IRVIN KERSHNER - DOCUMENT SIGNED 03/11/1963 - HFSID 147598

IRVIN KERSHNER
Irvin Kershner, director of The Empire Strikes Back, filled out this form in 1963 to calculate his dues for the Directors Guild of America.
Document signed: "Irvin Kershner" with his address. Blue and red ink notations in unknown hand. 1 page, 8½x11. March 11, 1963. Kershner filled out this form to calculate his 1963 dues for the Directors Guild of America, which were based on his earnings as a producer and director. He stated that he earned $28,937 in 1962 and estimated that he would earn $30,000 in 1963. Kershner directed the movie Face in the Rain and episodes of Naked City and Kraft Suspense Theatre in 1963. After making documentaries for the U. S. Information Service, American director Kershner, (1923-2010),got his feature film break (as many in Hollywood have) by directing and co-writing a Roger Corman film, Stakeout on Dope Street (1958). He spent the next five years or so behind the camera on such TV series as The Rebel (1959-1961) and Naked City (1962-1963) before focusing on movies. Star Wars fans probably know Kershner best as the director of The Empire Strikes Back (1980), while James Bond fans may recognize his name as the director of Never Say Never Again. Kershner's directing credits include He won an Emmy for directing the TV movie Raid on Entebbe (1977). His other directing credits include The Hoodlum Priest (1961), A Fine Madness (1966), The Flim-Flam Man (1967), Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) and Robocop 2 (1990). Lightly creased. Light nick in bottom right corner. Carbon copy marks. Folded twice and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition.