GWEN VERDON - CONTRACT DOUBLE SIGNED 09/19/1960 - HFSID 262518

GWEN VERDON
She signs twice on a letter of agreement altering the taping date for her appearance on The Perry Como Show.
Document signed twice: "Gwen Verdon", 1 page, 8½x11. New York, N.Y., 1960 September 19. Signed letter of acceptance addressed to Verdon Enterprises, Inc., stipulating that the taping date for her appearance on the Perry Como Show, originally September 30, will be postponed to an unspecified, later date during the 1960-1961 season. Her salary of $20,000 for the appearance is unaffected. Verdon signs as a performer and also as an executive of Verdon Enterprises. 1p 8½x11. Stage, screen and television actress Gwen Verdon (1925-2000) made her debut on Broadway in Cole Porter's Can-Can, winning the 1953 Theatre World Award and the 1954 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She also won Tony Awards for Best Actress (Musical) for Damn Yankees (1956), New Girl in Town (1958) and Redhead (1959), and was nominated for Tonys in the same category for Sweet Charity (1976) and Chicago (1976). Sweet Charity, like many of her earlier Broadway triumphs, was choreographed by her longtime husband, Bob Fosse. The couple, who married in 1960, separated in 1971, but remained married until his death in 1987. Verdon's films include David and Bathsheba (1951), Dreamboat (1952), The Cotton Club (1984), Cocoon (1985 and its 1988 sequel) and Marvin's Room (1996), and the versatile performer made guest appearances on a long list of TV variety shows and series. Lightly creased at corners. Paperclip impression at upper left. Otherwise, fine condition.