Motion Picture
& Television Fund benefit, January 25 in NYC

The Motion Picture & Television Fund announced Thursday that Twentieth Century Fox has donated over 200 internal company documents to be auctioned off at a benefit for MPTF's insurance fund (which provides health insurance for actors). The event, titled "From the 20th Century Fox Archives: Documents from the Golden Age of Hollywood," is scheduled to take place January 25 at Swann Auction Galleries in New York City. Items include an internal memo advising Norma Jean Dougherty to use the stage name Marilyn Monroe and a letter notifying Elvis Presley about a deal for a second motion picture. To browse the items, visit www.swanngalleries.com. For tickets or other inquiries, contact Kelly Grunther at (917) 841-2657 or by e-mail at grunther1@aol.com