WALTER "KING OF BROADWAY" WINCHELL - CONTRACT DOUBLE SIGNED 09/23/1956 - HFSID 262542
Price: $360.00
WALTER WINCHELL
Walter Winchell signs a standard AFTRA contract to appear on The
Perry Como Show
Contract Double Signed: "Walter Winchell" and "WW", 2p.
8½x11, front and verso, and 4 page rider. New York, New York, 1956 September
13. Standard AFTRA contract between Winchell and Roncom Productions, Inc.
for his appearance on The Perry Como Show on October 6, 1956, for the
amount of $7500.00. The "father of the newspaper gossip column", which he
pioneered in the 1920s, Walter Winchell (1897-1972) created such phrases
as "scram", "pushover" and "belly laughs". He also was a familiar voice on
radio from 1929 through the mid-1950s, punctuating his staccato delivery
with the sound of teletype keys. Winchell later narrated the television
series, The Untouchables (1959-1963). Staple in place at upper left
corner, additional staple holes present. Horizontal fold creases. Random carbon
smears. Otherwise, fine condition.
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