[N.B.C trade releases]. (1952)

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EDDIE CANTOR RAISES $2,600,000 IN BONDS FOR ISRAEL AT HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY Eddie Cantor celebrated his 60th birthday with more than 1,800 people last night (Jan. 31) at the Commodore Hotel. Cantor, NBC radio and TV star, continued his long service to philanthropic organizations by using the occasion of his birthday to springboard the sale of more than $2,600,000 worth of State of Israel Bonds. The affair was marked by the unusual number of outstanding personalities who were on hand to laud the career of the great showman. Notables attending included the Vice President of the United States, Alben W. Barkley, who delivered the principal tribute to the comic and presented him with a gold plaque featuring a relief map of Israel and enscribed as follows: "To Eddie Cantor — your life has been a noble testament of devotion and self-sacrifice for the Jewish people and for all mankind; your towering achievements for Israel have been an inspiration and beacon to all American Jews. Many other noted people spoke, including James G. McDonald, former Ambassador to Israel; Basil O’Connor, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis; David Goitein, acting Israeli Am¬ bassador to the United States, and Vincent Impellitteri, mayor of the city of New York. After the dinner. Cantor, in true showmanship spirit, brought the huge thousand-dollar-a-plate crowd to its feet with a rousing one-man show touching all the milestones of his historic career. Filming of Eddie Cantor’s life story will shortly get under¬ way at Warner Bros. Studios in Hollywood, Cantor is heard each Tues¬ day evening on NBC radio (10:00 p.m., EST) and stars on the "Colgate Comedy Hour" every fourth Sunday (8:00 p.m,, EST) on NBC television. o NBC -New York, 2/1/52