$3,438
Two tickets to President John F. Kennedy’s Birthday Party at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962. Side Balcony Seats 305 J 1 &2. ///Marilyn Monroe was determined to sing Happy Birthday at President Kennedy’s Gala at Madison Square Garden. These plans were not good news for the producers of Something’s Got To Give, the film she was shooting. The producers did not want her to take any time off to travel to Manhattan for the gig. Marilyn, who had already missed 23 of the last 35 days of filming, said she was ill and flew to New York to perform. President Kennedy remarked after her song, Thank you, I can now retire from politics after having had, ah, ‘Happy Birthday’ sung to me in such a sweet wholesome way.///Framed size 9 ¾ by 11 ¾ ///Color program entitled Happy Birthday Mr. President from the Birthday salute. 4 pages. Inside lists Dinner committee and sponsors and order of appearance: Jack Benny, Ella Fitzgerald, Jerome Robbins Ballets, Danny Kaye, Henry Fonda, Maria Callas, Peggy Lee, Peter Lawford, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Durante and Eddie Jackson, Bobby Darin, Henry Fonda, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, and Diahann Carroll.///Large crease across midsection of program. Some slight creases around corners and edges.//// Paper size 8 1/8 by 10 3/8 Categories: John F. Kennedy
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2008-06-21
