HAL HOLBROOK - CONTRACT SIGNED 04/17/1967 - HFSID 262642

HAL HOLBROOK. Carbon Partly Printed DS: "Hal Holbrook" in ink as Artist, 2p, 8½x18¾. New York, New York, 1967 April 17. Wiliam Morris Agency, Inc. contract between Holbrook and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center for a performance by Holbrook in Saratoga Springs, New York on August 15, 1967. Holbrook was to be paid "the sum equal to Sixty (60%) Percent of the gross box office receipts with a minimum guarantee of Five Thousand ($5,000) Dollars not later than first intermission." Also signed by a represenatative of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, who has initialed at two places on contract where provisions have been crossed out. Stamped signature of a representative of the William Morris Agency, Inc. This contract was probably for a performance of Holbrook's acclaimed one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight! In 1967, the performance was shown on television, and Holbrook also appeared in an episode of the TV series, Coronet Blue. Stage, screen and television actor Hal Holbrook, born Harold Rowe Holbrook, Jr. in 1925, shot to fame with his one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight!, which debuted on Broadway in 1966 and won him the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (Holbrook, who was just 29 years of age when he first starred in the play, would bring the play back to Broadway in 1977 and 2005). His fame enabled him to flourish as a starring actor in numerous non-Twain projects, such as The Group (1966), Wild in the Streets (1968), Magnum Force (1973), The Star Chamber (1987), Wall Street (1987), The Firm (1993) and The Majestic (2001). In 1976, Holbrook was Oscar-nominated for his character, "Deep Throat", in All the President's Men. A multi-Emmy winner, he has appeared on a number of TV shows, including in recurring roles on Designing Women (as Reese Watson, 1986-1989) and Evening Shade (as Evan Evans, 1990-1994), and recent turns in such series as The West Wing (2001-2002) and Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2006). Holbrook has also starred in a number of made-for-TV movies, including a recurring role as Wild Bill McKenzie in several Perry Mason outings. He has been married to actress Dixie Carter since 1984. Lightly creased with folds, not at signature. ¾-inch tear at lower left blank margin, lower left corner chipped away. Minor paper loss at upper blank edge, staple holes and two file holes at upper blank margin. Overall, fine condition.