TOM SNYDER - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 270424

TOM SNYDER
ANS: "Love from Tom.", 1 page, 5½x8½. No place, 1995 March 15. On sheet imprinted "The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder" to comedienne and actress Phyllis Diller. Begins: "Dear Phyllis -". In full: "You are such a dear! The kidney cartoon is hilarious. Hope you are well and happy, and trust we'll see each other soon." Snyder has written: "3/15"; the "95" of the date is written in unknown hand. Broadcast personality TOM SNYDER (1936-2007) hosted The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder from 1995-1999. After beginning his career at a small radio station in his hometown of Milwaukee at the age of 21, Snyder went on to host The Tomorrow Show (1973-1982), which was nominated for three Emmy Awards, including an award for Snyder as host in 1976. His other television credits include serving as the Los Angeles anchor on The News Center (1973-1974) and New York anchor on The News Center (1974-1977) and Eyewitness News (1982-1983). He also hosted Tom Snyder, a CNBC talk show (1993-1994) and narrated the 1989 film, Fire and Rain. Comedienne PHYLLIS DILLER (1917-2012), known for her outrageous appearance, zany outfits, distinctive laugh and a stand-up act that featured frequent references to her fictional husband, "Fang", and zingers about her sex appeal and numerous plastic surgeries, got her big break in March 1955 (at age 37), when she debuted at San Francisco's Purple Onion club. A subsequent appearance on The Tonight Show hosted by Jack Paar launched her national career, which got a big boost after Bob Hope saw Diller in a Washington, D.C. club. A favorite of the comedian, Diller would appear in three of Hope's films and 23 of his TV specials. Diller, who recorded her first comedy record album in 1959, took her groundbreaking "funny hausfrau" act to nightclubs and television variety shows and specials and she also appeared on the big screen. Her feature film credits include Splendor in the Grass (1961), The Fat Spy (1966), Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966), The Sunshine Boys (1975) and The Silence of the Hams (1994), and she provided the voice of the Queen in A Bug's Life (1998). By 2000, the comedienne, who had trained as a concert pianist before her marriage (1939-1965) to Sherwood Anderson Diller, had appeared as a piano soloist with 100 symphony orchestras across the U.S. Despite retiring from nightclub/stage tours in May 2002 at the age of 84, Diller continued to make films (Motorcross Kids, 2004; Forget About It, 2005) and occasionally appear on TV programs, including two episodes of 7th Heaven (2002, 2003) and a guest shot on The Wayne Brady Show (2004). Lightly creased with fold, not at signature. Fine condition.