VIC MORROW - CONTRACT MULTI-SIGNED 11/01/1954 - HFSID 250408

VIC MORROW
He signs a contract for his first film, Blackboard Jungle.
Document signed: "Victor Morrow", 1p, 8¼x13. Also initialed in four places: "V.M." Also signed an initialed by a representative of Loew's Incorporated. Culver City, California, 1954 November 1. Screen Actors Guild Minimum Free Lance Contract for weekly employment. He signs as a player for a minimum period of 4 weeks, beginning between November 10 and November 15, 1954. Spots for role and salary reference paragraph 10 of a Rider [not included]. Vic Morrow (1932-1982) is a film and television actor, most notable for dying on set during the production of Twilight Zone: The Movie. Originally studying law using the G.I. Bill after leaving the Navy, Morrow took an interest in acting after participating in a school play.He made his professional acting debut at the age of 22 in this film, The Blackboard Jungle, in which he played a muttering juvenile delinquent. The roles he took often saw him type casted as a heavy, but after refining his skills, he continued to pursue his career. Morrow, who starred in a number of feature films, was later seen as Sgt. Chip Saunders on Combat, which was telecast on ABC from 1962-1967, and was the longest-running of the several World War II dramas of the 1960s. Ironically, it was during the filming of a Vietnam War sequence in Twilight Zone: The Movie that Morrow passed away following a stage accident. Lightly creased and soiled.Bottom 1¾-inch strip folded back. Staple and binder holes at top. Overall, fine condition.