DS, 11 pages, 8.5 x 11, American Institute of Architects letterhead, October 15, 1971. An agreement in which Brando engages architect Bernard Judge to assist in the construction of a runway and support facilities on Brando’s private atoll, Tetiaroa, in French Polynesia, for a fee of $30,000. The 13-article agreement spells out the details of the project, including construction, equipment access, meteorological data, water runoff, and the removal of mosquito breeding grounds. Brando has signed in blue ballpoint on the last page; he has also, along with Judge, initialed the document seventeen times throughout. As a private island, Tetiaroa passed through the hands of numerous owners until 1965, when Brando, after filming Mutiny on the Bounty nearby, leased it for 99 years. The actor lived on the island on and off until 1990. Brando at various times talked of plans to develop a resort on the island, though no construction was undertaken until after his death. In fine condition, with expected staples and holes and notations in another hand on the reverse of the last page. PSA/DNA Auction LOA and R&R COA.
