OTTO PREMINGER - DOCUMENT SIGNED 01/23/1967 - HFSID 147628

OTTO PREMINGER
Otto Preminger signs a document to determine his 1967 dues in the Directors Guild of America.
Partly Printed Document Signed: "Otto Preminger", 1p, 8½x11. No place, 1967 January 23. Form to determine Preminger's dues for the "preliminary quarter billing" of 1967 in the Directors Guild of America. Dues were computed at one percent of gross yearly earnings, with minimum dues of $100 and maximum dues of $1,000 annually. Headed: "Directors Guild of America, Inc./Confidential". Preminger estimates his earnings in 1967 as $100,000. His gross earnings for 1966 are listed (unknown hand) as "$100,000". At lower portion, his percentage of earnings reported for 1966 is listed (unknown hand) at $1000.00, of which $600 was previously billed, leaving a balance of $400 as well as $100 in additional charges to be billed in 1967. In 1966, Preminger had appeared as "Mr. Freeze" in two episodes of the Batman TV series. In 1967, he released one film: Hurry Sundown. Film director Otto Preminger (1906-1986), who became an independent producer and director in the early 1950s, was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director for Laura (1944) and The Cardinal (1963). His films, which often broke new ground in Hollywood, also include Forever Amber (1947), Stalag 17 (1953), The Moon is Blue (1953), Carmen Jones (1954), The Man With the Golden Arm (1955), Porgy and Bess (1959), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Exodus (1960), Advise and Consent (1962), In Harm's Way (1965) and Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970). Preminger, who produced, directed and staged a number of Broadway plays from 1935-1973, he is also known to TV audiences for his portrayal of the villainous Mr. Freeze in the Batman TV series. Name, New York address and date printed in unknown hand. Lightly creased with folds, not at signature. Date stamp and ink notes (unknown hand) at lower margin. Fine condition.