Collection of over 200 autographs from celebrity guests that appeared on The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers between December 1986 and June 1987, which coincides with the arrival of Arsenio Hall after Rivers’ firing in mid-May. The felt tip signatures appear on a total of 13 ‘signature boards,’ quarter-inch sheets of plywood, ranging in size from 33.5 x 35.25 to 48 x 40, which were placed in the Late Show green room roughly every few weeks and signed by the show’s guests before they went on air. During the show’s two-season run, a purported total of 20 signature boards were created, several of which were later donated to charity, and Rivers herself was presented with the last board following her final show on May 15, 1987.
The 13 boards, listed in chronological order, include the following names:
Week of December 15, 1986: George Duke, Anita Baker, Miss Manners, Ken Kercheval, Eva Gabor, Rona Barrett, George Benson, Henry Winkler, Michael Nouri, George Michael.
December 19, 1986, to January 27, 1987: Richard Jeni, Mickey Gilley, The Commodores, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Dick Clark, Nancy Friday, Patti Lupone, Roy Firestone, Marjoe Gortner, Heidi Bohay, Tamayo Otsuki, Jim Burt, Art Donovan, Jimmy Connors, Rich Karlis, Vance Johnson, Nale McQueen, Judd Nelson, Ian McKellen, Bob Dubac.
Week of January 14, 1987: Kevin Dobson, Deidre Hall, Dame Edna, Gregory Abbott, Antoinette Giancana, Sally Jessy Raphael, Judith Martin, Gene Hackman, Beastie Boys, Stepfanie Kramer, Lucie Arnaz, Jim Varney, Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, Matt Weaver.
January 29th to February 3, 1987: Joan Rivers, Susan Anton, Magic Johnson, Roddy McDowall, Elizabeth Ashley, Mayor Tom Bradley, Meat Loaf, Jill Ireland, Tama Janowitz, Jane Brody, Kenny G., John Waters, Gloria Steinem, Gallagher.
February 4 - 6, 1987, 100th Show: Joan Rivers, David Copperfield, Michael J. Fox, Steve Bluestein, John Ratzenberger, Kim Cattrall, George Hamilton, Englebert Humperdinck, Whoopi Goldberg, Daniel J. Travanti, Robert Hays, Jacqueline Bisset, Lily Tomlin, Judith Frenkel. Reverse of this board bears an affixed certificate of authenticity from The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers.
February 4 - 6, 1987: Anthony Quinn, Lynda Carter, Joan Rivers, James Coco, Jerry Mathers, Barbara Billingsley, Tony Dow, Erma Bombeck, Ken Osmond, Julian Miguerex, Jack Mack and the Heart Attack.
February 9 - 13, 1987: Joan Rivers, Emmanual Lewis, Susan Blakely, Roy Orbison, Jean Kasem, Rex Reed, Don Ameche, Wynton Marsalis, Doug Henning, Pee Wee Herman, Warren Miller, Grace Jones, Michael Nadar, Louis Anderson, Bobcat Goldthwait, Vincent Price, Anthony Perkins, Expose.
February 23rd to March 3, 1987: Joan Rivers, Rick Dees, Lisa Robinson, Chris Hewett, Dave Edmunds, June Scobee, Lorna Onizuka, Michael Tucker, Jill Eikenberry, Gina Lollobrigida, George Miller, The Judds, Deniece Williams, Mrs. Fields, Michelle Royer, Larry Hagman, James Brolin, Ralph Nader, Michael Spanned, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Barbara Goldsmith, Jane Alexander, Jackie Joyner.
March 17 - 26, 1987: Stephen Furst, Jason Bateman, Michelle Phillips, Malcolm Forbes, Bubba Smith, Restless Heart, Mort Sahl, Mary Frann, Judy Blume, Robert Englund, Catherine Oxenberg, Janie Fricke, Julia Duffy, Sister Maria Pares, Cleo Kaine, John Dankworth, Ted McGinley, Scott Baio, Billy Slayton.
April 17 - 23, 1987: Morgan Fairchild, Richard Simmons, Robert Townsend, Oingo Boingo, Pee Wee Herman, Frankie Avalon, Suzanne Somers, Rae Dawn Chong, Jean Kasem, Uri Geller, LakeSide, Ben and Jerry, Richard Brown, Louie Anderson, Colleen McCollough, Bob Dubac, Michele Lee, Dick Van Dyke, Anita Morris, Richard Moll, Darryl Dawkins, The Turtles.
April 24th to May 1, 1987: Joan Rivers, Howie Mandel, Ian McKellen, JoBeth Williams, Orrett Rhoden, Scott Valentine, Melissa Manchester, Lou Dinos, Lisa Hartman, Marla Gibbs, Pseudo Echo, Soupy Sales, Jon Voight, Arsenio Hall, Tommy Tune, Joan Van Ark, Robert Altman, John Matuszak, Bob Hunter, Bobby Caldwell, Donna Edmondson, Stephanie Zimbalist.
May 5 - 12, 1987: Joan Rivers, George Miller, Kool and the Gang, Alan Renchling, Laura Slutzky, Jack Wagner, Joe Perry, Pee Wee Herman, Michelle Phillips, Richard Hack, Gerry Bednob, Louie Anderson, David Soul, Reba McEntire, Desmond Morris, Vanna White, Robert Mendelson, James Taylor.
June 19 - 25, 1987: Martha Quinn, John Phillips, Tamayo Otzuki, Arsenio Hall, Angelyne, Nils Lofgren, Edwin Hawkins, Vanity, Pendragons.
In overall very good to fine condition, with somewhat expected light soiling, staining, and chipping.
