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Tommy Handley - 1894-1949, British comedian, star of BBC radio show ITMA - 3.25 x 5.25 inches (8.5 x 13.5 cm) autographed photo. £23   [ref: TH1] 

  

 

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Tommy Handley - 1894-1949, British comedian, star of BBC radio show ITMA - 2.75 x 3.5 inches (6.5 x 8.5 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Cheerio, Tommy Handley". £18   [ref: TH2]  

   

 

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Tommy Handley - 1894-1949, British comedian, star of BBC radio comedy show ITMA - 1.75 x 2.75 inches (4.5 x 7 cm) small autographed photo, with very nice autograph. Condition: paper stuck to reverse where item has been glued into album. £12   [ref: TH3]   

  

  

  

  

  

Tommy Handley - 1894-1949, British comedian, star of BBC radio comedy show ITMA - 3 x 5 inches (8 x 13 cm) autographed photo, signedn in blue fountain pen: "Best wishes, yours sincerely, Tommy Handley". Nice early image and autograph. £22   [ref: TH4]      

   

  

  

  

      

Rolf Harris - legendary Australian musician, artist and TV presenter/personality - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo. £10  

  

 

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Richie Havens - born 1941, American folk-singer and guitarist: he featured in the film Woodstock and performed at President Clinton's inauguration in 1993 - 10 x 8 inches (25 x 20.5 cm) large autographed photo, signed: "To Terry, a friend forever, Richie Havens". £20

  

   

  

  

  

      

Joe "Piano" Henderson - British jazz pianist - 5.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 9 cm) autographed photo, signed: "To Mrs Spivey, sincerely, Joe Henderson". £10    

   

  

  

  

      

Leonard Henry - 1890-1973, British comedian, star of variety and radio - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, signed: "Sincerely yours, Leonard Henry, 4/10/41". Condition: minor fragments of paper stuck to reverse. £15   [ref: LH1] 

    

 

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Leonard Henry - 1890-1973, British comedian; star of variety and radio - 5.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 9 cm) autographed postcard, signed: "Sincerely yours, Leonard Henry, 5/7/54", with 60-word message from him on reverse. Condition: paper fragments stuck to reverse. £15   [ref: LH2]  

 

 

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Myra Hess - 1890-1965, British pianist who made her professional debut with Sir Thomas Beecham, and became a particular favourite in the USA when she toured in the 1920s. She organised, and often performed in, lunchtime concerts at the National Gallery during WW2 - autograph on 7.25 x 4.5 inches (18.5 x 12 cm) pink page from autograph book. £20     

   

  

  

  

 

Benny Hill - 1924-1992, British comic actor and comedian, first on radio (Hi There and Benny Hill Time), then on TV (The Benny Hill Show)when he became the biggest comedy star of his time. He played comic cameo roles in numerous film including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, The Italian Job) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed "Cheers! Benny Hill". Really excellent scarcer young photo and autograph. £120     

  

 

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Harry Hill - British standup comedian TV star (Harry Hill's TV Burp) - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed publicity card. £10  

   

  

  

  

      

Ronnie Hilton - born 1926, British popular singer; one of the most successful British recording artists of the 1950s with Windmill in Old Amsterdam, No Other Love, The Wonder of You - 3 x 4.25 inches (7 x 11 cm) autographed photo, signed: "To Albert! from Ronnie Hilton". £8   

   

 

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Joan Hinde - born 1933, British trumpeter and entertainer; in the 1940s and 50s she performed regularly on the radio on Children's Hour and Variety Bandbox, followed by a long career in variety and light music - 2.75 x 3.5 inches (7 x 8.5 cm) small autographed photo, signed: "To Susan, best wishes, Joan Hinde". Condition: fragments of paper stuck to reverse where item has been stuck into album. £8    

   

  

  

  

      

Edmund Hockridge - 1919-2009, Canadian baritone; initially an opera singer, then a leading man in musicals (Carousel); also a star of 1950s and 60s radio singing light music and show songs - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed record-company publicity card, signed in turquoise ink, much darker and clearer than appears on scan. £8   [ref: EH1] 

   

 

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Edmund Hockridge - 1919-2009, Canadian baritone, initially an opera singer then leading man in musicals (Carousel); also star of 1950s and 60s radio, singing light music and show songs - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £10   [ref: EH2] 

   

 

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Lena Horne - 1917-2010 - legendary American jazz singer and actress - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Most sincerely, Lena Horne". £25 

 

 

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Engelbert Humperdinck - born 1936, Anglo-Indian popular singer whose hits included Please Release Me - 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25.5 cm) large autographed photo, signed: "To Eve, Engelbert Humperdinck". £16   

   

  

  

  

 

John Junkin - 1930-2006, British actor, radio and TV personality and scriptwriter (Hello Cheeky) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed: To Andrew, best wishes, John Junkin". £6  

   

 

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Alan Kane - 1913-1996, British singer: vocalist with many dance bands, most notably with Harry Leader, Lew Stone and Jay Wilber. Later a favourite on BBC radio's Break for Music and Workers Playtime - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, signed: "Sincerely, Alan Kane". £15  

   

 

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Harry Kaye - British dance band vocalist with Joe Loss, Lew Stone and Billy Thornton [several articles on the internet state that he was married to Dorothy Lamour: this is incorrect - she was married to band-leader Herbie Kay] - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Best wishes, Harry Kaye". £15    

              

 

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Louis Kentner - 1905=1987, Austrian classical pianist - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. Scarce autograph. £25  

     

 

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The King Brothers - British vocal trio, huge in the 1950s and 60s - 5.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 9 cm) autographed photo, signed by all three: Tony, Michael and Dennis, signed: "To Albert, best wishes", and dated 12 Oct '63 on reverse. £15   

   

 

  

  

       

Jack and Mary Kinson - famous 1940s conjuring act, topping the bill in variety at the Glasgow Empire - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, with dedication: "To John". £5         

   

  

  

  

       

Gladys Knight - born 1944; American R&B/soul singer and actress - 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25 cm) autographed photo, signed: "To Jaclyn - musically yours, Gladys Knught 1989". £20         

   

 

  

  

  

Charlie Kunz - 1896-1958, American pianist and dance band leader; became famous in Britain in the late 1920s when as a star of music hall and radio. In the 1930s Vera Lynn, Dorothy Squires and George Barclay all sang with his orchestra - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £12      

   

 

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Jacques Labrecque - 1917-1995, French singer - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed Decca publicity card, signed: "To Mary, best wishes, Jacques Labrecque". £8     

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Cleo Laine - born 1927, legendary British jazz singer and actress, who frequently performed with her husband John Dankworth - 5.5 x 7.25 inches (14 x 18.5 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Love, Cleo Laine". £18   [ref: CL1]   

  

  

  

  

        

Cleo Laine and John Dankworth - legendary husband and wife jazz couple - 10 x 8 inches (25.5 x 20.5 cm) large autographed photo, signed by both: "To Joyce, best wishes from us both, John Dankworth, Cleo Laine". Condition: minor surface-creasing on front, and slight damage and thinning on reverse where item has been in album, . £20   [ref: CL2]    

   

  

  

  

      

Lee Lawrence - British popular singer, radio and early TV star - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed record-company card, signed: "To Carol, sincerely, Lee Lawrence". Condition: marks on reverse where item has been in album. £6      

       

 

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Frank Lawton - died 1914, American Entertainer, star of Vaudeville as a singer and comedy-dancer, but most famous for his whistling act which was recorded in 1898. From 1899 he lived in London where he died in poverty after losing all his money backing an unsuccessful show - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, signed by him: "Yours truly, Frank Lawton". £30

     		  

 

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Pinkie Lee - 1907-1993, American vaudeville and early TV comedian, star of children's TV programme The Pinkie Lee Show - 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm) autographed photo, signed: "To Stella - wishing you the best, Pinky Lee" [he spelt his name both Pinkie and Pinky]. £15  

   

  

   

  

  

Ute Lemper - born 1963: versatile German chanteuse and actress, renowned for her performances of post-war music-theatre, particularly the works of Kurt Weill; she has made many notable recordings - 4.5 x 7 inches (12 x 17.5 cm) autographed publicity card. £18     

   

 

  

  

          

Carroll Levis - 1920-1968, Canadian-born BBC radio presenter and personality - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £10          

   

  

  

  

  

       

 

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Liberace - 1919-1987, American pianist and entertainer; initially he was a classical pianist, but by the late 1940s he had become an extrovert showman, and by mid-1950s he was world-famous and the highest-paid entertainer in the world - 6.5 x 4.5 inches (16 x 11.5 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Love, Liberace". Condition: slight silvering in darker parts of photo. N.B. A really excellent example of the most desirable form of his autograph with sketch of grand piano. £80   

   

  

  

  

      

Norman Long - 1893-1951, British radio and variety entertainer, billed as "A Song, a Smile and a Piano" - 3 x 3.5 inches (7.25 x 9 cm) small autographed photo, signed: "All good wishes, Norman Long". £12    RESERVED      

                       

   

  

  

    

      

Joe Loss - 1909-1990, British violinist and bandleader; the Joe Loss Orchestra was one of the most successful of British big bands, famous for hits: In the Mood, March of the Mods and The Stripper - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo, signed: "To Joyce, every good wish to you, sincerely Joe Loss". £12    

      

 

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