UNA MERKEL - AUTOGRAPH LETTER FRAGMENT SIGNED - HFSID 297433
Price: $160.00
UNA MERKEL
The end of a handwritten letter signed by the actress is affixed to a
4x1½ card
Autograph Letter Fragment signed: "Una Merkel", 4x1½, affixed
to a 4x1½ card. In full: "And for including "Junior" and me, in your
collection of favorites. Very sincerely yours". Una Merkel
(1903-1986) began in silent films, but had greater success with the
arrival of talkies. Comic roles were her specialty. With her kewpie dolls looks
and southern accent, she made an ideal second lead as best friend to stars like
Lombard and Harlow. Famous film appearances included a catfight with Marlene
Dietrich in Destry Rides Again (1939), W. C. Fields' daughter in
The Bank Dick (1940), and Debbie Reynolds' mother in The
Mating Game (1959). She was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting
Actress near the end of her career (Summer and Smoke, 1961).
She had scored a Tony five years earlier for The Ponder Heart. Lightly worn. Lightly soiled. Mounting residue on
verso (no show through). Otherwise, fine condition.
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