MARY ASTOR - DOCUMENT SIGNED 1953 - HFSID 344189
Sale Price $1,020.00
Reg. $1,200.00
MARY ASTOR
The Academy Award-winning actress signs her name on this legal
document agreeing to her divorce from Thomas Gordon Wheelock, to whom she was
married for ten years, on the grounds of "extreme cruelty". Letters from her
attorney Phillip Barnett are also included
(1) Document signed: "Mary Astor Wheelock" in blue ink.
8½x13. 5 p. 1953. Copy of divorce agreement from the State of California for
Mary Astor to be released from her marriage to Thomas Gordon Wheelock on the
grounds of "extreme cruelty and non-support". Phillip Barnett was the attorney
representing her. Toned. Light creasing in the corners. Creases from folding.
Holes punched at top of pages. Documents stapled together. Otherwise, fine
condition. (2) Typed letter signed: "Phillip" in blue ink. 8½x11.
San Francisco, January 31, 1955 from Phillip Barnett to Mary Astor. In
part: "Upon my arrival home, the enclosed photostat of a letter
[included] reached me. It might be in order to let him get it in
Nevada, if you are so inclined..." Toned. Lightly creased throughout. Normal
mailing folds. Paperclip indent at top left corner. Otherwise, fine condition.
(3) Typed letter signed: "Phillip" in green ink. 8½x11. San
Francisco, November 30, 1954. In part: "Under the law of this State, a child
can bring independent action against a parent for support regardless of what the
divorce decree may say in this respect." Toned. Creased throughout. Normal
mailing folds. Light paperclip marking at upper left corner. Otherwise, fine
condition. Mary Astor (1906-1987) had a successful silent screen
career, costarring with John Barrymore in Beau Brummell (1923) and
Don Juan (1926). Her career was threatened by tabloid scandals in the
1930s, including a very contentious divorce, but she moved on to even greater
film success in the talking era. She won the 1941 Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actress for portraying chain-smoking concert pianist Sandra Kovak
in Warner Bros.' The Great Lie, which starred Bette Davis. That
same year, she costarred with Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese
Falcon. She wrote five novels; her autobiography and subsequent film
memoir were both best sellers. 3 Items.
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