MONTY HALL - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 12/1993 - HFSID 270204

MONTY HALL
He contributes to actress Phyllis Diller's Variety Club Children's Charities, signing on his and his wife's behalf
Typed letter signed: "Monty and Marilyn", 1 page, 8½x11. No place, 1993 December. On letterhead of Variety Club Children's Charities to comedienne and actress Phyllis Diller. Begins: "Dear Phyllis". In full: "In lieu of sending Christmas cards, it has been our custom over many years to make a contribution to the Variety Clubs Children's Charities in your name. Along with this contribution go our very best wishes for a Happy Holiday season and prosperous New Year." Hall was awarded the Order of Canada for his charitable works for the Variety Clubs International and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. MONTY HALL (born Maurice Halperin in Canada 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). 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). 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. "Hall" written (unknown hand) beneath signature, stray ink mark at lower margin, which has light type transference. Fine condition.