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Trevor Howard [ Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith ] (1913-1988), English actor; Rosamund John (1913-1998), actress; Leo Genn (1905-1978), actor and barrister ] 1p., small 4to. On leaf of light-blue paper removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. The three inscriptions are written one above the other beneath the heading '"Green For Danger"', with the date 'April 1946'. First: 'Rosamund John. | with Best Wishes to Ann.' Second '... |
£65.00 | |
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Sir Ralph Richardson [ Sir Ralph David Richardson ] (1902-1983), English stage and screen actor [ Sir Ralph Richardson. ] Autograph Signature with message. 1p., small 4to. On leaf of pink paper removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Written in a firm, assured hand. Reads: 'To Ann with my | best wishes, | Ralph Richardson | 1938'. The recipient was the daughter of a technician at Twickenham Film Studios. Probably given... |
£25.00 | |
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Sir John Mills [ Lewis Ernest Watts Mills ] (1908-2005), English film actor [ Sir John Mills, English film actor. ] Autograph Signature with message. 1p., small 4to. On leaf removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Reads: 'To Ann | With my best wishes - | Sincerely Yours - | John Mills | 1946.' The recipient was the daughter of a technician at Twickenham Film Studios. Around this time Mills was filming 'Waterloo... |
£30.00 | |
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Sir John Mills [ Lewis Ernest Watts Mills ] (1908-2005), English film actor 1p., small 4to. On leaf removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Reads: 'Best Wishes. | to ANN - | Yours very sincerely - | John MIlls. 4. 3. 40. | (Sergeant . !!!).' (At the start of the war Mills had enlisted in the Royal Engineers.) The recipient was the daughter of... |
£30.00 | |
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Sheila Sim [ Sheila Beryl Grant Attenborough, The Lady Attenborough ] (b.1922), English stage and film actress, widow of Richard Attenborough (1923-2014) 1p., small 4to. On leaf of pink paper removed from autograph album. In good condition, lightly-aged, with closed tear at bottom left-hand corner. Reads: 'To Ann | Wishing you | Good luck | Sheila Sim'. In a small hand in the bottorm-right hand corner the recipient has written: '"Mr. Prohack"',... |
£28.00 | |
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Ronald Shiner [ Ronald Alfred Shiner ] (1903-1966), British music hall comedian, and actor in the West End and film [ Ronald Shiner, comedian. ] Autograph Signature with message. 1p., small 4to. On leaf removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Reads: 'Yours Sincerely - | Your "Old China", | Ronald Shiner.' (Shiner often signed thus, 'Old China' being Cockney rhyming slang, 'Old China plate' rhyming with 'old mate'.) The recipient was the... |
£28.00 | |
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Morland Graham (1891-1949), British film actor [ Bruce Bairnsfather, cartoonist, creator of 'Old Bill' ] 1p., small 4to. On leaf removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Reads: 'To Ann | i ope yu are wel as this leaves me the same and if yu knows a beter ole please let me no | Yors trooly | Old Bill | Morland Graham. | ("Old Bill & Son") | 2nd. March 1940.' The... |
£30.00 | |
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Merle Oberon [ Estelle Merle Thompson ] (1911-1979), Hollywood actress [ Merle Oberon, Hollywood actress. ] Autograph Signature with message. 1p., small 4to. On leaf of pink paper removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Reads: 'Ann | With my very good wishes | Merle Oberon | 3rd Sept. 1939. The recipient was the daughter of a technician at Twickenham Film Studios. Probably given while Oberon was filming '... |
£25.00 | |
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Macdonald Parke (1891-1960), Canadian film actor, based in London 1p., small 4to. On leaf removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Reads: 'Greetings from Canada | 1794-1947 | Macdonald Parke'. (Note that in this case Parke does not capitalise the 'D' in Macdonald. The significance of the date range is unclear.) The recipient (... |
£28.00 | |
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Hermione Baddeley [ Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley ] (1906-1986), English stage and screen character actress [ Hermione Baddeley, English actress. ] Autograph Signature on publicity photograph. 14 x 8.5 cm black and white publicity photograph. In very good condition, with a small square of tape from mount on reverse. A head and shoulders shot of Baddeley, with firmly coiffed hair, impeccable makeup and pearls. Inscribed at foot: 'all Best Wishes | Hermione Baddeley'. |
£20.00 |
