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Lot #994:

Louis L'Amour Document Signed -- Contract For a Collaboration With Screenwriter Jack Natteford

Louis L'Amour document signed. The prolific author whose specialty was western fiction provided the stories for many a Hollywood western. He signs ''Louis L'Amour'' in blue ink. The 28 April 1960 contract pertains to a property called ''Desperate Men which may be re-titled To The Last Man''. It formalizes a 60/40 split between L'Amour and screenwriter Jack Natteford, with L'Amour retaining the rights to the novel. 1pp. document on Jack Natteford Motion Pictures stationery measures 8.5'' x 11''. Heavy toning and two small tears to the bottom edge, else very good.