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ELVIS PRESLEY Typed letter signed by Presley agreeing to the starting date for work on Flaming Star (1960). July 26, 1960. 1 page, 8 1/2x11 inches. Signed in blue ink.
Elvis's sixth film, Flaming Star was originally intended to star Marlon Brando. The Western, about a bi-racial family and tensions between Indians and whites on the Texas frontier, underwent several title changes during production. Elvis recorded several songs for the film but only two songs made the final cut, the title track and A Cane and A High Starched Collar. The film premiered December 22, 1960 to positive reviews.
with: A typed studio contract signed by Colonel Tom Parker for Elvis. 65 pages. October 29, 1958. and with: A two-page amendment to the contract signed by Parker. October 31, 1958.
