1943 Basil Rathbone Autograph on 1943 HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN Post card Hollywood CA

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Hollwood Canteen, Hollywood California. AUTOGRAPHED BY BASIL RATHBONE, RENEE GODFREY, AND MICHELINE CHEIREL. 1943 Service mans postcard home to his wife. Actors and actresses entertained for servicemen during WWII. Basil Rathbone of course is best known for his portrayal of Sherlock holmes. Renee Haal Godfrey bio is copied here from Wickepedia: Born September 1, 1919 in New York , Renee Haal was a singer and competed as Miss New York State in the 1937 Miss America pageant. In 1938, she went to London for a singing engagement and met the actor/director/screenwriter Peter Godfrey , whom she married two years later, he was almost 20 years her senior. She initially entered films at RKO, working as Renee Haal , and made her debut in Sam Wood's Kitty Foyle (1940), the film that garnered Ginger Rogers her Oscar. Her next movie, Unexpected Uncle , was directed by Peter Godfrey, who also directed her in the romantic thriller Highways by Night in 1942. Beginning two years later in the Danny Kaye starring vehicle Up in Arms (1944), she began working as Renee Godfrey. During the war, she and her husband were much-loved by the troops for the amateur magic shows that they put on through the USO. She continued working in small but important roles, such as Vivian Vedder in Terror by Night (1946) and Mrs. Stebbins in Stanley Kramer's Inherit the Wind . Renee Godfrey worked into the 1960s, appearing in Can-Can and Tender Is the Night . With primary focus now on raising her three children (which included a set of twins), Haal was seen very sporadically on TV during the 1950s with guest roles on former film stars Loretta Young and Jane Wyman's tailor-made showcases. For the most part, however, Haal was out of view. Her director-husband, who had flourished on 50s TV, was in ill health by the end of the decade. Taking secretarial and real estate classes to help support the family income, Haal tried making a comeback of sorts, finding bit roles in the films. Still a robust beauty, she was also a guest player on such popular shows as Perry Mason , Hazel , The Donna Reed Show and Wagon Train . At the age of 44, she died on May 24, 1964 in Los Angeles , California , after an extended battle against cancer, and before the release of her final film, the Disney-produced Those Calloways . Her husband died in 1970. Micheline Cheirel Born Micheline Truyen Leriche a - Ile-de-France , France on April 12th 1917 and had the French nationality. She has been married twice. She was married with , Paul Meurisse (1951 - 1955), John Loder (? - ?). Sghe acted in 16 movies between 1935 and 1947. she returned to france after the war, and died in Paris France on October 25, 2002. There is very little information about her later life. Returns are accepted within 14 days and only if the item is returned in the condition in which it was received. Payment: Your payment is due within 4 days from auction close. International bidders, if any, are required to pay via Pay pal within 4 days of close. We will always combine shipping to save you money, but we ship very quickly , and therefore we must be notified of any other purchase possibility when you pay for the first item. We will try hard to work with you. We appreciate your positive feedback and will make every effort to make sure you are satisfied. Please use the checkout system with ebay (Pay Now Button) or pay using the invoice forward to you at the close of auction. Please refer to pictures and contact me if you have questions. I pack very carefully and ship very promptly. We take great care when we pack. We have never packed an item that was damaged in shipment. Shipment is made within 24 hours of confirmation of receipt of payment unless confirmation comes on Friday, Saturday, or a national holiday weekend. read more

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