Description: THIS WILL NOT BE LISTED FOR A LOWER PRICE IF NOT SOLD IN AUCTION PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMER!!! See all information above and below before bidding or purchasing. Yes, I combine shipping. If you are international I CANNOT COMBINE SHIPPING. I wish I could, but I CANNOT!Item measurements as a whole: 6.25 x 9.25 Vintage cut signature from a check by Gilbert Seldes in ballpoint ink. Affixed to a page signed by his daughter, Marion Seldes. Folding creases, creases and some toning, otherwise, good. (1893-1970) Gilbert Seldes was an American writer and cultural critic. Seldes served as the editor and drama critic of the seminal modernist magazine The Dial and hosted the NBC television program The Subject is Jazz (1958). He also wrote for other magazines and newspapers like Vanity Fair and the Saturday Evening Post. He was most interested in American popular culture and cultural history. He wrote and adapted for Broadway, including Lysistrata and A Midsummer Night's Dream in the 1930s. Later, he made films, wrote radio scripts, and became the first director of television for CBS News and the founding dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.He spent his career analyzing popular culture in America, advocating cultural democracy, and subsequently, calling for public criticism of the media. Near the end of his life, he quipped, "I've been carrying on a lover's quarrel with the popular arts for years ... It's been fun. Nothing like them."(1928-2014) Marian Seldes was an American actress and daughter of Gilbert Seldes. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for A Delicate Balance in 1967, and received subsequent nominations for Father's Day (1971), Deathtrap (1978–82), Ring Round the Moon (1999), and Dinner at Eight (2002). She also won a Drama Desk Award for Father's Day. Her other Broadway credits include Equus (1974–77), Ivanov (1997), and Deuce (2007). She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2010.DISCLAIMER: The starting bid for this has been intentionally set low to provide potential buyers with an opportunity to bid at an affordable price. However, please be aware that in the event this item does not sell in auction, it may be subsequently listed with a 'Buy It Now' option at a higher price, typically 2-3 times the initial bidding price. We aim to offer fair and competitive pricing to accommodate a variety of budget ranges.
Price: 150 USD
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
End Time: 2024-10-16T12:52:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10 USD
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