Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Receipt for Her 1956–1957 Screen Actors Guild Membership
From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: This original receipt from the Screen Actors Guild documents Monroe’s membership for the 1956 to 1957 term. Preserved with the receipt is a Marilyn Monroe Productions bank check dated November 20, 1956 issued in payment of her dues and signed by business manager Joseph Carr.
Maintaining membership in the Guild was necessary for continued employment within the motion picture industry. The use of a production company check reflects the administrative and financial structure Monroe had established as she exercised greater control over her career.
Together, the receipt and payment check form a complete record of a routine professional obligation, preserved among the business files of Marilyn Monroe Productions.
Related Collection Artifacts:
- Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Screen Actors Guild Membership Card, 1959-60
- Marilyn Monroe’s Final Screen Actors Guild Membership Card, 1962
Collector’s Note
As a collector, I find union records like these particularly useful because they confirm how Marilyn Monroe operated within the formal systems of the film industry.
This Screen Actors Guild receipt and the accompanying payment check show that even as Monroe moved toward greater independence through Marilyn Monroe Productions, she continued to meet the institutional requirements necessary to work. Her career was supported not only by creative decisions but by structured administration and ongoing professional obligations.
Documents like this help clarify chronology and context. They provide straightforward evidence of Monroe’s standing within the industry at a time when she was redefining her position inside it.
Scott Fortner
Marilyn Monroe Collection
Founder & Owner
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