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Richard Rodgers: A Wonderful Archive

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Autographs - Original Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Richard Rodgers: A Wonderful Archive
<B>Richard Rodgers: A Wonderful Archive, Including a Letter, an Uncashed Check, and a Signed Photo.</B></I> Wonderful Richard Rodgers archive featuring a typed letter signed to the estate of Alan Campbell on Dec. 4, 1965 that reads, "Dear Sirs: I am happy to send you the enclosed check which represents your share of "South Pacific" income derived from subsidiary rights. Sincerely Richard Rodgers." Alan Campbell was a scriptwriter. The archive also includes an uncashed check to the Harold Matson Company dated Dec. 13, 1965 in the sum of $10,000 and signed by Rodgers. The memo states that the check was for "You can't get there from here." Also included is an 8x10 signed black and white photo of Rodgers.<BR><BR>Rodgers was a composer, born in New York City. He left Columbia University to study composition at the Institute of Musical Art (now the Juilliard School). With the lyricist Lorenz Hart (1895-1942) his first professional success was the <I>Garrick Gaieties</B></I> (1925). Other successes included <I>Babes in Arms</B></I> (1937), with the songs "The Lady Is a Tramp" and "My Funny Valentine"; <I>The Boys from Syracuse</B></I> (1938), with "Falling in Love with Love"; and <I>Pal Joey</B></I> (1940), with "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered". After Hart's death (1943) he collaborated in a spectacular series of hit musicals with Oscar Hammerstein II, especially <I>Oklahoma!</B></I> (1943, Pulitzer). Other successes were <I>South Pacific</B></I> (1949, Pulitzer), <I>The King and I</B></I> (1951), and <I>The Sound of Music</B></I> (1959). He died in 1979. Presented here is the ultimate Richard Rodgers archive: a letter regarding "South Pacific", an uncashed check for $10,000 for "you can't get there from here" and a superb signed photo all ready for display.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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