Lot 934
Brando, Marlon (b. 1924). Film and stage actor whose groundbreaking performance in the Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), lead to subsequent roles in One-Eyed Jacks (1961), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Last Tango in Paris (1972), as well as the Francis Ford Coppola epic The Godfather (1972).
Typed Document Signed ("Marlon Brando"). Two pages, quarto, Beverly Hills, California, August 9, 1967. Signed in black ink. With staple holes at the upper left corner on each page. Creases on the second page at the upper and lower right corners, with two soft horizontal folds at the left and right edges. In very good condition overall.
During a slump in his popularity, here the powerful Method actor signs a contract thereby agreeing to appear as "Grindle" in Richard Burton's film entitled Candy. In return for his services, Brando will receive $50,000 and 2½% of film rentals, however according to the contract, "No performer shall receive credit in type larger than that afforded to Mr. Brando."
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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