Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' contract will be auctioned off.
The official agreement between Michael Jackson's Optimum Productions and the Screen Actors Guild for the single's 13-minute video was signed by the late icon in Los Angeles on October 10 1983 and will be auctioned online on February 26.
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The document is being sold by Nate D. Sanders Auctions based in Los Angeles, and comes with a document from the US Copyright Office from December 1983 to certify its authenticity.
Bidding for the contract, which covers payment and SAG requirements for 24 actors will begin at $25,000 (£16,183), with other items in the auction including a Christmas card signed by Sir Mick Jagger, and various items of clothing from Alicia Keys, Katy Perry, Cher and Fergie.
The ground-breaking video for 'Thriller' was filmed in Los Angeles in October 1983 and directed by John Landis and featured model Ola Ray.
The promo cost $500,000 to make, and won the Best Video Album Grammy Award in 1984 and the Best Long Form Music Video accolade at the following year's ceremony.
In 2009, the singer - who passed away from cardiac arrest in the same year - became the first musician to be celebrated by the Library of Congress when they inducted the 'Thriller' clip into the National Film Registry.
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