251. BAKER, Josephine- SP 7 x 9" photo of THE DEVINE JOSEPHINE d/s 1938.
.................$775
252. BECAUD, Gilbert- SP 4 x 6" photo of the great French singing star.
.................$85
253. BREL, Jacques & JOUANNEST, Gerard- contract for the rights of publication of the song "HE!M'MAN" by Brel and Gerard Jouannest- 4 pages signed by both on 26 Octobre 1966 together with a 5 x 7" photo of Brel cigarette hanging from his mouth.
.................$500
254. CHEVALIER, Maurice- SP 6 x 9" sepia shot of the beloved French chanteur with his dog Julie-matted and framed 11 x 14".
.................$200
255. DISTEL, Sasha- SP c photo of the popular French jazz guitarist/chansonier- who appeared here with Dizzy Gillespe, Ed Sullivan and Tony Bennett. His great song was " La Belle Vie" -"The Good Life". He got a lot of publicity as Bardot's boyfriend too.
.................$75
256. MISTINGUETT- SPc photo of the Queen of the French Music Hall whose career lasted over 50 years. She recorded her great song "Mon Homme" in 1916- It was later taken up in America by Fanny Brice as "My Man."
.................$275
257. PRINTEMPS, Yvonne- SPc of the Queen of 20th century French Operette a simply DEVINE singer who fortunately has left many wonderful recordings.
.................$400
257a. PIAF, Edith- SP in an "ABC Theatre du rire et de la chanson" program book 5 x 6" (also a signed photo of Robert Lamoureux).
.................$475
258. FILIBERTO, Juan de Dios- SP 7 x 9" of the Argentine composer, conductor, instrumentalist and force behind the founding of the SADAIC to protect composer's rights in Argentina. He wrote some of the most popular tangos including moe than 15 recorded by Carlos Gardel including "To te Bendigo", "Caminito" & Malevaje". He conducted many orchgestras in Argentina and was one of the most important figures of "Cancion Portena" SCARCE.
.................$775
259. GARDEL, CARLOS- SPc of THE SUPERSTAR of "Cancion Portena" TANGO. The French born star's life is like a storybook- he was brought as a child to Buenos Aires and became the KING of TANGO- his recordings sold in incredible numbers for that period, his European and American tours caused sensations, he made enormously popular films and died in a plane crash in 1935 Ðhe had world wide funeral from Columbia to New York, Rio and Montevideo to BA. Nobody has come close to replacing him.
.................$1,275


Abbreviations
SP - Signed Photo
AL - Album Leaf
AS - Autograph Sentiment
PCC - Printed Calling Cards
ALS - Autographed Letter Signed
D/S - Dedicated & Signed
ANS - Autographed, Note, Signed
SPc - Signed Postcard
AMusQS - Autographed Musical Quote Signed
TLS - Letter signed by person described
LS - Letter signed by person described,
written by another


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