Description: [1946 HILDEGARDE SIGNATURE 2x + annotations to sheet music To Each His Own] HILDEGARDE signed twice/2x sheet music “To Each His Own “ plus annotations by hand in pencil, “To Each His Own”, Words and Music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, Paramount Music Corporation, MCMXLVI [1946], in rectangle on front cover “For Professional Use Only / Not To Be Sold”, One Hildegarde signature is in pencil in the middle of the front cover, the second signature in pencil is at the upper left corner of the first inside page, additionally limited annotations of the score with lyrics with the note “short ending” at the end, on the front cover in red is the stamp “Patti Clayton” with a pencil ine through it and in the upper right corner of the front is “Patti” in pencil in Hildegarde’s handwriting; signature and notes authenticated by seller with lifetime guarantee /// POINTS OF INTEREST: HILDEGARDE, 1906-2005, born Hildegarde Loretta Sell, began her career in vaudeville and traveling shows; at the peak of her popularity in the 1930s and ’40s; in the early 1930s, Hildegarde was working as a ‘song plugger’ in Irving Berlin’s New York music office, dubbed “The Incomparable Hildegarde” by Walter Winchell, she performed before European royalty and American servicemen during World War II; Eleanor Roosevelt called her “First Lady of the Supper Clubs”; during the 1940s, she was the host of the NBC radio program “Raleigh Room”; Patti Clayton, 1924-2003, American 20th century pop singer…Clayton was the original voice of Miss Chiquita, the Chiquita banana singer. (wikipedia) /// PROVENANCE: among a large number of music manuscripts from Anna Sosenko’s office kept by her for permissions, copyright, and other business purposes, Sosenko was Hildegarde’s manager and companion from the 1930s to the 1950s /// CONDITION: lightly worn copy of sheet music with horizontal midfold, get in touch if you have any questions; keywords: music memorabilia, entertainer signature, popular culture, radio history, singer autograph.
Price: 95 USD
Location: Southport, Connecticut
End Time: 2024-04-27T19:44:28.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Industry: Music
Original/Reproduction: Original
Autograph Authentication: authenticated by seller with lifetime guarantee
Signed: Yes
