Albersheim's 2015 November Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/14/2015
Milton Berle (D. 2002) was an American comedian and actor. As the host of NBC's
Texaco Star Theater (1948–55), he was the first major American television star and was known to millions of viewers as "Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. Television" during TV's golden age.
George Burns (D. 1996) was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar-smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three-quarters of a century. When Burns was 79, he had a sudden career revival as an amiable, beloved and unusually active comedy elder statesman in the 1975 film The Sunshine Boys, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He continued to work until shortly before his death, in 1996, at the age of 100
In the 1980s – ‘90s, Berle and Burns were considered comedy’s elder statesmen.
Offered is an 11” x 8.5” sheet of paper that both of these iconic comedians drew sketches of themselves and signed in black flair tipped ink. Unique.
Letter of Authenticity from Richard Albersheim.