Author: Harris, Phil; and Faye, Alice.
Title: Vintage Matte-Finish Photograph of the American Film & Radio Actors and Jazz Musician Phil Harris & His Wife Alice Faye, Inscribed & Signed "Alice & Phil Harris" by Phil Harris.
Description: Circa [1947]. [1947]. - A 10 inch high by 8 inch wide matte-finish black & white photograph portraying Phil Harris & his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye "at home". Phil Harris, in shorts and white polo shirt sits next to his wife Alice Faye. Alice is also attired in shorts with a checkered blouse. Both smile at the camera as they hold the heads of furry covered golf clubs. The photograph is inscribed to the Nashville Golden Glove Boxing referee Fitz Waldrip & signed for the couple by Phil Harris at center right: "To / Fitz / My 'Nashville Pal' / Alice & Phil Harris". There is a tiny chip to the bottom left corner and a minor crease to the top right. Near fine.

The American comedian, actor, singer & Jazz musician Phil Harris (1904-1995) began his career as a drummer with Carol Lofner in San Francisco. He led a band in Los Angeles and also played drums in the Henry Halstead Big Band Orchestra. He won an Academy Award for best live action short subject for his RKO film "So This Is Harris", and starred in "Melody Cruise" and "I Love a Bandleader", and played roles in "The Wild Blue Yonder" and "The High and the Mighty" with John Wayne. He became musical director of "The Jell-O Show Starring Jack Benny" (later "The Jack Benny Program) in 1936 and joined the cast. He married his second wife, the singer-actress Alice Faye in 1941 and, after a stint in the Navy during the war years, went on to co-host "The Fitch Bandwagon". The show started as a showcase for big bands but soon became a situation comedy renamed "The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show". He returned to the big screen in the 1956 film "Good-bye, My Lady" and made numerous television guest appearances. He went on to take on roles as a voice actor in animated films such as "The Jungle Book", providing the voice for Baloo the Bear, "The Aristocats" and "Robin Hood". Very good .

Keywords: MOVIES; MUSIC; COMEDY; RADIO; TELEVISION; PHIL HARRIS; ALICE FAYE; ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH; SIGNED; INSCRIBED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; COMEDIAN; JAZZ MUSICIAN; ACTOR; GOLF CLUBS; SINGER; ACTRESS; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; FILM.

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