JOAN BLONDELL - DOCUMENT SIGNED 01/11/1957 - HFSID 169177
Price: $440.00
JOAN BLONDELL. Typed DS: "Joan Blondell", 1p, 7¼x10¼.
Beverly Hills, California, 1957 January 11. On letterhead of The Red
Hershon Agency in letter form to 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, Beverly
Hills, Calif. Begins: "Gentlemen". In full: "You are
hereby notified that I have authorized the Red Hershon Agency to accept
delivery of any and all checks and/or sums of money which may, from time to
time, be or become payable to me from you. This authorization shall remain
in effect until written notice of revocation thereof, executed and acknowledged
by me, shall be served upon you by registered mail. I agree to indemnify and
save you free and harmless of and from any and all liability, loss, cost or
expense which may be incurred or suffered by you by reason of any action taken
by you in reliance upon this authorization." Also signed: "T.
Schapiro/1-21-57". In the year she signed this document, Blondell
co-starred in four feature films (Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?,
This Could Be the Night, Desk Set and Lizzie), appeared on
the big screen in The Amazing Colossal Man and made a guest appearance on
the TV series, Playhouse 90. Nominated for the 1951 Academy Award for
Best Supporting Actress (The Blue Veil), Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
starred in films and on Broadway. She was starring on Broadway with James Cagney
in 1929's Penny Arcade, and reprised her role in the 1930 film version,
the first of six films (including Public Enemy, 1931) that she would
make with Cagney. Her memorable films include A Tree Grows in
Brooklyn (1945) and The Cincinnati Kid (1965), and Blondell also
appeared in several made-for-TV movies, was a featured performer on two series
(Here Come the Brides, as Lottie, 1968-1970; Banyon, as
Peggy Revere, 1972-1973) and made a number of TV guest appearances from 1951
through May 1979, just six months before her death on Christmas Day. Blondell's
three husbands include George Barnes (1932-1936), Dick Powell, with whom she
made ten musicals (September 19, 1936-July 14, 1944) and producer Michael
Todd (1947-1950). Lightly creased with folds, light horizontal fold
underlines signature. 2 file holes at upper blank margin. Ink note (unknown
hand) at lower margin. Overall, fine condition.
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