Large collection of checks from the Joey Bishop Show; written to celebrities featured on the talk show; many endorsed by celebrities, some with secretarial signatures, and stamps; some notable names, including: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Charo, Jacqueline Bisset, Eva Gabor, Jane Fonda, Hank Wiliams Jr., Pat Boone, James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Charleton Heston, Richard Pryor, Rodney Dangerfield, Merle Haggard, Lee Marvin, Jacques Cousteau, James Brown, Joe Namoth, Norman Rockwell, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Adam West, Sally Field, Dionne Warwick, Frankie Valli, Duke Ellington, Chuck Norris, Pearl Bailey, Neil Diamond, Johnny Cash, Della Reese, Minnesota Fats, Clint Eastwood, Richard M. Nixon, Don Rickles, Leonard Nimoy, Ethel Merman, Regis Philbin, June Carter Cash, Sammy Davis Jr., Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Peggy Fleming, Bette Davis, Tina Turner, Dick Clark, Jimmy Carter, Hugh Hefner, Andy Griffith, Marlo Thomas, Waylon Jennings, Rip Taylor, Jerry Lee Lewis, Steve Martin, Cherilyn "Cher" Bono, Salvatore "Sonny" Bono, Joan Crawford, Joe Louis, Desi Arnaz Jr., Evel Knievel, Lon Chaney, Mel Torme; and many others; total count approx. 1,925

NOTE: Scans of all checks available at www.chait.com/images/Checks.zip

Provenance: Estate of Joey Bishop