LESLIE UGGAMS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 05/15/1980 - HFSID 34129

LESLIE UGGAMS
A letter from the actress thanking a fan for writing to her, and sending a signed photograph
Typed letter signed: "Leslie Uggams", 1p, 8½x11. Beverly Hills, California, 1980 May 15. On her imprinted letterhead to Mr. Bob Hemminger, St. Marys, GA. In full: "Thank you very much for taking the time out to write to me. I find your method of 'reward teaching' very interesting. It would be my pleasure to autograph the enclosed cards and as an extra 'something' I have enclosed an autographed photograph [item not enclosed]. I hope you enjoy the picture and good luck with teaching. With best regards". Cards and photograph not present. Singer and actress Leslie Uggams (born in 1943) won the Tony Award for Best Actress - Musical in 1968 for Hallelujah, Baby!, and she was nominated for a Tony Award in 2001 for King Hedley II. A talented singer, she had begun her career singing at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem at the age of six, and she found national popularity with her stint on TV's Sing Along With Mitch (1961-1966). In 1969, she hosted her own TV series, The Leslie Uggams Show, and she has also appeared in several TV movies and miniseries, including Roots (1977) and Backstairs at the White House (1979), on a number of TV variety shows and guest starred a number of series and soap operas (including All My Children, 1996). Her film credits include Two Weeks in Another Town (1962), Skyjacked (1972) and Sugar Hill (1994). In addition to performing, Uggams serves on the board of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and TADA, a children's musical theater group and she was the founding member of BRAVO Chapter/City of Hope, a charitable organization that is involved in research and treatment of blood-related diseases. Lightly creased with folds, not at signature. Fine condition.