ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 253967

ROBERT FIZDALE
Fizdale handwrote and signed to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, thanking them for a song and updating them on mutual friends.
Autograph letter signed "Bobby" in blue ink. 1 pages, 5¾x8. In full: "Dearest F & B (as [illegible] calls you) Here is our part of the group letter to A. How is the hunt for a place? Jerry is in N. Y. by the way for a couple of weeks. I never told you how much time I spend singing the Printemps songs you brought us - they're heavenly - Dave Oppenheimer (of Sandals Associates) is delighted that you will do a show for them. He'll call you in a week or so when he returns to the city. Love to you both from us both -". Accompanied by: original mailing envelope, addressed to "Mr. Frank Peschka/Mr. Bill Murdock". Lightly toned and creased. Folded once and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition.New York City. Signed "R. Fizdale" in return address. Lightly toned and creased. Torn open at top edge. Otherwise in fine condition. FRANK PESCHKA and BILL MURDOCK were founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, as well as longtime correspondents of Fizdale. ROBERT FIZDALE (1920-1995, born in Chicago, Illinois) and ARTHUR GOLD (1917-1990, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) met while students at Juilliard. The partners helped transform the duo-piano repertory by commissioning and performing many new works. They appeared on a stage and on a number of recordings and were nominated for a 1963 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance. Fizdale and Gold also authored the book, The Divine Sarah (1991), a biography of Sarah Bernhardt, the first international superstar.