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Lot #704
Dimitri Tiomkin and Louis B. Mayer Document Signed

Estimate: $300+

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Description

Academy Award-winning composer (1894-1979) of over 140 film scores, including High Noon, Giant, and The Old Man and the Sea. DS, signed "Dimitri Tiomkin" and "L. B. Mayer," seventeen pages, 8.5 x 13, January 5, 1938. Agreement between Timokin and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by which the composer is engaged "to render his exclusive services for the producer…in connection with one photoplay." Neatly signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by Dimitri Tiomkin and countersigned by Louis B. Mayer. Stapled into its original brown paper legal folder. In fine condition. A scarce and significant early contract from the beginning of Tiomkin's career in Hollywood. He would become renowned for his lush, emotive film scores, receiving 22 Academy Award nominations while winning four Oscars.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring Science & Technology and Animation
  • Dates: November 22, 2024 - December 11, 2024





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