ARTHUR GODFREY VINATAGE SIGNED ALBUM PAGE

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Offered here is a vintage album page signed by the late Arthur Godfrey.
The album page is 6  x 4  inches.
I am selling my collection of autographs that I have purchased several years ago from an array of sources – from eBay sellers, from dealers with professional credentials, and from the signers themselves via the mail.  Some came with COA’s; most did not.  When I obtained these signatures, I believed them to be genuine and I believed that they were genuine when I posted them on Ebay.
I have received opinions from others, including PSA/DNA whose opinion I sought, indicating that some of the signatures that I have posted were not likely to be genuine.  I have pulled those questionable signatures, and will not post them for sale again in the future.  It is not my intention to sell autographs that are not authentic, and I will continue do my best to try to ensure that the signatures that I am offering are genuine.
As indicated below, all signatures that I sell come with a money-back guarantee if they are judged to be of doubtful authenticity.
If the signature or signatures is/are determined to be inauthentic by a well-recognized autograph expert, this item may be returned for a full refund.
For those who'd prefer a different form of shipping, please contact me so that we can discuss what your shipping charges might be.
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Short Bio:
Arthur Godfrey
was an American radio and television entertainer widely popular in the 1940s and ’50s, whose many broadcast programs launched the careers of numerous popular singers and other entertainers.
At the age of 14, he abandoned high school and ran away from home. After three years of working at nondescript jobs he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he was trained to be a radio operator. After serving for four years he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1927, and with this turn his career as an entertainer began; he became involved with Coast Guard entertainment programs. A Coast Guard program put him in touch with the Baltimore
radio station WFBR, and when he was released from the service he found employment there, first as a singer, then announcing, and eventually as station manager.
When Godfrey first eased into programs of his own, his relaxed manner and quick rapport
with other performers made listeners feel part of the group. He found that an occasional good-humored retort to advertising
copy he was reading would entertain and still sell the product. In the 1940s his casual, affable
banter with guests on the air had become so popular that he had two programs daily and one weekly on CBS for several years. His format, which he successfully transferred to television, was an easygoing and unself-conscious variety show.
Godfrey was one of the busiest men in the entertainment industry, often presiding over several daytime and evening radio and TV shows simultaneously. (Even busier was Robert Q. Lewis
, who hosted
Arthur Godfrey Time
whenever Godfrey was absent, adding to his own crowded schedule.) Both Godfrey and Lewis made commercial recordings for Columbia Records, often featuring the "Little Godfreys" in various combinations. In addition to the "Too Fat Polka", these included "Candy and Cake"; "Dance Me Loose". " I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover"; "Slap 'Er Down Again, Paw"; "Slow Poke"; and "The Thing". In 1951 Godfrey also narrated a nostalgic movie documentary,
Fifty Years Before Your Eyes
, produced for Warner Brothers
by silent-film anthologist Robert Youngson.
In 1959 Godfrey was stricken with lung cancer. Although he recovered from it, he did not return to radio until 1972; he never made a successful comeback on television. Godfrey was proud of his association with the Navy and Coast Guard, and he was a reserve naval officer.
Godfrey passed away on March 16, 1983.
From Britannica & Wikipedia.