84,
Diller continued to make films (Motorcross Kids, 2004; Forget About
It, 2005) and occasionally appear on TV programs, including two episodes of
7th Heaven (2002, 2003) and a guest shot on The Wayne Brady Show
(2004). Lightly creased with folds, lower horizontal fold at six words of
writing (all legible). Fine condition.
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