DEAN MARTIN and JERRY LEWIS VINTAGE SIGNED MONTAGE

This 19"x 19" montage with the rare & highly prized original vintage signatures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. In 1945 Dean Martin met a young comic named Jerry Lewis at the Glass Hat Club in New York City, where both men were performing. They debuted at Atlantic City's 500 Club in 1946, and their success at the 500 Club led to a series of well-paying engagements along the Eastern seaboard and  a triumphant run  at New York's Copacabana Club.  In 1949 they were signed by producer Hal Wallis, and their agent Abby Greshler negotiated for them one of Hollywood 's best deals. They received $75,000 between them for their films with Wallis, a respectable film salary in the 1940s.  The signatures are from a large personal collection owned by Ms Syble Rolk  who worked in the wardrobe dept of 20th century-fox from 1947 until the late 1960's.  Mounted in grey velvet and black  with a classic 10"x  8" vintage black and white photo and engraved plaque in vintage Italian black frame.