Lucille Ball Signed Lux Toilet Soap Campaign Contract (1933)....

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Lucille Ball Signed Lux Toilet Soap Campaign Contract (1933). Vintage original typewritten 1-page contract on 8.5" x 11" blank paper, dated August 1933, signed "Lucille Ball" in blue ink on line 17, in connection with Ball's uncredited film debut as a "Goldwyn Girl" in Roman Scandals. This agreement between Samuel Goldwyn Inc. and the J. Walter Thompson Company was to allow the use of several actors' likenesses for the endorsement of Lux Toilet Soap. Also includes a vintage original 1-page unsigned letter typed on onion skin paper claiming that, "The Goldwyn Girls use Lux Soap to take care of their complexions." Items exhibit expected wear, aging, tears, and creasing. Authenticated Signature: Lucille Ball; other signatures are inconclusive. Full LOA from Beckett Authentication Services.

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