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DESCRIPTION:RARE! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! GROUP LOT:American stage and screen actor,SIDNEY BLACKMER, original studio material including:(1)A one-page contract, dated Jan. 8, 1937, between 20th Century-Fox studio and Mr. Blackmer to portray the role of \"President Theodore Roosevelt\" in the film,This Is My Affair(referred to here as its working title,Private Enemy, 1937). Signed in black ink pen,\"Sidney Blackmer\"at the lower edge verso and co-signed by a studio representative of the film\'s producer. Bears studio ink stamps for adjusted starting date, handwritten notations, and some amendments to the language in various places. Mr. Blackmer was paid $1,000 per week until the film\'s completion. 16\" x 8 1/2\".(2)A studioSYNOPSIS OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH TYPEWRITTEN STUDIO MEMOS, two pages (three-sided), dated April 30, 1937, employing Mr. Blackmer as an actor at a starting salary of $500 per week for six months, gradually increasing to $2,500 per week after seven years. With details on options, transportation, publicity, wardrobe and other special provisions. 8 1/2\" x 11\". Typewritten inter-office studio memos on the verso of each leaf from studio exec. E.C DeLavigne and addressed to other studio execs. Signed by Mr. DeLavigne in black ink on the verso of leaf two. Connected with staple at the upper left corner and original three-ring binder holes along the left margins. Some studio secretarial handwritten notations.(3)Avintage original gelatin silver glossy 8\" x 10\" photograph of the actor as publicity for the film,Sabotage Squad(Columbia, 1942), with handwritten portrait code103in pencil and studio typewritten paper captionon the verso.
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