National Laugh Week
Photograph of Comedians

This item is sold.  It has been placed here in our online archives as a service for researchers and collectors.

National Laugh Week
Dave Carden (photographer)
National Laugh Week
Bronx: c. 1940s-50s
Black-and-white photograph
8 x 10 inches, photograph
11 x 14 inches, vintage burl walnut frame
Sold, please inquire as to the availability of similar items.

Framed photograph of comedians holding National Laugh Week banner. Among the comedians shown are Billy Gilbert, Henny Youngman, Ed Hastings "Senator" Ford, and Herb Shriner at the far right. Lew Parker holds the banner; he is perhaps best known for having played Ann Marie's father on the TV show "That Girl." The two men next to Billy Gilbert are probably connected with the organization who had the photo taken, perhaps a radio station. National Laugh Week is the first week in April every year, beginning, naturally, with April Fool's Day.