JAMES "JIMMY" STEWART - CONTRACT SIGNED 05/04/1962 - HFSID 176129

JAMES STEWART
Stewart signed this contract with Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation in 1962 to appear in Take Her She's Mine. Stewart was paid for $250,000 and 10 percent of the film's gross receipts - not bad for one month's work.
Carbon copy contract signed "James Stewart" and an Assistant Treasurer for Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, both in blue ink. 23 pages with 7 pages of riders, 8¼x10¾, separate pages, on Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation letterhead. May 4, 1962. Addressed to Mr. James Stewart c/o MCA Artists, Ltd., Beverly Hills, California. Stewart signed this in order to appear as Frank Michaelson in Take Her, She's Mine (1963). He was to be employed to Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation between Aug. 20, 1962 and Sept. 17, 1962 for $250,000 plus 10 percent of the gross receipts. Stewart (1908-1997, born in Indiana, Pennsylvania) starred in more recognized masterpieces of the American cinema than any other actor. In 1940, he won the Best Actor Academy Award for The Philadelphia Story,and he was nominated for Oscars in the same category for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), It's A Wonderful Life (1946), Harvey (1950) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959). Stewart, who was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1984, also appeared in You Can't Take It With You (1938), Destry Rides Again (1939), The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Rear Window (1954), The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), Vertigo (1958) and a long list of other features. Lightly toned, creased and rippled. Staple holes in upper left corner. Two file holes at top edge. Folded once and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition.