Historic 1970 Jane Fonda AFTRA Contract Archive

This museum-grade, fully executed Standard AFTRA Engagement Contract—dated June 17, 1970—stands as an exceptional artifact of modern cinema history and New Hollywood television variety archaeology. Personally hand-signed by two-time Academy Award-winning actress, activist, and cultural icon Jane Fonda, this legal instrument formalizes her appearance guidelines, multi-market rerun metrics, and union labor protections for a high-profile television syndication event. Executed immediately following They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and right before her landmark Oscar-winning performance in Klute (1971), this archive captures the real-world business structures behind her peak-era career choices.

Production Specifications & Loan-Out Covenants

The document codifies a formal broadcast framework under the strict regulatory jurisdiction of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA):

• The Program & Role: Formally logs her participation as a "Panelist" on the syndicated commercial broadcast The Movie Game.

• Studio & Production Operations: Contracted for physical execution at the legendary independent KTLA studios at 5800 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, engineered by packaging entity Henry Jaffe Enterprises, Inc.

• Corporate Loan-Out Infrastructure: Features a bold, handwritten pen modification routing the contract through her specialized corporate vehicle: "Jyne Prod. Corp. - A New York Corp. for the services of". This is accompanied by her blue ink handwritten oversight initials, "JSF" (Jane Seymour Fonda).

• Compensation & Residual Scales: Establishes a baseline union wage of $750.00 for a block of five recorded shows. A detailed multi-page rider outlines explicit back-end replay run scales, scaling down from a $67.50 baseline for initial reruns to a $4.50 rate for eighth and subsequent airings.

Autograph Pedigree & Verification Markers

• Pristine Signature Specimen: Positioned flawlessly across the primary "Performer" line on the opening page, Fonda hand-penned an exhibition-quality legal signature: "Jane S. Fonda". Written in rich blue ink, it captures her classic early cursive calligraphy, highlighted by an oversized looping capital "J" and a towering capital "F."

• Validation Elements: Features the matching network signature of executive Henry Jaffe and a mechanical protectograph check notation tracking to late June 1970.

• Consignor Notes: This is a truly vintage 1970 autograph of Jane Fonda – signed just as she was filming her Oscar performance in Klute (released in 1971) – and two years before her controversial visit to North Vietnam. Jane would go on to win numerous acting awards for performances in films such as Fun with Dick and Jane, Julia, Coming Home, The China Syndrome, 9 to 5, The Electric Horseman, and On Golden Pond – before moving into television series with her Emmy-winning roles on The Newsroom and, recently, Grace and Frankie. 

  Jane Fonda is a major cultural figure whose legacy spans film, activism, and fitness – and rarely do you see vintage autographs of hers from this vital early career period. Best yet, it’s boldly signed (and initialed, too). 
  

Archival Condition

Dating back over a half-century, this multi-page portfolio is in magnificent, museum-quality vintage condition. The original off-white contract bond paper stock sheets remain exceptionally clean and structurally stable with sharp corners. To ensure absolute compliance with modern data privacy metrics, her sensitive individual social security number and telephone lines have been cleanly blacked out. This rare archive offers a completely un-staged confirmation of a legendary Hollywood dynasty titan's real-world commercial power behind the studio gates.