Typed Document Signed. MGM 1935
By HAMMETT, Dashiell
("Dashiell Hammett") 3 separate pages Culver City, California, MGM, June 19, 1935. Also signed by studio executive Eddie Mannix. 11" x 8 1/2". File holes and staple holes at top, else fine. The original copy, not a carbon copy. Hammett's employment contract as a screenwriter, advisor, editorial aide, etc. commenced on May 27, 1935, at a salary of $1,000.00 per week, escalating to $1,750.00 a week under certain circumstances. By January of 1936 he had left Hollywood going to New York City where he entered Lenox Hill Hospital on 17 January to be treated for venereal disease and a run down condition due to excessive drinking.
Publication year: 1935
Vendor: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA
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By HAMMETT, Dashiell
("Dashiell Hammett") 3 separate pages Culver City, California, MGM, June 19, 1935. Also signed by studio executive Eddie Mannix. 11" x 8 1/2". File holes and staple holes at top, else fine. The original copy, not a carbon copy. Hammett's employment contract as a screenwriter, advisor, editorial aide, etc. commenced on May 27, 1935, at a salary of $1,000.00 per week, escalating to $1,750.00 a week under certain circumstances. By January of 1936 he had left Hollywood going to New York City where he entered Lenox Hill Hospital on 17 January to be treated for venereal disease and a run down condition due to excessive drinking.
Publication year: 1935
Vendor: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA
