JAMES "JIMMY" STEWART - DOCUMENT SIGNED 03/02/1965 CO-SIGNED BY: GLORIA STEWART - HFSID 271196

JAMES STEWART and GLORIA STEWART
James Stewart and Gloria Stewart sign a document renting a natural grass pasture and corral.
Photocopied Typed Docuement Signed: "James Stewart" and "Gloria H. Stewart" as Lessor and "Glenn W Cornelius/Feb 22-65" as Lessee, 4p, 8½x13, separate sheets. No place, 1965 March 2. Headed: "Lease Agreement". Stewart and his wife, as Lessor, rent a natural grass pasture and corrals on property they are purchasing to the current tenant, Cornelius. In part: "Lessor has entered into an agreement with JOHN J. MITCHELL to purchase certain real property...Upon the recordation of JOHN J. MITCHELL's deed to the property...all of Lessee's rights, title and interest in said property will automatically terminate, except for Lessee's rights as a month to month tenant...Lessee will become a month to month tenant of Lessor with respect only to the natural grass pasture located on the property...and with respect to the corralls located on the property...Lessee will have no other interest in the property...The rent for the natural grass pasture and the corralls shall be the sum of One ($1.00) Dollar per month, payable in advance...Lessee shall, during the entire term hereof, keep in full force and effect a policy with broad form endorsement of public liability and property damage insurance...All notices which Lessee desires or is required to give to Lessor shall be given by registered or certified mail...." Cornelius has filled in his mailing address. In the year he signed this document, Stewart starred in three feature films: Dear Brigitte, Shenandoah and The Flight of the Phoenix. JAMES "JIMMY" STEWART (1908-1997) 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, Destry Rides Again, Winchester 73, Rear Window, The Glenn Miller Story, The Greatest Show on Earth and a long list of other features. Actress GLORIA HATRICK MCLEAN STEWART was married to the Academy Award-winning actor from August 9, 1949 until her death on February 16, 1994; the couple had twin girls, Judy and Kelly, and Stewart adopted Gloria's two boys from her previous marriage. The couple appeared together on the TV game show, Password, and Gloria guest starred in an episode of her husband's TV series, The Jimmy Stewart Show, in 1971. She also made several guest appearances (as herself) on The Jack Benny Program and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Lightly creased with folds, not at signatures. Pencil notes (unknown hand) at upper margin of first page. Staples and staple holes at upper left blank corners, two binding holes at upper blank margin of each page. Fine condition.