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CHARLES LAUGHTON - DOCUMENT SIGNED 11/14/1941 - HFSID 169032
CHARLES LAUGHTON
Oscar-winning actor Charles Laughton signed this document in 1941 to direct any money owed to him to his agent at Phil Berg-Bert Allenberg, Inc.
Document signed "Charles Laughton" in blue ink. Pencil notations near bottom edge in unknown hand. 1 page, 8½x11, carbon copy, with two file holes at top edge. Nov. 14, 1941. Addressed to Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Los Angeles, California. Document directing Twentieth Century-Fox to direct any money owed to him to the theatrical agency Phil Berg-Bert Allenberg, Inc. in 1941, Laughton started in the Universal Studios film It Started With Eve. British stage and screen actor Laughton (1899-1962) won the 1932-1933 Best Actor Academy Award for The Private Life of Henry VIII, which he had reprised from his stage role, and he was nominated for Best Actor Oscars for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Witness for the Prosecution (1957). Laughton, who made his film debut in 1928, starred in a long list of feature films, including Island of Lost Souls (1933), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934), Les Misérables (1935), The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Jamaica Inn (both in 1939), It Started With Eve (1941), The Canterville Ghost (1944), Captain Kidd (1945), Young Bess (1953, in which he played King Henry VIII), Spartacus (1960) and Advise and Consent (1962, his last film). The multitalented performer, who became an American citizen in 1950, was also a prolific stage director (he only directed one major film, 1955's Night of the Hunter), producer and drama teacher. Laughton also made several appearances on television from 1949, including roles in several early anthology series, and gave popular one-man tours, reading the works of authors including George Bernard Shaw and William Shakespeare. Laughton, who was a veteran of World War I, was married to actress Elsa Lanchester from February 9, 1929 until his death on December 15, 1962. According to Lanchester, Laughton would never have made a film if it had been left up to him. Nervous about his performances, Laughton was always threatening to quit early in a production. Lightly toned and creased. Pencil notations touch signature. Light tear at right edge. Otherwise in fine condition.
Oscar-winning actor Charles Laughton signed this document in 1941 to direct any money owed to him to his agent at Phil Berg-Bert Allenberg, Inc.
Document signed "Charles Laughton" in blue ink. Pencil notations near bottom edge in unknown hand. 1 page, 8½x11, carbon copy, with two file holes at top edge. Nov. 14, 1941. Addressed to Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Los Angeles, California. Document directing Twentieth Century-Fox to direct any money owed to him to the theatrical agency Phil Berg-Bert Allenberg, Inc. in 1941, Laughton started in the Universal Studios film It Started With Eve. British stage and screen actor Laughton (1899-1962) won the 1932-1933 Best Actor Academy Award for The Private Life of Henry VIII, which he had reprised from his stage role, and he was nominated for Best Actor Oscars for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Witness for the Prosecution (1957). Laughton, who made his film debut in 1928, starred in a long list of feature films, including Island of Lost Souls (1933), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934), Les Misérables (1935), The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Jamaica Inn (both in 1939), It Started With Eve (1941), The Canterville Ghost (1944), Captain Kidd (1945), Young Bess (1953, in which he played King Henry VIII), Spartacus (1960) and Advise and Consent (1962, his last film). The multitalented performer, who became an American citizen in 1950, was also a prolific stage director (he only directed one major film, 1955's Night of the Hunter), producer and drama teacher. Laughton also made several appearances on television from 1949, including roles in several early anthology series, and gave popular one-man tours, reading the works of authors including George Bernard Shaw and William Shakespeare. Laughton, who was a veteran of World War I, was married to actress Elsa Lanchester from February 9, 1929 until his death on December 15, 1962. According to Lanchester, Laughton would never have made a film if it had been left up to him. Nervous about his performances, Laughton was always threatening to quit early in a production. Lightly toned and creased. Pencil notations touch signature. Light tear at right edge. Otherwise in fine condition.
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