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Lot #704
Cole Porter

Porter's contract for the 1957 musical comedy Les Girls

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Porter's contract for the 1957 musical comedy Les Girls

DS, eighteen pages, 8.5 x 13, June 10, 1957. Contract between Porter and Sol C. Siegel Productions, in part: "Siegel desires to employ Porter to compose, write, adapt and/or arrange the words and music of the musical numbers for a motion picture tentatively entitled 'Les Girls' to be produced by Siegel and distributed by Loew's Incorporated." The agreement outlines Porter's work schedule, grants associated rights to the resulting material, and describes the financial arrangements of the contract. Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by Siegel, Porter, and a Loew's vice president. A page headed "Exhibit 'A'" lists Porter's compositions: "Les Girls," "Ladies in Waiting," "Ca, C'est L'amour," "You're Just Too, Too," "Why Am I So Gone? (About That Girl)," "Drinking Song," and "High Flyin' Wings On My Shoes." In fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #519 - Ended January 10, 2018





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