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Marilyn Monroe Signed $200.00 Check

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:5.00 USD Estimated At:3,900.00 - 4,900.00 USD
Marilyn Monroe Signed $200.00 Check
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Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926–August 4, 1962). The world learned of the formation of Marilyn Monroe Productions on January 7,1955, when a public statement was read out to eighty journalists and friends at the East Sixty-fourth Street home of her lawyer, Frank Delaney. Marilyn was appointed company president, with Greene named vice president; 51 percent belonged to Marilyn, the remaining 49 percent to Greene. In going it alone, Marilyn was single-handedly taking on the all-powerful studio system. The immediate reaction at Twentieth Century-Fox was outrage. She was sued by the studio. It took a full year of negotiations before the fledgling company was able to announce that it had struck a revised non-exclusive deal with Fox. The huge success of “The Seven Year Itch” the previous summer considerably strengthened Marilyn Monroe Productions’ hand, and Marilyn beat Fox into submission. Her new deal brought a check for past earnings, a new salary of $100,000 for four movies over a seven-year period, and approval over all major aspects of her productions. Her victory created one of the first breaches in the Hollywood studio system. After 1957, Marilyn Monroe Productions made no more movies, though it continued to exist for tax purposes to handle Marilyn’s earnings. Marilyn Monroe signed Marilyn Productions Check. The check is dated May 10, 1953, with the check. The amount of the check is $35.00and has the Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc. stamp above the signature line. Large signature signed Boldly in blue ink. Professionally custom Matted and Framed with color photograph of the iconic actress, with an overall size of 15.5 x 22.5. Comes with a Letter of Authentication from Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators (GFA), along with the GFA guarantee of authenticity