731 - Audrey Hepburn Signed Film Document for Charade

Audrey Hepburn Signed Film Document for Charade DS, two pages, 9 x 14.5, September 17, 1962. Supplemental agreement between Stanley Donen Films, Inc., and Audrey Hepburn concerning her services for the motion picture tentatively entitled "Charade." The agreement establishes Hepburn's obligations in connection with the exploitation and publicity of the film, including publicity interviews and still photography, and provides for transportation and reimbursement of living expenses when such services require her to travel outside Los Angeles. Signed at the conclusion in blue ink by Hepburn and countersigned by a representative of Stanley Donen Films, Inc. Below, Universal Pictures Company, Inc. guarantees Stanley Donen Films' performance of the provisions relating to Hepburn's compensation, countersigned by two company representatives. In fine condition, with some edgewear to the contract and the backing sheet. Accompanied by a March 28, 1966, letter from Universal City Studios to Hepburn concerning the September 17, 1962, Charade agreement, notifying her that Universal City Studios had succeeded to and assumed Universal Pictures Company's rights, interests, liabilities, and obligations under the agreement following a corporate merger. Released in 1963, Charade was directed by Stanley Donen and paired Audrey Hepburn with Cary Grant in a romantic mystery involving murder, stolen money, and shifting identities in Paris. The film also featured Walter Matthau, James Coburn, and George Kennedy, with Henry Mancini composing its score and title song, which received an Academy Award nomination.