HOWARD BARTON - MEMORANDUM SIGNED 06/26/1963 - HFSID 206104

HOWARD BARTON
The Warner Bros. associate signs a typed memo regarding their contract with DePatie-Freleng Enterprises in 1963.
Memorandum signed: "Howard", in blue ink. 1 page, 8½x11. Warner Bros. Pictures, Burbank California, June 26, 1963. To "Dear Hal" H.E. Holman, in full: "Enclosed herwith is one fully executed copy of the June 20, 1963 letter agreement between Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. and De-Patie-Freleng Enterprises Unlimited, Inc. covering its assumption of obligation under the June 14, 1963 Warner Bros./Filmways letter amendment including, among other things, DePatie-Freleng's agreement to repay to us the $10,000.00 paid by us, at DePatie-Freleng's request, to Filmways, Inc. pursuant to the aforesaid Warner/Filmway's June 14, 1963 agreement. You already have in your possession a check from Depatie-Freleng for %5,000.00 of this $10,000.00 sum. Effective June 24, 1963, and continuing for as long as there is an unpaid balance of the remaining $5,000.00, please bill DePatie-Freleng an overhead rate of twenty-five percent (25%)- rather than twenty percent (20%) for all permitted uses of our facilities, services and equipment (other than those leased pursuant to our May 6, 1963 letter agreement with DePatie-Freleng) as are utilized by DePatie-Freleng in the production of television commercials or industrial films. The moneys paid by DePatie-Freleng attributable to this five percent (5%) increase in the overhead rate are to be applied to reduce the $5,000.00 loan balance accordingly. Once this balance is completely paid, we will resume the twenty percent (20%) rate in accordance with our May 6, 1963 rental agreement. In any event, any portion of the $5,000.00 balance still unpaid as of May 12, 1964, will be paid to us by DePatie-Freleng withing three (3) days from such date. (The Foregoing does not affect use of such facilities by DePatie-Freleng for work other than television commercials or industrial films, which are to be billed at our regular overhead rate, unless otherwise specifically advised). It should be noted that, although we are not charging DePatie-Freleng any interest on this outstanding balance of $5,000.00, we have obtained valuable consideration for such advance. Bu advancing these moneys, we were able to remove,--without cost to us--certain onerous restrictions previously imposed under our February 22, 1960 contract with Filmways which prevented us from renting our facilities and equipment to any third party for the production of television commercials or industrial films." Howard Barton was an associate with Warner Bros. Pictures during the 1960s. He worked at the company after Warner Bros. closed its cartoon studios in 1963 when producers David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng teamed up to form DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. The company produced over 300 cartoons from 1964 until 1986. DePatie and Freleng won the 1964 Academy Award for Short Subject (Cartoon) for The Pink Phink. Pencil notes (unknown hand) at top margin. Paperclip impression at top margin. Otherwise, fine condition.