MONTY HALL - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 07/20/1992 - HFSID 270205
Sale Price $150.00
Reg. $180.00
MONTY HALL
He sends a letter to comedienne Phyllis Diller who had been nominated
as the Variety Club's honoree for 1993.
Typed letter signed: "Monty", 1 page, 7¼x10½. No place,
1992 July 20. On sheet imprinted with his name to comedienne and
actress Phyllis Diller, Los Angeles, California. Begins: "Dear
Phyllis". In full: "I understand that the Variety Club of the
Desert has asked you to be their honoree for 1993. I would be delighted if
you accepted. Love". MONTY HALL (born Maurice Halperin in 1921) is
best known as the genial host of the TV game show, Let's Make a
Deal, which originally aired from 1963-1976 (he emceed revivals of the
zany show in 1980, 1984-1986 and 1990-1991). Hall has also hosted a number of
other game shows, including Keep Talking (1958), Video Village
(1960) and Beat the Clock (1979), filled in as host on NBC's What's
This Song? and P.D.Q. and hosted three children's shows: Cowboy
Theater and Fun in the Morning (New York City local programming) and
Video Village Junior (1961-1962). Hall was awarded the Order of Canada
for his charitable works for the Variety Clubs International and the
Muscular Dystrophy Association. Comedienne PHYLLIS DILLER (1917-2012), 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). By 2000, the comedienne, who had trained as
a concert pianist before her marriage (1939-1965) to Sherwood Anderson Diller,
had appeared as a piano soloist with 100 symphony orchestras across the
U.S. 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. Fine
condition.
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