Clowns

Emmett Kelly Jr Signature Found!

Dec 23rd, 2008

by fadingad.

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Signed Postcard while in hospital for appendicitis - 1969 - © Frank H. Jump

Pic of Emmett signing this postcard. This is what they call on Antiques Roadshow as provenance.

Picture of Emmett Kelly Jr. signing this postcard. This is what they call "provenance" on the Antiques Roadshow - © Frank H. Jump

Previous Kelly posting.

Me & Emmett Kelly, Jr. – Long Island Jewish Hospital – September 1969

Nov 28th, 2008

by fadingad.

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After having my appendix removed and being delirious in an oxygen tent with 106°+ fever, I woke up thinking I was dead. Next to me, watching me sleep, was Emmett Kelly, Jr. with his sad clown face. I remember saying, ” Hey, you’re Emmett Kelly, Jr.” His eyes popped out and he almost smiled. After getting me up for my first walk, we went to the playroom and played with the blocks for a while and then he went to visit other children.