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About Carmen Cavallaro - Document Signed
CARMEN CAVALLARO. Document signed: "Carmen Cavallaro", 1p, 8½x11. New York, N.Y., 1946. He authorizes the National Broadcasting Company to use his name and likeness for trade and advertising purposes in all media except television, for ninety days. Called "the poet of the piano", Cavallaro (1913-1989) performed as a soloist with several big bands of the 1930s, then formed his own orchestra. He appeared in four films in the mid-1940s, hosted a radio program, The Schaeffer Parade, and ghosted Tyrone Power's piano playing for The Eddy Duchin Story (1956). He had a talent for arranging popular versions of classic music, including a hit recording, "Chopin's Polonnaise" (1945). Lightly creased, with ragged edges. Pencil note (unknown hand). Stray ink mark in text. - Please contact us if you have any questions or require additional information. HFSID 207186
