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Lot #691
James Dean Signed 1953 Television Contract for Armstrong Circle Theatre

James Dean agrees to play a struggling young father in a 1953 episode of NBC’s Armstrong Circle Theatre

Estimate: $4000+

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James Dean agrees to play a struggling young father in a 1953 episode of NBC’s Armstrong Circle Theatre

DS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, November 5, 1953. A Standard AFTRA television engagement contract between James Dean and NBC, with the former agreeing to the sum of $400 to play the part of “Joey” in an episode of Armstrong Circle Theatre to be aired on November 17, 1953. Signed at the conclusion in black ink by James Dean, who adds his telephone and social security numbers, and countersigned by NBC Producer Hudson Faussett. In fine condition. Accompanied by two letters of authenticity from JSA. Dean appeared as Joey Frasier, a down-on-his-luck young father with a sick child in need of medicine, in ‘The Bells of Cockaigne,’ the 12th episode of season four of the NBC anthology drama television series Armstrong Circle Theatre.

From the collection of Dean's agent, Jane Deacy.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Art and Literature
  • Dates: December 20, 2024 - January 08, 2025





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