GREETING CARD SENT TO CITY CENTER PRODUCER JEAN DALRYMPLE ON HER BIRTHDAY WITH AN AUTOGRAPH MESSAGE INSIDE SIGNED BY ACTOR SYLVIA MILES. TOGETHER WITH AN ENVELOPE INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY MILES.

Miles, Sylvia. (1924-2019). American actor nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in "Midnight Cowboy" [1969] and "Farewell, My Lovely" [1975].

Published by September 4, 1994., 1994

- A shaped color greeting card [maximum 4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide] picturing a cupid sitting on a stone bench & smelling a rose has a bold autograph note inside signed "Sy L Miles" and a drawing of a heart with an arrow through it & "Jean'" and "Sylvia" penned within it. Together with an envelope with a decorative flap inscribed and signed "Sylvia Miles" on the address side. Dalrymple has noted on the envelope at top left in red ink "Crabtree Violets" [perhaps a gift received from Miles] There are a few tiny brown marks to the envelope at top right. Very good, Miles writes below the drawing of the heart "Sept 4, '94 / Dearest Jean / I'll love you forever!!! / Happy Happy". Boldly penned on the envelope is :"To Dearest Jean -- / From Sylvia Miles / on Her Birthday / (CARD INSIDE)".Sylvia Miles [1924-2019] was an . American actor nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in "Midnight Cowboy" [1969] and "Farewell, My Lovely" [1975]. She also starred in Andy Warhol's film "Heat" [1972].Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Cary Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jose Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member, producer, and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world. Seller Inventory # 95475

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Title: GREETING CARD SENT TO CITY CENTER PRODUCER ...
Publisher: September 4, 1994.
Publication Date: 1994
Condition: Very good.
Signed: Signed by Author(s)