VAL DUFOUR - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/1985 - HFSID 302926
Price: $220.00
VAL DUFOUR
Letter promising Theatre World editor John Willis some Cajun
cooking
Autograph Letter signed: "Val", 1 page, 4x6. 40 West
22nd [New York City], December 1985. To "Dear John", in
full: "Thanks for the beautiful card and gift. Just what I need -
I'll think of you all year. Tho again I see that the big party, I'm sorry to
say, is 'my Europe time'. But maybe I'll get a great part and miss Europe
in'86. Merry Christmas and a healthy happy new year. I want you to come and eat
some Cajun cooking. I'll call. Love ". Val Dufour (1927-2000), born
in New Orleans to Parisian French parents, made his Broadway debut in High
Button Shoes (1947). He may be best remembered to a wider audience for his
starring roles in daytime TV dramas: Walter Curtin in Another World
(1967-1972) and John Wyatt on Search for Tomorrow (1972-1979). He was
seen in many TV guest spots in the 1950s and 1960s, including 4 episodes of
Gunsmoke and many other Western roles. Theatre World,
founded in 1945 by Daniel Blum, is America's oldest annual record of
Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatre, referenced by industry
professionals, historians, students and theatre fans worldwide. Until 1998, when
a separate nonprofit corporation was established, Theatre World's
editorial staff bestowed the prestigious Theatre World Awards for
outstanding Broadway and Off-Broadway debuts. Screen World (from
1950) and Dance World (from 1966), administered from the same office,
furnished comprehensive information on those entertainment genres. John A.
Willis (1916-2010), active in Theatre World from the beginning, became
its chief editor in 1965, holding that position until 2008. Willis is
regarded as one of the foremost theatre and film historians of the 20th century.
While producing (and presenting) the annual Theatre World Awards, Willis also
served on the nominating committee for the Tony Awards. Theatre World,
which received its own Tony for Excellence in Theatre in 2001,
continues under chief editor Ben Hodges. Corners lightly creased. Otherwise,
fine condition.
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