Danny Kaye: A Showman's Life

Lot #12:

Frank Loesser Humorous Drawing for Danny Kaye.

Danny Kaye, 1950s-1960s, Danny Kaye. Vintage hand-drawn illustration in black ink on 10.25 x 7.25 in. white stationery with a Beverly Hills address at the top center. The drawing features a woman's bare backside and legs, with bowtie garters around her thighs. The bold curve of each buttock forms the letter “C," spelling “CanCan" across the derrière. Frank Loesser, famed for Broadway musicals like Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, collaborated with Danny Kaye on songs for the 1952 film Hans Christian Andersen. Exhibiting expected aging, original transmittal fold, and minor perforations from a missing staple at the top left. In vintage very good to fine condition. From the personal collection of Danny and Sylvia Fine Kaye.