May 16th Rare Autograph Auction
A fantastic Gloria Swanson original signed a contract from the play called "Three Curtains" in 1942. The agreement is for a play in 1942, in which Swanson and Francis Lederner were staring in and helped produce. This agreement is for an Brooks Burner to be paid $100 a week to help as a stage employee, signed by Swanson, Lederner, and the staging director Harold J. Kenndy.
"Three Curtains," starring Gloria Swanson and Francis Lederer, was performed at The Bushnell in November, 1942. The play was written by George Bernard Shaw, James M. Barrie, and Arthur Wing Pinero
Swanson was an American actress, singer and producer, who is best known for her role as Norma Desmond, a faded silent film star, in the critically acclaimed film Sunset Boulevard (1950). She was one of the most prominent stars during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille, made dozens of silents and was nominated for the first Academy Award in the Best Actress category. She had also produced her own films such as the controversial Sadie Thompson and The Love of Sunya. In 1929, Swanson successfully transitioned to talkies with The Trespasser.
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