Film Studio Confers Rare Archives for Actors' Fund

Twenthieth Century Fox items to aid MPTF

The Motion Picture & Television Fund announced this morning that it would be the recipient of over 200 rare items from the archives of Twentieth Century Fox. Included in donation are signed contracts and even more rare internal memos.

Items in the auction represent dealings with over 50 Hollywood legends including: Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn and Elvis Presley, and involve some of the greatest films of all time including: Seven Year Itch, Miracle on 34th Street, The King and I, All About Eve, and Love Me Tender, according to the the web site dbusinesnews.com.

The auction, scheduled for January 25, 2007, will be conducted by Swann Auction Galleries in New York City. Proceeds from the sale will directly benefit the MPTF insurance fund that provides health insurance for actors.