JOHNNY CARSON - COLLECTION WITH EUBIE BLAKE, FREDERICK DE CORDOVA

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JOHNNY CARSON - COLLECTION WITH EUBIE BLAKE, FREDERICK DE CORDOVA - HFSID 295851
JOHNNY CARSON, FRED DE CORDOVA and EUBIE BLAKE
The Emmy Award winner writes a witty letter to his
The Tonight Show
producer Fred de Cordova and talks about actor Eubie Blake.
Collection:
1) Autograph letter signed:
"
Johnny
", 1 page, 7¼x7¼.
No place, 1978 October 27.
On Johnny Carson letterhead written to producer Fred de Cordova.
In full:
"
Dear Fred- Do you realize that in 1910 Eubie Blake was already a star? You are the youngest looking 18 year old I've ever known. There must be something to that sheep extract. Love & Kisses- P.S. Now this is a sweater!
" Normal mailing fold. Fine condition.
2) Magazine inscribed and signed:
"
For my friend, Selwyn/Johnny Carson
" in black ink, 8¼x11, 144 pages. Complete May/June 1979 issue of
The Saturday Evening Post
. One-half-inch tear at top edge. Lightly worn. Otherwise, fine condition.
3) Inscribed Photograph signed:
"Dear Jeff,/Warm regards/and my very/best wishes,/Fred de Cordova"
. B/w, 7x9. Paperclip impression at upper left. Lightly creased at corners. Otherwise, fine condition.
4)
Inscribed Photograph signed
:
"To Mrs Frances/Schillinger/from/Eubie Blake/May 19th 1972".
B/w, 8x10. Lightly toned, creased and rippled. Pen skipped while signing signature, which is still legible. Light scratches on image (not visible head-on). Tackhead-sized spot of adhesive residue at top edge. Otherwise in fine condition. In 1952,
JOHHNY CARSON (1925-2005)
made one of his earliest national appearances on
The Jack Benny Program
. In 1954, while serving as
one of the writers on
The Red Skelton Show
, Carson appeared on the show when Skelton had a minor accident during rehearsal. From May 23, 1954 to September 5, 1954, Carson
hosted a prime-time game show,
Earn Your Vacation
,
on CBS, and he appeared briefly in the winter of early 1955 on the CBS
Morning Show
, filling in for the vacationing Jack Paar. From 1955-1956, Carson
hosted two CBS variety shows
, first on Thursday nights then on daytime, each called
The Johnny Carson Show
. On September 30, 1957,
Do You Trust Your Wife?
, hosted by Carson, premiered on ABC. By July 1958, the show's name was changed to
Who Do You Trust?
A few months later, Carson was
teamed with a new announcer, Ed McMahon.
On October 1, 1962, Carson left
Who Do You Trust?
to
succeed Jack Paar as the permanent host of
The Tonight Show
, bringing McMahon along as his announcer.
The immensely popular
Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
ran on NBC from October 1, 1962 to May 22, 1992.
Carson became a major national celebrity with his celebrity guests and timely comic monologs. He won
6 Emmys and many other awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1992) and the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award (1993)
. His farewell show in 1992 was a national event. A graduate of Harvard Law School,
FREDERICK DE CORDOVA (1910-2001)
preferred to work in the entertainment industry, initially in a variety of theater roles and then in films and TV. He
directed 23 films
, mostly low budget ones, including the celebrated Ronald Reagan vehicle
Bedtime for Bonzo
(1951). A prolific director of TV segments, he
joined the
Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as director and producer from 1970
until Carson's retirement. He seated himself on the set next to Carson's guests, just out of camera view but sometimes addressed by Carson. He
earned 5 Emmy Awards as Carson's producer
. The son of slaves,
EUBIE BLAKE
(1883-1983, born James Hubert Blake in Baltimore, Maryland) met musician Noble Sissle in 1915.
Together they helped create the Broadway show
Shuffle Along
, whose cast included Josephine Baker and Paul Robeson.
Many of Blake's most famous songs came from
Shuffle Along
, including
I'm Just Wild about Harry
and
Love Will Find a Way
.
Blake was a frequent guest on
Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
.
Performing at concerts until he was 99, Blake died five days after his 100th birthday.
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