MARY ANN MOBLEY - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/28/1981 - HFSID 270392
Price: $320.00
MARY ANN MOBLEY
Mobley sends thank you letter to her friend, Phyllis Diller
Typed Letter Signed: "Mary Ann", 1 page, 8½x11. No place, but
Beverly Hills, California, 1981 April 28. On embossed letterhead to
comedienne and actress Phyllis Diller. Begins: "Dearest Phyllis".
In full: "Thank you so much for the photographs you so thoughtfully
sent us. I will never know how you have time to do all the lovely, thoughtful
things that you do. If you ever give a course may I be the first in line!
Gary has been busy traveling as I'm sure you have, but I hope we can all
get together for dinner sometime soon. Gary and Clancy send their love.
Love". With original stamped, typed mailing envelope. Embossed return
address on back flap. Mobley has been married to actor/talk show host GARY
COLLINS since 1967. Their only child, daughter MARY CLANCY COLLINS,
became a television executive. In the year she signed this letter, Mobley
hosted the TV series, Wedding Day, and appeared in an episosde of The
Love Boat and two episodes of Fantasy Island. One of the few Miss
Americas (1959) to find success after winning the title, singer and actress MARY
ANN MOBLEY (1939-2014) has appeared in feature films, made-for-TV
movies, been a regular on several TV series and made guest appearances on a
number of TV shows. After making her film debut in 1964's Get Yourself a
College Girl, Mobley won the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year -
Female before going on to star in two films with Elvis Presley
(Girl Happy and Harum Scarum, both 1965). Her other film credits
include For Singles Only (1968), and Mobley appeared in a long list of
made-for-TV movies. Her television credits include appearing in
regular roles on General Hospital (1979) and Diff'rent
Strokes (1985-1986) and guest co-hosting The Home Show
(1992, 1993). Mobley also had a recurring role on Falcon Crest
(1988) and was frequently seen on The New Hollywood Squares (1987, 1988,
1989) and episodes of Fantasy Island and The Love Boat. Comedienne
PHYLLIS DILLER (born Phyllis Ada Driver in 1917), 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). 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, not at signature. Paperclip impression and rust
stain at upper blank margin, lightly soiled at upper right margin. Overall, fine
condition.
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