SALLY RAND - INSCRIBED SIGNATURE CIRCA 1937 CO-SIGNED BY: CONRAD THIBAULT - HFSID 42777

SALLY RAND, CONRAD THIBAULT
Rand and Thibault inscribe their signatures to a fan on an album leaf
Inscribed Signature: "To Perry/Sally Rand", and on verso "To Perry/Conrad Thibault" 5x4½. Unknown hand in lower magin dates the signatures: "Nov.29.37". Exotic dancer and actress Sally Rand (1904-1979), born Harriet Beck, was given her screen name by Cecil B. de Mille when she appeared in silent films of the 1920s. Her dance performances at the Chicago World's Fair (1933) were a national sensation. Rand tantalized male viewers while dancing behind a fan or large bubble. "The Rand is quicker than the eye," she liked to say. She did her fan dance in the film Bolero (1934). Conrad Thibault (1903-1987), an American baritone, was popular on radio and in concerts throughout the 1930's and 1940's. Beginning as a singing choir boy, Thibault earned a scholarship to the Curtis Institute of Music and after his graduation he went on to study at Julliard. His professional career spurned in the late 1920's, and by the 30s he was a regular on radio and on stage. His hit records include "The House I live in" (1944), "Last Roundup" (1933) and "It's only a Paper Moon" (1933). After his performance career ended he taught voice at the Manhattan School of Music and the Palm Beach Atlantic College. Ink notations at lower margin (unknown hand). Otherwise, fine condition.