Desirable DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 15, 1956. Agreement between MCA Artists and Marilyn Monroe Productions for a one-year extension to their previous motion picture agreement. In full: “Please refer to the motion picture package agency contract between you and us dated July 26, 1955. The term of said agency contract is hereby extended for an additional period of one year commencing July 26, 1956. Said agency contract is not otherwise altered, modified, or extended, and is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved. Your signature in the space provided below will constitute your agreement to the foregoing.” Signed at the conclusion in black ink by Monroe as president of Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc., and countersigned by the company’s vice-president, Milton H. Greene. Matted and framed with a photo of Monroe to an overall size of 17 x 31. In fine condition, with staple holes along top edge and intersecting folds, with one fold touching the top of the signature. Monroe and Milton Greene first met in September 1953 when the latter was a photographer on assignment for Look magazine, and the two quickly became friends. Spurred by Monroe's desire to have more control over her career, the pair formed an independent film production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, in 1955. The studio made two films—Bus Stop in 1956, and the Prince and the Showgirl in 1957—but folded soon thereafter when Monroe's once cordial relationship with Greene dissolved after Arthur Miller accused Greene of undermining his wife in order to further his own financial interests. A significant document relating to the short yet notable life span of Marilyn Monroe Productions.
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