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Auction History Result 6t010 BENNETT CERF signed letter + envelope & clipping '70 thanking news writer for nice article! Date Sold 2/12/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Autographed Letter (measures 8 1/2" x 11"). Also included is the envelope the letter was mailed in and a newspaper clipping (Learn More) Bennett Cerf was a publisher and author from the 1920s to the 1970s. He was one of the founders of the book publisher Random House. Late in life, he achieved major celebrity as one of the regular panelists on the game show "What's My Line?", and he was well known for his bad puns and his banter with host John Charles Daly. He passed away in 1971 at the age of 73. Important Added Info: Note that this letter has been personally autographed (signed) by Bennett Cerf! It was sent by Mr. Cerf to the author of a newspaper article that appeared in The Argonian, and together with the letter is the original envelope it was sent in, as well as the original newspaper article. Also note that this item comes from the estate of Paul Kohner, who had a remarkable life! Kohner was born in Czechoslovakia in 1902, and he was a journalist working at his father's newspaper. He came to Hollywood after interviewing Carl Laemmle, who gave him a job as a publicity man. He became the head of Universal's European department in Berlin, and returned to the U.S. in the early 1930s, and left Universal in 1938, becoming a publicity agent. Among his clients were some of the greatest film stars ever, including Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, and also great directors such as John Huston and Billy Wilder. He had close personal friendships with many of his clients, and he saved every bit of correspondence and paper work from his agency! He was married to actress Lupita Tovar from 1932 until his death in 1988. Amazingly, after his death, few institutions showed interest in his immense files, and only a small amount ended up being saved, with a lot literally thrown away! Our consignor purchased the item offered here from Mr. Kohner's estate in 1989, and he has held it until now, when he has consigned several items from Mr. Kohner's estate to eMoviePoster.com, and each item is being auctioned separately. Condition: very good to fine. The items are in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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