MARILYN MONROE NCAC CONTRACT SIGNED AS NORMA JEAN DOUGHERTY (PSA/DNA 7 NM)

MARCH 11, 1946

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MARILYN MONROE NCAC CONTRACT SIGNED AS NORMA JEAN DOUGHERTY (PSA/DNA 7 NM)
MARCH 11, 1946
One page contract outlining how the 'National Concert and Artists Corporation' will represent the artist [Norma Jeane] for any professional engagements she has until March 10, 1947; with "Norma Jeane Dougherty" signed in black fountain pen at lower right-hand corner

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Bonhams, Los Angeles, 17 December 2006, lot 1008.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

This early contract was signed when Marilyn Monroe was only 19 years old and details NCAC's percentage of earnings by category. '(N.J.D.)' has been initialed next to 'Motion Pictures'-- fitting and prescient highlight for the future film star.
Authenticated and encapsulated by PSA with the autograph graded PSA/DNA 7 NM

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