BEATRICE "BEA" ARTHUR - CONTRACT DOUBLE SIGNED 01/20/1961 - HFSID 262563

BEATRICE ARTHUR
Beatrice Arthur signs a contract to appear on Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall on February 1, 1961.
Contract signed: "Beatrice Arthur" and on last page "BA" as Performer, 9p, 8½x11, front and verso. New York, New York, 1961 January 20. "Standard AFTRA Engagement Contract For Single Television Broadcast and For Multiple Television Broadcasts Within One Calendar Week" in which Roncom Productions, Inc. contracts for Arthur's appearance on the show, Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall. Arthur was to be paid $650 for one show, to be taped at NBC-TV New York on January 27, 1961. Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (1922-2009) began doing TV comedy in 1954 (The George Gobel Show, Caesar's Hour). After a hit guest starring appearance on All on the Family in 1971, Arthur got a sitcom of her own, Maude (1972-1978), for which she won an Emmy Award and was nominated for four Golden Globes. Later the co-star of The Golden Girls (1985-1992), Arthur had made her TV debut on Kraft Television Theatre in 1951. She has also appeared on Broadway, winning a Tony Award for her performance as Vera Charles in Mame (a role she reprised in the 1975 film, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination) and stealing the show as the matchmaker in Fiddler on the Roof. Lightly creased. Staple holes and staple at upper left blank corner. Fine condition.
 
 
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