eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 7t021 MILTON BERLE signed first edition hardcover book '88 B.S. I Love You! Date Sold 1/22/2012Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Autographed Hardcover Book (measures 6 1/4" x 9 1/4" [16 x 23 cm]; 290 pages) (Learn More) Milton Berle was a comedian and occasional actor from the 1910s to 2000s. He had a few minor roles as a child actor, and then acted in vaudeville starting in 1931, and he resurfaced in movies in the late 1930s, usually playing criminals' flunkies. He went on to great success in early television, sometimes appearing in drag, and he earned the nicknames "Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. Television". In 1951, NBC hired him to an amazing 30-year $1,000,000 per year contract! But by 1956, he was in a decline, and NBC decided to cancel his show, and they made the unusual decision to keep paying him his million dollars a year, rather than have him be on the air on an opposing network! Berle was also a legendary "joke thief", stealing jokes from every other successful comedian! He passed away in 2002 at the age of 93. Important Added Info: Note that this 1988 first edition hardcover book is in its original dust jacket and has been personally autographed (signed) by Milton Berle! About the Jon Robert Shaps Autograph Collection Note that this item and 56 others were consigned to us by the brother of Jon Robert Shaps, a celebrity photographer in the 1970s and 1980s. This is a truly remarkable collection of signed items! We have created a webpage explaining who Jon Robert Shaps was and how he acquired this collection, and we urge you to view that page at this link. The page also has images of Mr. Shaps with 29 celebrities he photographed, and also an image of an appraisal of these items done in 1991, after Mr. Shaps' untimely passing. The phrase "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" is certainly overused, but it seems to be very appropriate in the case of the auction of these 57 items! Condition: very good. There is minor scuffing on the dust jacket. Learn More about condition grades
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