![]() "Lew Lehr" in pencil, an original charcoal bust portrait, 24" x 30" of Lehr surrounded by approximately 100 signatures, executed by cartoonist and NBC radio's "Never A Dull Moment" host "Jolly" BILL STEINKE on the occasion of Lehr's roast at the Februmeeting of the Circus Saints and Sinners Association, a foundation established by FREDDIE 'BING' BENHAM to benefit indigent and elderly circus performers. Offered here is a highly unusual and special (and quite large) S.P. ![]() Whatever the subject, Lew Lehr's character had a sardonic and slightly-sour outlook on it, especially when it involved footage from old Edison films that Fox Movietone News would insert about once a month to lighten up their newsreels. For over 25 years his voice was synonymous with the voice of the news reel. LEW LEHR AND THE CIRCUS SAINTS AND SINNERS (1895-1950) Actor and vaudeville comedian best known as the announcer for Fox's Movietone News beginning in 1932.
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