Famed Magician / Puppeteer HOWARD MITCHELL Card Note to Actress ELSA LANCHESTER

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Famed Magician / Puppeteer HOWARD MITCHELL Card / Note to Actress ELSA LANCHESTER
Up for sale is a card with a hand written note to legendary actress ELSA LANCHESTER (and was her property up until the time of her death in 1986) from Howard and Marjorie Mitchell.  Howard Mitchell was a member of the Magic Hall of Fame but not only was he a noted magician his Mitchell Marionettes puppets performed in state and regional fairs across the US for 4 decades--since the 1960s.  His note mentions remembering Elsa Lanchester perform at the famed Turnabout Theater in Hollywood.  The card is in very nice condition.  It's a get well card likely from October 1983 after Ms. Lanchester's stroke.
I'm very excited to have recently scored a terrific box of memorabilia from actress Elsa Lanchester (1902-1986).  I believe the box had been kept for years after her death by a friend of hers or possibly someone with a connection to her assistant, but there are many of her personal items including several cards from friends, scripts, photos, her personal sheet music and much more---This card was in the box.
Ms. Lanchester was nominated for 2 Academy Awards and won 1 Golden Globe Award for WITNESS OF THE PROSECUTION.  She starred in over 60 films and 40 television shows.  Her films include:  MURDER BY DEATH, WILLARD, BLACKBEARD'S GHOST, THAT DARN CAT!, MARY POPPINS, BELL BOOK AND CANDLE, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION, LES MISERABLES, THE BISHOP'S WIFE, THE RAZOR'S EDGE, LASSIE COME HOME and maybe most famously, 1935's THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN.  One of her famous quotes about her career was that she had "large parts in lousy pictures and small parts in big pictures".  In spite of all her on camera success she always said she was "happiest performing in front of an audience" which is did frequently.  She was famously married to actor Charles Laughton.
*Please note that my shipping time is up to 5 business days as I have multiple jobs and can only ship one day a week.  If you happen to purchase after I return from the post office on shipping day it will be a full week wait until I am able to ship again.  But most people will have a much shorter wait and some will have very fast shipping.  No one will have to wait more than 5 business days.  Thank you for understanding.