ANNE MEARA - CONTRACT MULTI-SIGNED 09/09/1970 CO-SIGNED BY: JERRY STILLER - HFSID 262499

JERRY STILLER and ANNE MEARA
Contract for a 1970 appearance on Kraft Music Hall, signed and initialed by both
Contract multi-signed: "Stiller & Meara/President (title)/Gerald Stiller Pres", for  Stiller and Meara Enterprises, Inc, "Jerry Stiller", and acknowledged "Anne Meara", 23 pages, 8½x11. New York, N.Y., 1970 July 30. Agreement between Stiller and Meara Enterprises and Yorkshire Productions for an appearance on TV's Kraft Music Hall, to  be rehearsed and taped in August for broadcast on September 16, 1970. The couple will be paid $3,500 plus a required contribution to the AFTRA Pension and Welfare Fund. Initialed on each page, and accompanied by Personal Acknowledgement Letter of the same date, signed: "Anne Meara". ANNE MEARA (1929-2015), the wife and comedic partner of Jerry Stiller, has appeared in a number of television variety series, in films and on stage both with her husband and as a solo performer. Stiller & Meara rocketed to stardom on 1960s variety shows, including The Ed Sullivan Show and The Steve Allen Show, their material usually drawn from their different ethnic backgrounds. Meara has appeared in a number of feature films, including Lovers and Other Strangers (1970, with Stiller), The Out-of-Towners (1970), Fame (1980) and Awakenings (1990), starred in the TV series Kate McShane (1975), was a regular on Rhoda (1976-1977), Archie Bunker's Place (1979-1983) and Alf (1987) and was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in Anna Christie. JERRY STILLER (1927-2020), perhaps best known for his role as Frank Costanza on Seinfeld, began appearing on the TV series The King of Queens in 1998. He has also appeared on the big screen in films including Airport 1975 and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (both 1974), Hairspray (1988) and Zoolander (2001, which starred his son, Ben Stiller). Stiller and Meara, who met while auditioning for an opera in 1954 and married the following year, are the parents of comic actor Ben Stiller. Lightly toned. Staple holes in left corner. Otherwise, fine condition.