MORTON DOWNEY SR. - CONTRACT SIGNED 06/13/1944 CO-SIGNED BY: ANNA SOSENKO - HFSID 83346
"The Irish Nightingale".
Partly Printed DS: "Morton Downey" and "Anna
Sosenko/Pres", 1p, 8½x13. New York, 1944
June 13. To appear on June 27, 1944 from 10:30 PM to 11 PM for $750 at NBC
studios in New York.
Price: $460.00
Condition: Fine condition
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MORTON DOWNEY
"The Irish Nightingale".
Partly Printed DS: "Morton Downey" and "Anna
Sosenko/Pres", 1p, 8½x13. New York, 1944
June 13. To appear on June 27, 1944 from 10:30 PM to 11 PM for $750 at NBC
studios in New York. Downey was one of the most popular singers in the 1930s
and 1940s. In addition to popular Irish tunes such as "When Irish Eyes are
Smilin'", Downey sang Berlin and Porter songs as well. Paper clip stain at upper
left corner. Fine condition.
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