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JIMMY "SCHNOZZOLA" DURANTE - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 07/17/1959 - HFSID 253732

Jimmy Durante sends a typed letter of thanks for the letter and the poem. Typed Letter Signed: "Jimmy", 1p, 5¾x9. No place, 1959 July 17. To "Dear Clara". In full: "Thanks a million for your lovely letter, and I think that was a beautiful poem you wrote on the back.…"

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JIMMY DURANTE
Jimmy Durante sends a typed letter of thanks for the letter and the poem.
Typed Letter Signed: "Jimmy", 1p, 5¾x9. No place, 1959 July 17. To "Dear Clara". In full: "Thanks a million for your lovely letter, and I think that was a beautiful poem you wrote on the back. Boy, I sure got a great kick out of that postcard - seeing some of those faces brought back a lot of happy memories. I just got back from Lake Tahoe and I'm taking a short vacation before I start rehearsing for my TV show in Sept. Take care of yourself, and hope you're feeling better." Although Durante had his own TV show, The Jimmy Durante Show, from 1954-1957, this letter refers to his appearance on Sunday Showcase (1959-1960). The Jimmy Durante Show episode, which aired on December 6, 1959, starred Durante and his guests, Ray Bolger, Eddie Hodges, Jane Powell and Jimmie Rodgers. 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". Lightly creased with folds, not at signature. ¼-inch separation at blank right margin at upper horizontal fold, ¼-tear at upper blank edge, nicked at blank left edge at folds. Overall, fine condition.

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