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DESI ARNAZ
A collection of letters and documents from his 1974 autobiography, "A Book", which hit the best-seller chart. Letters include one from Milton Berle and one from Ray Bolger congratulating Desi on his book; various letters from his publisher pertaining to his book, and television shows requesting his appearance. The documents for his autobiography contain the introduction, epilogue and the jacket intro for the book and all have handwritten notes. This collection truly shows Desi's climb to success and fame from his exile in Miami. Desi writes in the jacket of the book, "Exile in Miami where I perfected many interesting trades-canary bird cage cleaner, broken mosaic tiles salesman, and when and how not to get into the ring with someone who could knock the shit out of you." (18)
A collection of letters and documents from his 1974 autobiography, "A Book", which hit the best-seller chart. Letters include one from Milton Berle and one from Ray Bolger congratulating Desi on his book; various letters from his publisher pertaining to his book, and television shows requesting his appearance. The documents for his autobiography contain the introduction, epilogue and the jacket intro for the book and all have handwritten notes. This collection truly shows Desi's climb to success and fame from his exile in Miami. Desi writes in the jacket of the book, "Exile in Miami where I perfected many interesting trades-canary bird cage cleaner, broken mosaic tiles salesman, and when and how not to get into the ring with someone who could knock the shit out of you." (18)