Two postcards from humorist S. J. Perelman have made their way onto the market via the estate of writer and talent agent Harvey Orkin (1918-1975). Orkin won an Emmy award for "You'll Never Get Rich" which starred Phil Silvers as Sergeant Bilko. The first postcard, chronologically, was sent in 1968 from Florence, Italy.
A 1974 postcard was mailed to Orkin's Fifth Avenue Columbia Pictures office from Sarasota, Florida.
Finally, a 1975 letter to Orkin's son Anthony V., here referred to as "Avo," is written locally on New Yorker magazine stationery. Perelman aims to share his love of words with the young man. Of note, he does not share his love of cheesecake postcards.
Each of these notes is priced at $180 on AbeBooks. (On eBay, they're $188.)
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| S. J. Perelman AbeBooks listing accessed September 9, 2024 |
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| S. J. Perelman AbeBooks listing accessed September 9, 2024 |
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| S. J. Perelman AbeBooks listing accessed September 9, 2024 |
Note: Readers fortunate enough to be in possession of a postcard or letter from S. J. Perelman and who need a blog on which to have it posted know where to find me.
Can someone please start a Wikipedia page for Harvey Orkin? Or is that asking too much?
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