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LEIGH VIVIEN: (1913-1967) English actress, Academy Award winner
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LEIGH VIVIEN: (1913-1967) English actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1939 for her role as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind (again winning the award in 1951 for her role as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. A highly important group of four typescript documents and an exceptional A.L.S. by Leigh relating to her portrayal of Scarlett O´Hara in Gone with the Wind, comprising -(i) Typescript Document, unsigned, seventeen pages (separate leaves), folio, Culver City, California, 16th January 1939, being the agreement made between Selznick International Pictures Inc. (´Producer´) and Vivien Leigh (´Artist´) for Gone with the Wind (this copy belonging to Leigh´s agent, John Gliddon). The document states, in part, ´FIRST: Concurrently herewith, but as a separate and distinct transaction, Artist is entering into an agreement with Alexander Korda, whereunder Artist is granting to Alexander Korda certain options on her services.....Producer hereby employs Artist, to render her services exclusively to Producer as an actress, performer or entertainer, to portray the role of SCARLETT O´HARA in motion picture photoplay now entitled "GONE WITH THE WIND"......Artist hereby accepts such employment and agrees that throughout the entire time.....she will give her entire time and attention and conscientiously devote her best talents, efforts and abilities exclusively to and for Producer......Artist agrees that she will act, perform, pose, recite and otherwise render her services hereunder when and as directed by Producer, pursuant to Producer´s instructions, direction, and control, and in such countries, and at such studios and/or locations Producer may require....The term of Artist´s employment hereunder in connection with said role of SCARLETT O´HARA shall begin on such date as Producer may hereafter specify (which date, however, shall not be earlier than January 16, 1939, nor later than January 23rd, 1939,) (ii) Typescript Document, unsigned, seventeen pages (separate leaves), folio, Los Angeles, California, 16th January 1939, being an agreement between Alexander Korda (´Producer´) and Vivien Leigh (´Artist´) regarding a conflict of interest in the production of Gone with the Wind (this copy belonging to Leigh´s agent, John Gliddon). The document´s first clause states ´Concurrently herewith, but as a separate and distinct transaction, Artist is entering into an agreement with Selznick International Pictures, Inc., whereunder Selznick International Pictures Inc. is employing Artist to render her services.....as an actress......Said agreement may hereinafter be referred to as "the Selznick Agreement". Concurrently herewith, but as a separate and distinct transaction, Producer is entering into an agreement with Selznick International Pictures , Inc., whereunder this agreement is being coordinated with the Selznick agreement.....referred to as "the Korda-Selznick agreement".......under date of August 15, 1935, London Film Productions Ltd....entered into an agreement with Artist whereunder London Films employed Artist as an actress on the terms and conditions therein set forth.....´, the subsequent clauses largely similar to the concurrent document and covering options for future films, notice of starting dates of work periods, the rendering of services in ´a leading female role´, to work pursuant to the producer´s instructions, dubs, rights, rules of conduct, provisions for illness, disability, breach of contract etc., Leigh´s wardrobe, hairdresser, and transportation, assignments, insurance, retakes and additional shots, membership in the Screen Actors Guild, radio broadcasts, compensation for additional work etc., also stating that ´Artist shall perform the services herein contracted for in a manner that shall be conducive to the best interests of Producer, and generally of the motion picture industry, and if Artist shall conduct herself, either while rendering such services to Producer pursuant to this contract or in her private life, in such manner as to commit an offense involving......local or English laws.....or shall conduct herself in a manner that shall offend against decency, morality.......or in a manner that shall cause her to be held in public ridicule, scorn or contempt or in a manner that shall cause public scandal, then......Producer may......terminate this agreement´ and further stating ´Artist shall receive either star or co-star billing. The name of no other artist appearing in any such photoplay shall appear in type larger in size (either in the height or the thickness of the lettering) than that used to depict Artist´s name´.(iii) Typescript document, unsigned, two pages (separate leaves), folio, Culver City, California, 16th January 1939, being an agreement between London Film Productions and Vivien Leigh, releasing her from her contract with them so that the actress can star in Gone with the Wind (this copy belonging to Leigh´s agent, John Gliddon). (iv) Typescript Document, unsigned, six pages, folio, Bolton Street, Piccadilly, London, 8th November 1939. The document was issued by the solicitors Messrs. J. D. Langton & Passmore to John Gliddon Ltd. and outlines their professional charges incurred between January and November 1939 in relation to negotiations with Myron Selznick (London) Ltd., including ´Attending you, in long interview, when you stated that Miss. Leigh wished to cancel her Contract with London Film Productions Limited and you desired to know what your rights would be..... For their services the solicitors charged a total of £47.5.0. The document is bound with the original green ribbon.(v) An excellent A.L.S., Vivien, five pages, 8vo, n.p. (America), 10th December (1939), to ´My dear John´ (her agent, John Gliddon). Leigh commences her letter by stating that she hopes her correspondent is alright, expressing a desire to hear from him, and remarking ´It feels dreadful over here with all our dear friends having such a miserable time at home, but they assure us it would be very stupid to come home just yet, so we shall anyway do our two separate pictures before we do. They are supposed to start in January´, further adding ´I do hope the contract thing was arranged entirely to your satisfaction, & I am so glad, as it has turned out, that it was arranged on the lump sum basis, as any way other.....would have been terrible for you at the moment, & awfully unfair, as I suppose if I don´t come home yet I shall do the Korda picture here´ and also informing Gliddon ´I have to go to Atlanta for the opening of G.W.T.W. which I am terrified about of course. They keep writing from there to say that the largest crowds in the world will follow us all day!!!! You can imagine how comforting that is´. Leigh concludes by stating that she expects her letter will arrive at around Christmas time (´I do hope you will have as pleasant as one as possible´) and asks Gliddon to write if he can, ´as I would like so much to know what is happening to you & if the office is open etc.´.An outstanding grouping relating to Vivien Leigh´s Oscar winning performance in Gone with the Wind, regarded as one of the greatest films of all time and which (adjusted for monetary inflation) remains the highest-grossing film in history. Some light age wear and minor tears and creases to the edges of the primary three documents, G to generally VG, 5OWING TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED - PLEASE CONTACT IAA EUROPE DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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LEIGH VIVIEN: (1913-1967) English actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1939 for her role as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind (again winning the award in 1951 for her role as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. A highly important group of four typescript documents and an exceptional A.L.S. by Leigh relating to her portrayal of Scarlett O´Hara in Gone with the Wind, comprising -(i) Typescript Document, unsigned, seventeen pages (separate leaves), folio, Culver City, California, 16th January 1939, being the agreement made between Selznick International Pictures Inc. (´Producer´) and Vivien Leigh (´Artist´) for Gone with the Wind (this copy belonging to Leigh´s agent, John Gliddon). The document states, in part, ´FIRST: Concurrently herewith, but as a separate and distinct transaction, Artist is entering into an agreement with Alexander Korda, whereunder Artist is granting to Alexander Korda certain options on her services.....Producer hereby employs Artist, to render her services exclusively to Producer as an actress, performer or entertainer, to portray the role of SCARLETT O´HARA in motion picture photoplay now entitled "GONE WITH THE WIND"......Artist hereby accepts such employment and agrees that throughout the entire time.....she will give her entire time and attention and conscientiously devote her best talents, efforts and abilities exclusively to and for Producer......Artist agrees that she will act, perform, pose, recite and otherwise render her services hereunder when and as directed by Producer, pursuant to Producer´s instructions, direction, and control, and in such countries, and at such studios and/or locations Producer may require....The term of Artist´s employment hereunder in connection with said role of SCARLETT O´HARA shall begin on such date as Producer may hereafter specify (which date, however, shall not be earlier than January 16, 1939, nor later than January 23rd, 1939,) (ii) Typescript Document, unsigned, seventeen pages (separate leaves), folio, Los Angeles, California, 16th January 1939, being an agreement between Alexander Korda (´Producer´) and Vivien Leigh (´Artist´) regarding a conflict of interest in the production of Gone with the Wind (this copy belonging to Leigh´s agent, John Gliddon). The document´s first clause states ´Concurrently herewith, but as a separate and distinct transaction, Artist is entering into an agreement with Selznick International Pictures, Inc., whereunder Selznick International Pictures Inc. is employing Artist to render her services.....as an actress......Said agreement may hereinafter be referred to as "the Selznick Agreement". Concurrently herewith, but as a separate and distinct transaction, Producer is entering into an agreement with Selznick International Pictures , Inc., whereunder this agreement is being coordinated with the Selznick agreement.....referred to as "the Korda-Selznick agreement".......under date of August 15, 1935, London Film Productions Ltd....entered into an agreement with Artist whereunder London Films employed Artist as an actress on the terms and conditions therein set forth.....´, the subsequent clauses largely similar to the concurrent document and covering options for future films, notice of starting dates of work periods, the rendering of services in ´a leading female role´, to work pursuant to the producer´s instructions, dubs, rights, rules of conduct, provisions for illness, disability, breach of contract etc., Leigh´s wardrobe, hairdresser, and transportation, assignments, insurance, retakes and additional shots, membership in the Screen Actors Guild, radio broadcasts, compensation for additional work etc., also stating that ´Artist shall perform the services herein contracted for in a manner that shall be conducive to the best interests of Producer, and generally of the motion picture industry, and if Artist shall conduct herself, either while rendering such services to Producer pursuant to this contract or in her private life, in such manner as to commit an offense involving......local or English laws.....or shall conduct herself in a manner that shall offend against decency, morality.......or in a manner that shall cause her to be held in public ridicule, scorn or contempt or in a manner that shall cause public scandal, then......Producer may......terminate this agreement´ and further stating ´Artist shall receive either star or co-star billing. The name of no other artist appearing in any such photoplay shall appear in type larger in size (either in the height or the thickness of the lettering) than that used to depict Artist´s name´.(iii) Typescript document, unsigned, two pages (separate leaves), folio, Culver City, California, 16th January 1939, being an agreement between London Film Productions and Vivien Leigh, releasing her from her contract with them so that the actress can star in Gone with the Wind (this copy belonging to Leigh´s agent, John Gliddon). (iv) Typescript Document, unsigned, six pages, folio, Bolton Street, Piccadilly, London, 8th November 1939. The document was issued by the solicitors Messrs. J. D. Langton & Passmore to John Gliddon Ltd. and outlines their professional charges incurred between January and November 1939 in relation to negotiations with Myron Selznick (London) Ltd., including ´Attending you, in long interview, when you stated that Miss. Leigh wished to cancel her Contract with London Film Productions Limited and you desired to know what your rights would be..... For their services the solicitors charged a total of £47.5.0. The document is bound with the original green ribbon.(v) An excellent A.L.S., Vivien, five pages, 8vo, n.p. (America), 10th December (1939), to ´My dear John´ (her agent, John Gliddon). Leigh commences her letter by stating that she hopes her correspondent is alright, expressing a desire to hear from him, and remarking ´It feels dreadful over here with all our dear friends having such a miserable time at home, but they assure us it would be very stupid to come home just yet, so we shall anyway do our two separate pictures before we do. They are supposed to start in January´, further adding ´I do hope the contract thing was arranged entirely to your satisfaction, & I am so glad, as it has turned out, that it was arranged on the lump sum basis, as any way other.....would have been terrible for you at the moment, & awfully unfair, as I suppose if I don´t come home yet I shall do the Korda picture here´ and also informing Gliddon ´I have to go to Atlanta for the opening of G.W.T.W. which I am terrified about of course. They keep writing from there to say that the largest crowds in the world will follow us all day!!!! You can imagine how comforting that is´. Leigh concludes by stating that she expects her letter will arrive at around Christmas time (´I do hope you will have as pleasant as one as possible´) and asks Gliddon to write if he can, ´as I would like so much to know what is happening to you & if the office is open etc.´.An outstanding grouping relating to Vivien Leigh´s Oscar winning performance in Gone with the Wind, regarded as one of the greatest films of all time and which (adjusted for monetary inflation) remains the highest-grossing film in history. Some light age wear and minor tears and creases to the edges of the primary three documents, G to generally VG, 5OWING TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED - PLEASE CONTACT IAA EUROPE DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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