JIMMY "SCHNOZZOLA" DURANTE - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 79855

JIMMY DURANTE
Black and white with brown hue British Picturegoer series picture postcard of Jimmy Durante wearing a hat.
Postcard Photograph signed: "Jimmy/Durante". B/w with brown hue, 3½x5½. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer photograph, name imprinted at lower margin. No. W642 in the British Picturegoer series. Not filled in on verso. Jimmy Durante (1893-1980), known to family, friends and fans as "The Schnozzola", "Schnozzle" or simply "the Schnoz" because of his Cyrano-sized nose, began his career as a piano player on the Lower East Side of New York City. He and his partners, dancers Eddie Jackson and Lou Clayton, had become overnight sensations on vaudeville, and Durante later lent his talents to films, radio and television as well as being a popular performer in nightclubs and on stage. His act included telling jokes, playing the piano and singing in his raspy voice. Two of his most popular songs were "Inka Dinka Doo" and "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey?", and Durante was also well known for his trademark sign off line, "Goodnight, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are." An active life member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, he often performed pro bono with the proceeds that would have been his pay, going to the Children's Fund. All he asked in the way of pay was that people, "Help Da Kids". Minor surface creases (not evident head on). Mounting remnants (no show through) at corners on verso, which is lightly soiled. Overall, fine condition.