ROBERT CONSIDINE - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 22356

BOB CONSIDINE. ANS: "Bob Considine", 1p, 8½x5. Written at lower margin of page cut from the guest book of entertainer Hildegarde. Paris, circa 1948 July. To Hildegard. In full: "Either joint suits me when you, dear Hildegard, are concerned". Considine has signed beneath a greeting signed by his wife: "Millie Considine". In full: "Think of our meeting in Paris, instead of the Plaza!". Also on page, which is headed: "Paris!!! July 24 - 1948/(Hotel Baltimore)" (possibly in Hildegarde's hand) are three signatures: "Claire Ann Deraer", "M[illegible] Brix" and "Joseph L. Werner and Elise -". Two unidentified signatures on verso, which has a portion of an ANS: "Archie Burns". In full: "In [word illegible] feels the same I am sure but she can't express it to you. - I hope that we may soon meet again." Handwritten postscript: "from the Burns of Scotland". Beneath the ANS is an inscribed signature: "Dot your old d'Jena friend/Dorothy [illegible] Burns." ROBERT "BOB" CONSIDINE (1906-1975) was a reporter, syndicated columnist and talk show host. In 1951, three years before this letter was written, Considine had written an 11-part series for the Washington "Times Herald" relating to the theft of atomic secrets by the Soviets. His series was noted in his F.B.I. file, but Considine was one of F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover's favorite reporters. Considine, who wrote the screenplay for the 1948 film, The Babe Ruth Story, based on his book, also appeared as a panelist on Who Said That? in 1948, and he hosted his own talk show, Tonight! America After Dark, in 1957. LORETTA SELL HILDEGARDE, popularly known by her last name only or simply as "the incomparable Hildegarde" was thought by many to be European, although she was born in Wisconsin in 1906. A classically trained pianist who played in vaudeville from 1926, she emerged as a popular singer in the 1930s and 1940s with hits that included "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" (written by her manager, Anna Sosenko), "The Last Time I Saw Paris" and "I'll Be Seeing You." She also had a popular radio program, Hildegarde's Raleigh Room. Hildegarde continued to perform to great acclaim in nightclubs until age 89, when she decided it wasn't fun anymore. Irregularly cut. Shaded at blank right margin. Irregular left edge from removal from bound book. Light show through of ink. Overall, fine condition.