MARTHA RAYE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 101023
Price: $300.00
MARTHA RAYE
5x7 sepia-toned photo of a young Raye from the waist up in a shoulderless
evening gown and holding her hands near her head. Accompanied by original
mailing envelope.
Photograph signed "Hello, there-/Martha/Raye" in purple ink. B/w
sepia-toned, 5¼x6¾ overall, 4¾x6¼ image, one surface, printed on cardstock.
Lightly toned and bowed. Light crease along left edge. Otherwise in fine
condition. Accompanied by: Original mailing envelope from "Martha
Raye/Photo Service" at Paramount Pictures, Hollywood, California to Genevieve
Ritzel, New Hartford, New York. Postmarked Dec. 1, 1937. Lightly toned, soiled
and creased. Pinhead-sized stain near upper right corner. Flap has been opened
neatly on left edge. Worn and rounded corners. Otherwise in fine condition.
Singer, actress and comedienne Raye (1916-1994) made her Broadway debut in
1934 and her first film in 1936. She had her own TV show (1953-1954) and
many guest appearances. A tireless performer for American troops in three wars,
billing herself as "Colonel Maggie", she was honored with the Academy of
Motion Pictures' Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1968) and the
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1993). She was buried in the military
cemetery at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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