OTTO PREMINGER - DOCUMENT SIGNED 03/05/1964 - HFSID 46498

OTTO PREMINGER
Otto Preminger signs a document to determine his dues for 1964 in the Directors Guild of America.
Partly Printed Document Signed: "Otto Preminger", 1p, 8½x11. No place, 1964 March 5. Form to determine Preminger's dues for "preliminary quarter billing" of 1964 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 makes no estimate for his earnings in 1964. At lower portion, his percentage of earnings reported for 1963 is listed (unknown hand) at $1000.00, of which $600 was previously billed, leaving a balance of $400 to be charged for 1963. In 1963, Preminger had released his Academy Award nominated film, The Cardinal. His next films, In Harm's Way and Bunny Lake is Missing, were released in 1965. 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) 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 and date imprinted (unknown hand) on form. Slightly creased and soiled. Date stamp and ink notes (unknown hand) at lower right corner. Fine condition.