ANNE BANCROFT - DOCUMENT SIGNED 10/19/1960 - HFSID 262583

ANNE BANCROFT
The Oscar, Tony and Emmy winner signs an amendment to her contract to appear twice on The Perry Como Show.
Document signed "Ann Bann Enterprises Inc/Anne Bancroft" and by an assistant secretary of Roncom Productions, both in blue ink. Pencil mark near bottom right corner in unknown hand. 1 page, 8¼x10¾. Oct. 19, 1960. On behalf of her company, Ann Bann Enterprises, Bancroft amends a previous contract to appear twice on The Perry Como Show in November 1960 and January 1961. The amendment stipulated that these are to be one time only performances, with no simulcast or "live repeat." Bancroft has signed under: "Accepted and Agreed to:/Ann Bann Enterprises, Inc." Perry Como hosted the Kraft Music Hall from 1959-1963. This contract was with Como's production company, Roncom. Bancroft (1931-2005, born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano in the Bronx, New York City) won the 1958 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Drama, Featured or Supporting in Two for the Seesaw and the 1960 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Drama for her portrayal of Anne Sullivan in The Miracle Worker. Reprising her role in the film version of The Miracle Worker, she won the 1963 Academy Award for Best Actress. Bancroft was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in 1965 (The Pumpkin Eater), 1968 (Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate), 1978 (The Turning Point) and 1986 (Agnes of God). She was nominated for the 1978 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in Golda. Nominated for six Emmys, Bancroft won the 1970 Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety or Musical Performance for her performance in Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man and the 1999 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Deep In My Heart). She was nominated in 2003 for her role as Contessa in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, her last acting performance. Her last role was as the voice of Sedessa in the 2005 animated fantasy, Delgo. Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award winner Anne Bancroft and Oscar, Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner Mel Brooks were married from 1964 until her death. Lightly toned and creased. Paper clip impressions and rust stains at top left corner. Light dents at top edge. Otherwise in fine condition.