Robert Fizdale Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
ROBERT FIZDALE
Born: April 12, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois
Died: December 06, 1995 in New York City, New York
Robert Fizdale, a distinguished American pianist and author, was born on April 12, 1920, in Chicago, Illinois. Widely acclaimed for his collaboration with Arthur Gold, their piano duet partnership "Gold and Fizdale" significantly shaped the two-piano repertoire of the 20th century. Noteworthy composers such as Paul Bowles, John Cage, and Igor Stravinsky composed pieces specifically for them, and they premiered many of these works to international acclaim. Their interpretations of classical and contemporary pieces alike elevated the status of piano duos in the world of classical music.
Fizdale, along with Gold, displayed their versatility by co-authoring two books, "The Divine Ameba" and "Misia", a biography of Misia Sert, a Polish pianist. The latter publication earned them the 1981 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for music writing. The pair further showcased their multi-faceted talents with the 1971 publication of a cookbook, "The Cooking of Music", merging their interests in music, art, and gastronomy.
Fizdale, along with Gold, displayed their versatility by co-authoring two books, "The Divine Ameba" and "Misia", a biography of Misia Sert, a Polish pianist. The latter publication earned them the 1981 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for music writing. The pair further showcased their multi-faceted talents with the 1971 publication of a cookbook, "The Cooking of Music", merging their interests in music, art, and gastronomy.
Film Credits
1959-The-Bell-Telephone-Hour (in person)
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER DOUBLE SIGNED - HFSID 253954Robert Fizdale handwrote and signed this letter to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, on a Metropolitan Museum of Art greeting card.Sale Price $272.00
$320.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER ON CHRISTMAS / HOLIDAY CARD SIGNED 12/20/1983 - HFSID 253950Robert Fizdale handwrote, signed and dated a letter inside this Christmas card from Water Mill, New York in 1983.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 253931Fizdale handwrote, signed and dated this letter on his personalized stationery to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company in 1976.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 253967Fizdale 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.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 253975Fizdale handwrote and signed this letter to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, to let them know that "Our hearts are with Bill" and to invite them to a party. Autograph letter signed "Bobby" in blue ink. 1 page, 6x8.
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 02/13/1960 - HFSID 253969Fizdale handwrote, signed and dated this letter to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, from Chicago in 1960. In it, he asks them to get a Rue Shaw into one of their shows.
Price: $320.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 02/23/1964 - HFSID 253968Fizdale handwrote, signed and dated this letter to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, from Chicago in 1964, praising them for another performance and commenting on their tax exempt status.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 02/26/1979 - HFSID 253933Fizdale handwrote, signed and dated this letter - actually two letters on one sheet - to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, in 1979. In the first, he raves about a performance by the Little Players.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 04/05/1974 - HFSID 253957Robert Fizdale handwrote and signed this letter to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, from Chicago, Illinois in 1974.
Sale Price $187.00
$220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 04/12/1978 - HFSID 253932Fizdale handwrote, signed and dated this letter from Water Mill, New York to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, in 1978.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 04/24/1979 - HFSID 253915Fizdale handwrote, signed and dated this letter on his personalized stationery to New York City's Little Players in 1979, gushing about one of their performances: "Last night was simply the greatest evening in the theater we have ever known." Accompanied by original mailing envelope.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 05/21/1958 - HFSID 253917Fizdale handwrote, signed and dated this letter to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, in 1978. In it, he compliments them on their performances.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 07/21/1979 - HFSID 253934Fizdale handwrote, signed and dated this letter from Water Mill, New York to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, in 1979.
Price: $320.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 08/28/1979 - HFSID 253965Fizdale handwrote, signed and dated this letter to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, in 1979, after sending the corrected galleys to his and Arthur Gold's book The Divine Sarah back to the editor.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 09/09/1960 - HFSID 253914Fizdale handwrote, signed and dated this letter to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, in 1960.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 09/19/1961 - HFSID 253937Fizdale handwrote and signed this letter to New York City's Little Players theatre company. In it, he mentions a letter from Francis Poulenc that asks, in French, about "the adorable 'hostess' who sings Schumann so divinely".
Price: $200.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 1/10 - HFSID 253938Fizdale wrote this letter inside a Toulouse-Lautrec greeting card to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company.
Sale Price $187.00
$220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 10/08/1964 - HFSID 253952Robert Fizdale handwrote, addressed and signed this post card of Signal Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company. In it, Fizdale said that they should keep a date and when they'd be back in New York City.
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/01/1975 - HFSID 253963Robert Fizdale handwrote, signed and dated this letter in 1975 to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company. In it, he compliments them on the performance and dishes up a little dirt on two actresses.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/20/1969 - HFSID 253929Fizdale wrote this Christmas letter on a souvenir card from Rome, Italy in 1969: "How we shall miss our Christmas morning together!…"
Sale Price $187.00
$220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/3 - HFSID 253956Robert Fizdale handwrote and signed this letter to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, from Rome.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 1972 - HFSID 253930Fizdale handwrote, signed and addressed this letter to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, in 1972. He wrote to let them know that his and Arthur Gold's tour had ended and that they were embarking on a driving trip through Sicily.
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 1984 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 253926Fizdale and Gold both signed this Christmas letter, written in Fizdale's hand on floral-bordered stationery in 1984, to thank the recipient for gifts of art and photographs: "All the pictures were enchanting and it was difficult to choose.…"
Price: $360.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 2/22 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 253962Robert Fizdale handwrote and signed this letter, with his partner Arthur Gold, to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock in 1971. It accompanied two checks [not included] and gushes with praise for a performance put on by Peschka and Murdock.
Sale Price $306.00
$360.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 3/23 - HFSID 253916Fizdale handwrote and signed this letter to Frank Peschka and Bill Murdock, founders of New York City's Little Players, in 1959. In it, he says that he and Arthur Gold wanted to bring members of the Juilliard School and Metropolitan Opera Guild to one of the Little Players' Evenings at Home.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 9/23 - HFSID 253964Robert Fizdale handwrote and signed this letter - actually "Just a word not a letter" - from Rome, Italy to New York City's Little Players theatre company.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 09/09/1960 - HFSID 253980Fizdale signed this $5 check, drawn on his account at Manufacturers Trust Bank, to Frank Peschka, one of the founders of New York City's Little Players theatre company, in 1960 Check signed "Robert Fizdale" in blue ink. 6¼x2¾ with perforated left edge. Sept. 9, 1960.
Price: $220.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - CHRISTMAS / HOLIDAY CARD SIGNED - HFSID 253953Metropolitan Museum of Art Christmas card signed by Fizdale. Christmas card signed "Bobby/&/Arthur" by Fizdale. 5x5½ (unfolded), 2¾x5 (folded), inside a Metropolitan Museum of Art Christmas card.
Price: $200.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - CHRISTMAS / HOLIDAY CARD SIGNED - HFSID 253959Virgin and Child Christmas card signed by Robert Fizdale Christmas card signed: "&/Love/Arthur/&/Bobby", 4¾x7 (folded) card with irregular right edge. Christmas card from the Art Institute of Chicago of Albrecht Dürer's Virgin and Child.
Price: $180.00
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ROBERT FIZDALE - GREETING CARD SIGNED - HFSID 253961Get-well card handwritten and signed by Fizdale for Frank Peschka, one of the founders Of New York City's Little Players theatre company. Fizdale mixed business with sympathy in this card, adding a postscript: "We do want the 6 seats for Sunday".
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
