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Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), whose real name was Ehrich Weiss (which was changed from Erich Weisz when he emigrated to America), was a Hungarian-born American magician, escapologist (widely regarded as one of the greatest ever), stunt performer, as well as an investigator of spiritualists, film producer, actor, and an amateur aviator.

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Original Houdini Autographed Typed Letter. Typed on Houdini 278 West 113th Street New York, NY Letterhead. Dated May 2, 1924. Letter says: My dear Mr. Don Seitz:- Am sending you my book " A Magician Among the Spirits". I dropped in last week, but you had already gone for the day. The Admiral, you mention is not in the bunch of French Generals I bought. Will send you a list and if they are of any value you may make you selection. With kindest regards and best wishes, Sincerely yours, Houdini Regular Price - $ 3999.99 / Sale Price - $ 1995.00.

Milton Berle (July 12, 1908 - March 27, 2002) was an Emmy-winning American comedian who was born Milton Berlinger. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948-1955), he was the first major star of television. He became known as Uncle Miltie to millions during TV's golden age.

Original Milton Berle Autograph, Signed on Cut Paper. Signed: Love Milton Berle (has been folded) Regular Price - $ 125.00 / Sale Price - $ 95.00.

Amos 'n' Andy was a situation comedy popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s. The show began as one of the first radio comedy serials, written and voiced by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll and originating from station WMAQ in Chicago, Illinois. After the series was first broadcast in 1928, it grew in popularity and became a huge influence on the radio serials that followed. Amos 'n' Andy creators Gosden and Correll were white actors familiar with minstrel traditions. They met in Durham, North Carolina in 1920, and by the fall of 1925, they were performing nightly song-and-patter routines on the Chicago Tribune's station WGN. Since the Tribune syndicated Sidney Smith's popular comic strip The Gumps, which had successfully introduced the concept of daily continuity, WGN executive Ben McCanna thought the notion of a serialized drama could also work on radio. He suggested to Gosden and Correll that they adapt The Gumps to radio. They instead proposed a series about "a couple of colored characters" and borrowed certain elements of The Gumps. Their new series, Sam 'n' Henry, began January 12, 1926, fascinating radio listeners throughout the Midwest. That series became popular enough that in late 1927 Gosden and Correll requested that it be distributed to other stations on phonograph records in a "chainless chain" concept that would have been the first use of radio syndication as we know it today. When WGN rejected the idea, Gosden and Correll quit the show and the station that December. Contractually, their characters belonged to WGN, so when Gosden and Correll left WGN, they performed in personal appearances but could not use the character names from the radio show. When WMAQ, the Chicago Daily News station, hired the team and their WGN announcer, Bill Hay, to create a series similar to Sam 'n' Henry, they offered higher salaries than WGN and the rights to pursue the "chainless chain" syndication concept. Amos 'n' Andy began March 19, 1928, on WMAQ, and prior to airing each program they recorded their show on 78 rpm disks at Marsh Laboratories, Orlando R. Marsh, owner. Initially, Gosden and Correll portrayed all the male roles. Between the two, they voiced over 170 distinct characterizations in the show's first decade. With the episodic drama and suspense heightened by cliffhanger endings, Amos 'n' Andy reached an ever-expanding radio audience. It was one of the earliest success stories of radio syndication, and at least 70 stations besides WMAQ carried the program using prerecorded records.

Original Amos 'n' Andy Autograph, Signed on Cut Paper. Regular Price - $ 1495.00 / Sale Price - $ 499.00.

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949) was a pioneer and pre-eminent African-American tap dance performer. Born in Richmond, Virginia on May 25, 1878, to Maxwell Robinson, a machine-shop worker, and Maria Robinson, a choir singer, Bill Robinson was brought up by his grandmother after the death of his parents when he was still a baby. He was Christened "Luther" - a name he did not like, so he suggested to his younger brother Bill that they should exchange names. When Bill objected, Luther applied his fists, and the exchange was made! (The new 'Luther' later adopted the name Percy and became a well-known drummer.) The details of Robinson's early life are known only through legend, much of it perpetuated by Bill Robinson himself. At the age of 6 he began dancing for a living, appearing as a "hoofer," or song-and-dance man, in local beer gardens. At age 7, Bill dropped out of school to pursue dancing. Two years later in Washington, DC, he toured with Mayme Remington's troupe. In 1891 (Ed: another source-1892), at the ripe age of 12, he joined a traveling company in The South Before the War, and in 1905 (Ed: another source 1902) worked with George Cooper as a vaudeville team. He gained great success as a nightclub and musical comedy performer, and during the next 25 years became one of the toasts of Broadway. Not until he was 50 did he dance for white audiences, having devoted his early career exclusively to appearances on the black theater circuit. In 1908 in Chicago he met Marty Forkins, who became his lifelong manager. Under Forkins' tutelage, Robinson matured and began working as a solo act in nightclubs, increasing his earnings to an estimated $3500 per week. The publicity that gradually came to surround him included the creation of his famous "stair dance" (which he claimed to have invented on the spur of the moment when he was receiving some honor--he could never remember exactly what-- from the King of England. The King was standing at the top of a flight of stairs, and Bojangles' feet just danced up to be honored), his successful gambling exploits, his bow ties of multiple colors, his prodigious charity, his ability to run backward (he set a world's record of 8.2 seconds for the 75-yard backward dash) and to consume ice-cream by the quart, his argot--most notably the neologism copacetic--and such stunts as dancing down Broadway in 1939 from Columbus Circle to 44th St. in celebration of his 61st birthday.

Original Bill Robinson "Bojangles" Autographed Photo. Written on the photo is: To - Frank Tricker with very best wishes Bill Robinson. Dated 1933. (Frank Tricker was my father). 8 x 10 black and white photo. Regular Price - $ 6000.00 / Sale Price - $ 999.00.

Emmett Leo Kelly was born December 9, 1898 – died March 28, 1979. Kelly a native of Sedan, Kansas, was an American circus performer, who created the memorable clown figure "Weary Willie," based on the hobos of the Depression era. Kelly began his career as a trapeze artist. By 1923, Emmett Kelly was working his trapeze act with John Robinson's circus when he met and married Eva Moore, another circus trapeze artist. They later performed together as the "Aerial Kellys" with Emmett still performing occasionally as a white face clown. He started working as a clown full-time in 1931, and it was only after years of attempting to persuade the management that he was able to switch from a white face clown to the hobo clown that he had sketched ten years earlier while working at an art firm. "Weary Willie" was a tragic figure: a clown, who could usually be seen sweeping up the circus rings after the other performers. He tried but failed to sweep up the pool of light of a spotlight. His routine was revolutionary at the time: traditionally, clowns wore white face and performed slapstick stunts intended to make people laugh. Kelly did perform stunts too—one of his most famous acts was trying to crack a peanut with a sledgehammer—but as a tramp, he also appealed to the sympathy of his audience. From 1942–1956 Kelly performed with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, where he was a major attraction, though he took the 1956 season off to perform as the mascot for the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team. He also landed a number of Broadway and film roles, including the role of "Willie" in Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth (1952). He also appeared in the Bertram Mills Circus. Kelly was a Mystery Guest on the March 11, 1956 broadcast of What's My Line? and answered the panelists' questions with grunts rather than speaking yes or no. When the round was over, panelist Arlene Francis mentioned that Kelly was not allowed to speak while in makeup. Kelly is depicted in a famous photograph, still in full clown make-up and costume, trying to extinguish the flames of the devastating Hartford Circus Fire that struck the Circus on July 6, 1944, and killed 167 people during the afternoon performance in Hartford, Connecticut, according to eyewitnesses, it was one of few times in which he was seen crying. Emmett Kelly died at the age of 80 of a heart attack on March 28, 1979, at his home in Sarasota, Florida. He is buried in the Rest Haven Memorial Park, in Lafayette, Indiana.

The Worlds Most Famous Clown - Ever! Original Emmett Kelly Autograph, signed on a First Day Cover. First Day of Issue Andrew H. Green Father of Consolidation - Golden Anniversary 1898 1948 Grater New York City. Postmarked: New York July 31, 1948 9AM. Regular Price - $ 485.00 / Sale Price - $ 195.00.

Ed Wynn (November 9, 1886 - June 19, 1966) was a popular American comedian and actor. The distinctive giggly wavering voice which Wynn created for his "Perfect Fool" character remains much imitated, especially by voice actors of animated cartoons. Hanna-Barbera's Wally Gator's voice is probably the nearest to an exact impersonation of the Perfect Fool. Born Isaiah Edwin Leopold in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he ran away from home in his teens and eventually adapted his middle name "Edwin" into his new stage name, "Ed Wynn", to save his family the embarrassment of having a low comedian as a relative. In his youth, Wynn worked as an onstage assistant to W. C. Fields. Fields caught him "mugging" for the audience during his "Pool Room" routine and knocked him unconscious with his cue. Wynn became a headliner in vaudeville in the early-1910s, and was a star of the Ziegfeld Follies starting in 1914. He was best known as a comedian, billed as The Perfect Fool (and starring in a musical revue of that name on Broadway in 1921). Wynn also wrote, directed, and produced many shows. He was famous for his silly costumes and props, and always worked "clean," making his shows suitable for the entire family. He hosted a popular radio show for most of the 1930s, heard in North America on Tuesday nights, sponsored by Texaco gasoline. He was often seen wearing a fireman's helmet, as the "Texaco Fire Chief". During this time, Wynn was offered the part of The Wizard in MGM's adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, but he turned down the role. The part later went to Frank Morgan. Wynn founded his own short-lived radio network, the Amalgamated Broadcasting System, which lasted only five weeks in 1933. In the late-1940s and early-1950s, he hosted a television show, and won an Emmy Award in 1949. After the end of his television show, Wynn reluctantly began a career as a dramatic actor in television and movies. His son, actor Keenan Wynn, had encouraged him to make the career change rather than retire. The two appeared in the 1957 Playhouse 90 broadcast of Rod Serling's play Requiem for a Heavyweight. Ed was terrified of "straight" acting and kept goofing his lines in rehearsal. When the producers wanted to fire him, star Jack Palance said he would quit if they fired Ed. On live broadcast night, Wynn surprised everyone with his pitch-perfect performance, and his quick ad libs to cover his mistakes. Requiem established Wynn as serious dramatic actor who could easily hold his own with the best. His role in The Diary of Anne Frank won him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor in 1959. Also in 1959, Wynn appeared on Serling's TV series The Twilight Zone in "One for the Angels". Serling, a longtime admirer, had written that and another episode especially for him, and Wynn later starred in the episode "Ninety Years Without Slumbering". For the rest of his life, Ed skillfully moved between comic and dramatic roles. He appeared in feature films and anthology television, endearing himself to new generations of fans. Wynn provided the voice of the Mad Hatter in Walt Disney's film, Alice in Wonderland and appeared as the Fairy Godfather in Jerry Lewis' Cinderfella. In the movie, That Darn Cat!(1965) Ed played Mr. Hofstedder, the watch jeweler. One of his best-known performances during later years was as "Uncle Albert" in Mary Poppins. In addition to Disney films, Wynn was a popular character in the Disneyland production The Golden Horseshoe Review. The last movie that he appeared in was The Gnome-Mobile (1967) in which he plays the character Rufus. Ed Wynn died June 19, 1966 in Beverly Hills, California of throat cancer, aged 79.

Original Ed Wynn Autographed Photo, Signed Sincerly Ed Wynn 1931. Size 8 x 10 Black and White Photo. Also included is a cigar band(my father regularly asked for a cigar band along with an autograph - this is a cigar band from one of Ed Wynn's Cigars). Regular Price - $ 1195.00 / Sale Price - $ 495.00.

Stoopnagle and Budd were a popular radio comedy team of the 1930s, generally regarded as radio's first satirists and sometimes cited as forerunners of the Bob and Ray style of radio comedy. Musician Wilbur Budd Hulick and former broker-lumberman Frederick Chase Taylor (1897-1950) were both announcers at Buffalo station WMAK in 1930. The great-grandson of British-born Aaron Lovecraft of Rochester, New York, Taylor was a first cousin of author H. P. Lovecraft. Hulick and Taylor came together as a team when a transmitter failure kept the station from receiving the scheduled network program. To prevent dead air, they delivered a barrage of spontaneous, impromptu patter. Hulick called Taylor "Colonel Stoopnagle" while Taylor played "I Love Coffee, I Love Tea" and other selections on the organ. The audience responded with so much enthusiasm that the duo's goofiness became a regular feature on WMAK, generating such local interest that within a year they were headed for New York. Amid much network hoopla, they were heard on The Gloomchasers, beginning on CBS May 24, 1931. Spouting Spoonerisms, Taylor became known under the full name Colonel Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle as the partners appeared in several different formats on CBS, creating a variety of voices for their crazy characters, addlepated antics, and wacky interviews. The public finally saw them in action when Paramount released International House in 1933. Their very brief appearance (which looks like it might have been staged for one of Paramount's "Hollywood on Parade" short subjects) shows the colonel demonstrating his newest inventions, including "a revolving goldfish bowl for tired goldfish." The duo also appeared in the Fleischer "Screen Songs" cartoon "Stoopnocracy," released on August 18, 1933; they appeared in a live-action segment in the middle of the cartoon. They also filmed a two-reel comedy for Educational Pictures in 1934, The Inventors, in which they show a college class how to assemble a "Stoopenstein," their version of a Frankenstein monster. The partners went separate ways after The Minute Men (1936-37). Neither Taylor nor Hulick ever commented on the separation and did not disclose the reasons for the split. Hulick became a radio game-show emcee, hosting What's My Name?, Music and Manners, and Quizzer Baseball for the Mutual radio network before returning to local Buffalo radio stations. Taylor, retaining the "Col. Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle" stage name, appeared in comedy movie shorts and whimsical radio programs. After a comedy series with Donald Dickson on the Yankee Network, Taylor was a summer substitute for Fred Allen on Town Hall Tonight in 1938. He did the goofy quiz show Quixie Doodles on Mutual and CBS (1941-44), continuing through the 1940s with The Colonel (1943), Stoopnagle's Stooperoos (1943), Burns and Allen (1943), substituting for Bob Hawk (1947), Vaughn Monroe's Camel Caravan (1947-48) and Duffy's Tavern. NBC president Pat Weaver recalled how the two zanies "used to come into my office and, while we talked, lick my supply of stamps, one after another, and flip them up to stick on the ceiling. There was a knack to it that I never mastered, but they carried it off with amazing success. By the end of the summer my ceiling was virtually papered with stamps." Following a foray into television with Colonel Stoopnagle's Stoop (1949), Taylor died in 1950 in Boston of a heart ailment at the age of 52. He is remembered for his catchphrases and signature lines, "If it weren't for half the people in the United States, the other half would be all of them," "Stoopnocracy is peachy" and "People have more fun than anybody." In recent years, Taylor's humor has been revived by Rick Squires in his Stoopnocracy is Peachy! website.

Origial Colonial Stoopnagle and Budd Autographed Note, written on cut paper. Approx. size 3 7/8 x 5 inches. Hand written: Dear Frank - We don't smoke cigars. nor have we any way of sending a picture, but here are the signatures. Anyway! Col. Stoopnagle Budd.

Phil Cook was a Radio Announcer for Stoopnagle & Budd Show. Best Known for his catch phrase " Okay Colonel" Original Phil Cook Autograph, signed on cut paper. Approx. size 3 x 5 1/8 inches. You receive all three autographs. Regular Price - $ 99.00 / Sale Price - $ 44.95.

West & Lexing Comedy Team Photograph. Original West & Lexing Autographed Black & White Photo. Approx. size 3 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches. Written: To Cindy Lots of Luck Bud West & Lexing. Price - $ 9.95.

Original Joe Penner Autograph, signed on a Typed letter. Typed on Joe Penner Letterhead, dated May 10, 1934. Mr. Frank Tricker, 5656 Beaumont Avenue, Philadelpia, Pa. Dear Frank:- Thank you so much for your most complimentary note. I am indeed happy to know that you so thoroughly enjoy the Bakers program, and I trust that you will continue to tune-in. It gives me the greatest of pleasrue to autograph a picture for you, and same will go out under separate cover. I am also enclosing the cigar band you requested - and my curiosity has gotten the best of me - is this some new hobby? I'd appreciate a little information on the subject. With every best wish to you, Sincerely yours, Joe Penner. Included is the cigar band described in letter. Approx. size 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Regular Price - $ 105.00 / Sale Price - $ 49.95.

Larry Weeks was born September 24, 1919 in Salem, Massachusetts. Irving Berlin discovered Weeks performing at one of the Fort Monmouth's Camp Shows, and a few weeks (no pun) later, he was called to Camp Upton and then transferred to the "This is the Army" detachment, where he worked out the Juggling routine built around "Kitchen Police" - the delicate Army term for potato peelers, dish washers and general cleaner-uppers. In the act, instead of peeling potatoes, Cpl. Weeks juggles them when the Mess Sergeant isn't looking. He detaches the mopstick from the top and twirls it like a Drum Major, and his innocent looking egg-beater suddenly becomes Indian Clubs. Since the inception of "TITA" - Larry has presented his act in 17 countries to 1 ,600,000 spectators in 825 shows traveling over 50,000 miles to do so.

Two Original Larry Weeks Photographs. Both are 8 x 10 inch, black & white photographs. You receive both: Regular Price - $ 29.00 / Sale Price - $ 9.95.

Jerry Cooper Vintage Radio Personality Autographed Typed Letter. Typed on Letter: Dear Mr. Buscemi, Thank you very much for writing to me. I appreciate your interest in my programs and hope you and your friends will continue to listen in and enjoy every one of them. As you know, the only guide I have to the reactions to my programs is the views expressed in the comments mailed to me. If it isn't asking too much of you, please tell your friends to drop me a line letting me know just what they think of my broadcasts. I am having some more photographs made and as soon as they are ready, I will mail you one personally autographed by myself. Once again, my sincerest thanks for writing, and please remember that I will be very happy to hear from you again real soon. With best wishes and warnest regards, Sincerely, Jerry Cooper-

Close up view of Jerry Cooper's Autograph. Approx. Size of Letter 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Regular Price - $ 85.00 / Sale Price - $ 45.00.

Jack Pearl, born Jack Perlman (born October 29, 1894 in New York City, died December 25, 1984 in New York City), was a vaudeville performer and a star of early radio. He portrayed a character he created, Baron Munchausen, very loosely based on the Baron Munchausen literary character. As the Baron, Pearl would tell far-fetched stories with a comic German accent. When the straight man (originally Ben Bard, but later Cliff Hall) expressed skepticism, the Baron replied with his single tagline and punchline: "Vass you dere, Sharlie?" This catch phrase soon became part of the national lexicon. Typical of the dialogue: Hall: You seem to be effervescent tonight. Munchausen: Haff you effer seen me ven I effer vasn't? Pearl played this character and others in musical revues of the 1920s and 1930s: The Dancing Girl (1923), Topics of 1923 (1923-1924), A Night in Paris (1926), Artists and Models (1927-1928), Pleasure Bound (1929), International Review (1930), Ziegfeld Follies of 1931, Pardon My English (1923) and All for All (1943). The success of his first radio series brought him to the attention of MGM. He starred as his character in one feature film, Meet the Baron (1933) with Jimmy Durante, Edna Mae Oliver, Zasu Pitts and the Three Stooges. He also appears in Ben Bard and Jack Pearl, a 1926 filming of their vaudevile act, and Hollywood Party (1934). With the cancellation of his second radio series, Pearl found himself struggling for work. He continued in radio with shows like, Jack and Cliff (1948) and The Baron and the Bee (1952), a quiz show, but he never recaptured his mid-1930s fame. Ben Bard and Jack PearlIn 1934 a book, Jack Pearl as Detective Baron Munchausen, was published as a juvenile novel based on his radio scripts. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his radio work.

Original Jack Pearl "Baron Munchausen" & Cliff Hall " Sharlie" Autographs, hand signed on Cut Paper. Hand Written on paper: My very best wishes & sincere regards Jack Pearl "Baron Munchausen" Cliff Hall "Sharlie". Approx. Size of Cut Paper 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Regular Price - $ 65.00 / Sale Price - $ 48.00.

Danny La Rue, OBE was born on July 26, 1927 as Daniel Patrick Carroll in County Cork, is an entertainer known for his drag impersonations. Among his impersonations were celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Marlene Dietrich, and Margaret Thatcher. At one point he had his own nightclub in Hanover Square, and also performed on London's West End. In the 1960s he was among England's highest-paid entertainers. He used to own the Swan at Streatley hotel in the 1970s. In 1982 he played Dolly Levi in the famous musical Hello, Dolly!, and he is still a regular performer in traditional Christmas pantomime shows in Britain. He was made an OBE in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours List. Unlike many drag performers, La Rue would often perform parts of his show in men's clothes, and was often seen out of costume on television. More recently, he has been more candid about his private life and the fact that he is gay. La Rue lived for many years with his partner and manager, Jack Hanson, until Hanson's death in Australia following a stroke. LaRue appeared in Every Day's a Holiday, The Frankie Howerd Show, Our Miss Fred, Twiggs, Decidedly Dusty, Entertainment Express, Blackpool Bonanza and the BBC Play of the Month. He made a guest appearance in the Mr. Bean episode, Mr. Bean in Room 426 in 1993. After La Rue suffered a mild stroke in 2006, all of his planned performances were cancelled. He most recently appeared in Hello Danny a biographical show performed at Benidorm Palace, Spain on 11 November 2007. The part of La Rue was played by Jerry Lane, and La Rue appeared at the top of the show and then in an interview on stage in the second half. He also performed a number of songs, accompanied by Dave Peterson to a sellout crowd. Barry Britten, Asa Elliott, Liam Stewart, Dene Michael, Nikki Miller, Wendy Manfield and Jenny Renn appeared in the show, helping to portray La Rue's early life and recreate songs that he had performed in past shows. Danny La Rue was reportedly the inspiration for the character Danny the Street — a sentient, transvestite street — in Grant Morrison's comic book Doom Patrol. "La Rue" is French for "the Street".

Original Danny La Rue Autograph, signed on a 3 x 5 inch Index Card. Regular Price - $ 42.95 / Sale Price - $ 19.95.

Original A Laugh and Juggling Novelty by Munro and Adams Autographed Post Card. Approx. size 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 inches. Hand Written on the front: Now playing Lincoln Republican Club. Lebanon, PA. Jan. 28 to Feb. 15. Hand Written on back: Hello Mrs. Mack, We are leaving for Lebanon Jan 28 where we play Lincoln Republican Club Jan 28 to Feb. 15. Please try & set us into Roman Grill Feb 18. & kindly let us know in Lebanon & thanks. Kindest Regards Munro Adams. Postmarked Jan 26, 1946 Philadelpia, Pa. Regular Price - $ 34.95 / Sale Price - $ 24.95.

Sally Rand was born January 2, 1904 – died August 31, 1979. Sally was born Harriet Helen Gould Beck in Hickory County, Missouri. She also performed under the name Billy Beck. She was an exotic dancer and actress. During the 1920s, she acted on stage and appeared in silent films. Cecil B. DeMille gave her the name Sally Rand. She was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1927. After the introduction of sound film, she became a dancer, known for the fan dance, which she popularized starting at the Paramount Club. Her most famous appearance was at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair entitled Century of Progress. She had been arrested a few times due to indecent exposure while dancing, but the nudity was only an illusion. She also conceived and developed the bubble dance, in part to cope with wind while performing outdoors. She died in 1979 in Glendora, California, aged 75. She performed the fan dance on film in Bolero, released in 1934. In 1936, she purchased the club that would become the Great American Music Hall. She is portrayed by actress Peggy Davis in the 1983 film, The Right Stuff, fan-dancing for the first American astronauts and other dignitaries. That episode had also been discussed in the book, wherein author Tom Wolfe referred to the astronauts observing this sixtyish woman's "ancient flanks". She and her 1933 World's Fair fan-dance were mentioned in the 1972 episode of "The Waltons" entitled "The Carnival". A fictionalized version of her also appears in Toni Dove's interactive cinema project Spectropia, played by Helen Pickett of the Wooster Group. Original Sally Rand Autographed Photo, Signed: Sincerely Sally Rand. Approx. Size 5 x 7 Black and White Photo. Regular Price - $ 495.00 / Sale Price - $ 195.00.

Juliet Anne Prowse was born September 25, 1936 – died September 14, 1996. Juliet was a South African dancer, whose four decade career included stage, television and film but dancing remained her true love. She was known for her striking beauty, sultry smile and famous long legs.

Original Juliet Prowse Autograph, signed on a 3 x 5 inch index card. You also receive the shown Juliet Prowse 8 1/2 x 11 inch Color Internet Image. Regular Price - $ 95.00 / Sale Price - $ 75.00.

Jonathan Harshman Winters III was born November 11, 1925. Jonathan Winters is an American comedian and actor. In 1999, Winters was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He now lives near Santa Barbara, California, and is often seen browsing and hamming for the crowd at the antique show on the Ventura County fairgrounds. He often entertains the tellers and other workers whenever he visits his local bank to make a deposit or withdrawal. He spends time painting, and has been presented in one-man shows of his art. In 1987, he published Winters' Tales: Stories and Observations for the Unusual. Other writings have followed, and he is said to be working on his autobiography. In June 2008, Winters was presented with the TV Land Pioneer Award by his friend Robin Williams. Original Jonathan Winters Autograph, signed on a 4 x 6 Inch Index Card. Regular Price - $ 195.00 / Sale Price - $ 95.00.

Tempest Storm was born February 29, 1928. Tempest Storm is an American stripper, burlesque star, and motion picture actress. Along with Lili St. Cyr and Blaze Starr, she was one of the best known burlesque performers of the 1950s and 1960s. She is regarded as having one of the longest careers as a burlesque performer, spanning more than 50 years. She still regularly performs as of the 2000s.

Original Tempest Storm Autograph, endorsed on the back of a check. Regular Price - $ 100.00 / Sale Price - $ 48.00.

The Smothers Brothers are an American music-and-comedy team, consisting of the brothers Tom ("Tommy") and Dick Smothers. The brothers' trademark act was performing folk songs (Tommy on acoustic guitar, Dick on string bass), which usually led to arguments between the siblings. Tommy's signature line was, "Mom always liked you best!" Tommy (the elder of the two) acted "slow," and Dick, the straight man, acted "superior." In the 1960s, the brothers frequently appeared on television variety shows and issued several popular record albums of their stage performances. Their own television variety show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, became one of the most influential and controversial American TV programs of the Vietnam War era, due to being very politically left. Original Tom Smothers & Dick Smothers Autographs, both signed on a 3 x 5 inch index card. You will also receive the shown 8 1/2 x 11 inch print of the Smothers Brothers. Regular Price - $ 210.00 / Sale Price - $ 95.00.

Alexis Arquette was born July 28, 1969. Arquette is an American trans woman actor, musician, and cabaret performer. Films: Lords of Dogtown, Wasabi Tuna, The Movie Hero. Television: Californication, Wanted, Son of the Beach, Xena: Warrior Princess and Friends. Original Alexis Arquette Autograph, signed on a 3 x 5 inch Index Card. Regular Price - $ 24.95 / Sale Price - $ 9.95.

The Amazing Kreskin was born January 12, 1935. George Joseph Kresge, who had his name legally changed to The Amazing Kreskin, is a mentalist who became popular on North American television in the 1970s. He was inspired to become a mentalist by Lee Falk's famous comic strip Mandrake the Magician, which features a crime-fighting stage magician. Original Kreskin Autographed Printed Photo. Approx. size 4 x 5 1/4. Written: To Mike Especially, Kreskin. Regular Price - $ 48.00 / Sale Price - $ 24.95.

Birth Names Francisco Nicholas Veloz Goiticoa de Van Bainderlust & Lolanda Casazza. Yolanda was born in Manhattan New York in a section called "Little Italy" in 1908 and was considered a tomboy as a young girl. She was named after the legendary Italian princess Lolanda which eventually be called Yolanda. Yolanda met Frank in a street corner prohibition speakeasy around 1921. Yolanda wasn't immeadiatly taken with the dashing Veloz but soon fell in love. They would go on to win more than forty dance contests together at an early age and would be married and opened, owned and operated the prestigious Palmer House in Chicago in 1929. Most of their acts were strictly improve and not rehearsed as routines with Frank designing all of Yolanda's Costume (some weighed upto 16 lbs). In the 1930s they came to Hollywood to dance at the then famous Coconut Grove and got thier start in the film industry and danced in a number of films during their career together. They made a few films for Disney and Yolanda was the model for Snow White. Television was also good to them as they hosted the Veloz and Yolanda Hour for many years. Veloz and Yolanda were one of the most famous and most successful of the Ballroom exhibition dancers. Created dances such as the Cobra Tango and Veolanda. They would purchase and run a number of successful dance studios in Southern California. Veloz and Yolanda were the hosts to the Los Angeles Examiner's 'Dance To Fame contest' held in Los Angeles. They Received an Oscar nomination for the category 'Short Subjects (One-Reel)' for "Cavalcade of the Dance" in 1943. They were honored with two streets named after them in the San Fernando Valley. Veloz and Yolanda would later divorce and Frank married swing dance star Jean Phelps-Veloz which caused a bit of a scandal at the time. Both Frank and Yolanda passed away in Burbank, CA.

Original Veloz and Yolanda Autographs, signed on the Cover of Veloz and Yolanda Booklet. Within is information on Mr. and Mrs. Frank Veloz, family photos and dance step instructions for the Rhumba, Waltz, and Tango. The Booklet is in poor to fair condition, loose pages, torn spine and outer edges of cover and the first page has peices missing. Regular Price - $ 145.00 / Sale Price - $ 98.00.

Wavy Gravy was born Hugh Nanton Romney on May 15, 1936. Wavy Gravy is an entertainer and activist for peace, best known for his hippie appearance, personality, and beliefs. His moniker (which is the name he uses on a day to day basis; "It's worked pretty well through my life," he says, "except with telephone operators – I have to say 'Gravy, first initial W." was given to him by B.B. King at the Texas International Pop Festival. Wavy Gravy's clown persona resulted from his political activism. Frequently being arrested at demonstrations, he decided he would be less likely to be arrested if he dressed as a clown. "Clowns are safe," he said. He does, however, enjoy traditional clown activities such as jokes, magic tricks and entertaining children. He is also the "official clown" of the Grateful Dead, and has two radio shows on Sirius Satellite Radio's Jam On station. Original Wavy Gravy Autograph, signed on Heavy Card Stock. Approx. size 8 1/4 x 11 inches. You will also receive the shown wavy gravy print. Regular Price - $ 365.00 / Sale Price - $ 195.00.