$6,000
UNIVERSAL GENEVE "Golden Shadow" model, Ref. 115.507. Donated by Joan Rivers and Universal Genève Notes Joan Rivers is one of the hardest working women in the business.... comedienne, author, actress, playwright, screen writer, motion picture director, nightclub headliner, Emniy Award-winning television talk-show hostess, and business woman. In 1997, Rivers added radio talk-show host to her list of accomplishments with the launch of "The Joan Rivers Show", that airs weeknights from 7-9 p.m. on WOR and is nationally syndicated in over 40 markets. In addition, Rivers has had unprecedented success with the record-breaking 160 million dollars in sales of her Joan Rivers Classics Collection of jewelry on QVC. She is also the host of E! Entertainment Television ' s Fashion Reviews and, along with her daughter, Melissa, hosts E!'s live, pre-show commentary for the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Emmy Awards telecasts. Rivers is also the author of six books, the most recent of which From Mother to Daughter: Thoughts and Advice on Life, Love and Manage, was written for her daughter who recently married. Rivers began her remarkable career entertaining in closet-like clubs and lounges (which often passed the hat in lieu of paying her a salary). In 1960, she graduated to Greenwich Village cabarets and coffee houses, and later honed her comedic skills at Chicago's renowned "Second City " . Her signature question, "Can we talk? " has reached such major proportions
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-02-24
