AUTOGRAPH NOTE ON A CARD TO CITY CENTER PRODUCER JEAN DALRYMPLE SIGNED BY STAGE, SCREEN AND TELEVISION ACTOR GEORGE GRIZZARD.

- 43 words penned on a 4-1/4 inch high by 6-3/8 inch wide personalized note card with his name printed at the top. Signed "Fondly / George". Fine. Grizzard writes to City Center producer Jean Dalrymple: "I'm glad you had a good time at "California Suite". We're having a wonderful time and it looks like we'll be there for a good long time." George Grizzard was in the original cast of Neil Simon's "California Suite" which ran at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles from April 23 to June 5, 1976. The play transferred to the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on Broadway with the same cast, running from June 10, 1976 to July 2, 1977. Grizzard left the cast at the end of February 1977.George Grizzard was an American stage, film and television actor who won an Emmy award for his work in "The Oldest Living Graduate" and a Tony Award for Best Actor in the 1996 revival of Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" . He was a frequent interpreter of Albee's plays, also appearing as Nick in the original production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and in the 2005 revival of "Seascape". His notable film appearances included parts in "Advise and Consent", "From the Terrace" with Paul Newman and "Comes a Horseman" with Jane Fonda."Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theatre and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Cary Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jose Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member, producer, and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.…