JAMES "JIMMY" STEWART - DOCUMENT SIGNED 12/08/1986 CO-SIGNED BY: GLORIA STEWART - HFSID 250444

JAMES STEWART, CO-SIGNED BY: GLORIA STEWART
Stewart and his wife sign a release forom allowing use of his likeness from The Philadelphia Story for a charity fundraiser.
Document signed "Gloria Stewart" as witness and "James Stewart", bothin blue ink. 1 page, 8½x11. Dec. 8, 1986. This document gave three entities - the Motion Picture and Television Fund, USA Marketing Group, Inc. and artist Nicholas Volpe - a one-time likeness to use James Stewart's likeness in a fundraising coupon book called Heart of Hollywood. JAMES 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. GLORIA STEWART (1918-1994, born Gloria Hatrick in Los Angeles, California) married James Stewart in 1949. He was her second husband, she was his first and only wife. They were married until her death. Lightly toned, creased and bowed. Light impression at lower right corner. Folded twice and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition.