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Autographs: entertainers  M - Q

 

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Don Maclean - born 1944, British comedian best known as host of childrens' BBC TV programme Crackerjack - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo. £8  

 		     

  

 

   
Sandy MacPherson - born 1897, British celebrity theatre organist; was resident BBC organist during WW2 - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Sincerely, Sandy MacPherson". £8 

  

 

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Marcel Marceau - 1923-2007, legendary French mime artist, performing live on stage and on TV; most famous as Bip the clown - 5 x 8 inches (13 x 20 cm) autographed photo, with dedication: "To Robert Laird, with all my heart, Bip, Marcel Marceau 83". £40 

  

 

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Tony Martin - born 1912, American popular singer, also movie and TV actor (Easy to Love, The Big Store) - 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Best wishes, Tony Martin". Condition: minor creasing top right. £22 

  

 

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Al Martino - 1927-2009, American singer and actor. Born Jasper Cini, his record "Here in My Heart" was number one in both the UK and USA hit parades in 1952. His several film roles included playing Johnny Fontane in all of the Godfather movies - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £12   

    

 

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George Melly - 1926-2008, legendary British jazz and blues singer, and writer - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo signed shortly before his death. £12 

   

 

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Bryan Michie - British impressario and radio personality; a hugely important and influential figure in British post-war entertainment - 5.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 9 cm) autographed postcard, signed: "Best wishes from Bryan Michie". £9   

  

  

  

  
Max Miller - 1894-1963, British comedian known as the "Cheekie Chappie", a major star of music hall and radio in the 1930s and 40s, appearing in 14 films and topping the bill in three Royal Variety Shows - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Best wishes from Max Miller". £55   [ref: MM1] 

   

 

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Max Miller - 1894-1963, British comedian known as the "Cheekie Chappie", a major star of music hall and radio in the 1930s and 40s, appearing in 14 films and topping the bill in three Royal Variety Shows - 3 x 5 inches (8 x 13 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Best wishes from Max Miller". £55   [ref: MM2] 

  

 

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Mitch Miller - born 1911, American musician, singer, conductor and record-producer who became a household name in 1960s USA with his TV show - 7 x 9 inches (18 x 23) large autographed photo, with dedication: "For Peter Maurice Jatten [?] all the best - Mitch Miller". Condition: slight surface-creasing top right. £14  

  

  

  

  
Spike Milligan - 1918-2002, Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet and playwright, best remembered as creator and co-writer of The Goon Show - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. Nice 1990s autograph. £60   [ref: SM2]    

 

  

  

  
Bob Monkhouse - 1928-2003, British comedian, actor, writer and gameshow-host: starred in Carry On Constable, and hosted TV shows Candid Camera, The Golden Shot, Celebrity Squares, Bob's Full House and Opportunity Knocks - autograph on 4.75 x 2.75 (12 x 7 cm) pink card, signed: "Thanks! Bob Monkhouse". £16 

 

  

 

  

 

 

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Marion Montgomery - 1934-2002, American jazz singer, starting career in USA then moving to Britain where she had a huge cabaret and TV career - 6.5 x 8.75 inches (16.5 x 22 cm) large autographed photo, with dedication: "To Peter, Best wishes, Marion Montgomery". £18  

  

  

  

  

   

Morcambe and Wise - [Eric Morcombe 1926-1984, and Ernie Wise !925-1999] widely regarded as the best-loved comedy double-act that Britain has ever produced. The Morcambe and Wise Christmas Show was the TV highlight of Christmases in the late 1970s and early 1980s - autographs of both in firm dark-blue biro on a single 5 x 3 inches page from autograph book, mounted on card. The scan doesn't quite capture how good these autographs are - I have never seen a nicer example of their two autographs. £120       

   

 

 

  

      

Tommy Mostol - British music hall comedian in the 1920s and 30s - 5 x 8.25 inches (13 x 21 cm) autographed photo, with dedication: "To Dear old Wally, most sincerely, Tommy Mostol 1927". Condition: used, with glue marks on reverse and glus and minor damage around the edges on the front. £6           

   

  

  

  

       

 

    

 

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Richard Murdoch - 1907-1990, British radio comedian and comic actor (Much Binding in the Marsh, Band Wagon) - 4.75 x 6.5 inches (12 x 16.5 cm) autographed photo, with dedication: "Good luck Joyce, Richard Murdoch". Condition: surface-creasing lower-middle. £15   [ref: RM1]  

  

 

 

  

       

Richard Murdoch - 1907-1990, British radio comedian and comic actor (Much Binding in the Marsh, Band Wagon) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, signed: "Good Luck, Richard Murdoch". Condition: fragments of paper stuck to reverse where item has been in album. £18   [ref: RM2]        

   

  

  

  

     

Richard Murdoch - 1907-1990, British radio comedian and comic actor (Much Binding in the Marsh, Band Wagon) - 2.75 x 3.25 inches (7 x 8.5 cm) small autographed photo, signed: "Good luck, Richard Murdoch". £16   [ref: RM3]            

   

  

  

  

      

Ruby Murray - 1935-1996, Northern Irish popular singer - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, with dedication: "To Joyce, love, Ruby Murray". £18   [ref: RM1]     

      

 

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Ruby Murray - 1935-1996, Northern Irish popular singer - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Love, Ruby Murray". £20   [ref: RM2]   

     

 

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Bob Newhart - born 1929, American stand-up comedian and actor - 8 x 10 inches (25.5 x 20 cm) autographed photo, with dedication: "To Mrs Paisley, all the best, Bob Newhart". £15  

  

  

  

  

     

Brendan O'Dowda - 1925-2002, Irish popular tenor - 5.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 9 cm) autographed Columbia Records publicity photo, with dedication: "To my old friends Paddy & Hazel, best wishes, Brendan O'Dowda". £10        

   

  

  

  

     

Rex O'Grady - celebrity organist, a star of British radio in the 1940s and 50s - 5.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 9 cm) autographed photo. Condition: slight creasing to right-hand side and top right corner. £6    

   

  

  

  

     

Ardal O'Hanlon - born 1965, Irish stand-up comedian and comic actor (Father Ted, My Hero) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £8       

  

  

  

  

       

Tessie O'Shea - 1913-1973, British larger-than-life singer and entertainer; star of variety, and later film and TV - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, with dedication: "To Vera, sincerely, Tessie O'Shea". Condition: fragments of paper stuck to reverse. £11   [ref: TOS1]          

   

  

  

  

         

Tessie O'Shea - 1913-1973, British larger-than-life singer and ebtertainer; star of variety, and later film and TV - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed "Sincerely, Tessie O'Shea". Condition: fragments of paper stuck to reverse. £13   [ref: TOS2]  

     

 

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Vic Oliver - 1898-1964, Austrian-born (later Briyish) comedian and musician; he was the very first castaway on BBC radio's Desert Island Discs, and Winston Churchill's son-in-law - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, signed "Very sincerely, Vic Oliver". £10   [ref: VO1]  

     

 

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Vic Oliver - 1898-1964, Austrian-born (later British) comedian and musician; he was the very first castaway on BBC radio's Desert Island Discs, and was Winston Churchill's son-in-law - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. Condition: fragments of paper stuck to reverse. £8   [ref: VO2]   

    

 

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Vic Oliver - 1898-1964, Austrian-born (later British comedian and musician; he was the very first castaway on BBC radio's Desert Island Discs, and was Winston Churchill's son-in-law - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard. £10   [ref: VO3]  

     

 

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Daphne Padel - (aka Daphne Padell) - British radio and TV presenter/personality and presenter, best remembered for being a regular panelist on BBC radio's Twenty Questions, and presenter of TV show Come Shopping - 3.5 x 5 inches (9 x 13 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Best wishes, Daphne Padel". £10     

     

 

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Michael Palin - born 1943, British comedian, actor, writer and TV presenter, best known as a member of Monty Python, and more recently for his travel documentaries - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed photo, with dedication: "To Derek Bruce, with lots of best wishes from Michael Palin". £16       

   

  

  

  

       

Nicholas Parsons - born 1923; British actor and TV/radio presenter (Just a Minute, The Sale of the Century) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, with dedication: "To Kenneth, best wishes, Nicholas Parsons". Nice early photo and autograph. £9   [ref: NP1]        

  

 

  

  

      

Nicholas Parsons - born 1923; British actor and TV/radio presenter (Just a Minute, The Sale of the Century) - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, signed "Best wishes, Nicholas Parsons". £9   [ref: NP2]        

   

  

  

  

  

                      

 

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John Peel - 1939-2004, British broadcaster, journalist and disc-jockey with a huge following, introducing the public to groups such as The Undertones, Nirvana and Medecine Head. Since his death there have been many events in his memory including a stage at the Glastonbury Festival, and the BBC has held a number of John Peel Days - 8.5 x 6.5 inches (22 x 16.5 cm) photo, with dedication: "To Peter, John Peel". Condition: slight surface creasing, and crease top left corner. Desirable earlier photo and autograph from the late 1970s. £30     

   

 

  

  

      

Donald Peers - 1908-1973, British (Welsh) popular singer, first as a crooner with pre-war dance bands; later a star of variety, filling the Albert Hall and having a string of hit records, including his signature tune In a Shady Nook By a Babbling Brook - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. Condition: slight ridges at corners where item has been in album with photo-corners. £9   [ref: DP1]
  

       

 

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Donald Peers - 1908-1973, British (Welsh) popular singer, first as a crooner with pre-war dance bands; later a star of variety, filling the Albert Hall and having a string of hit records, including his signature tune In a Shady Nook by a Babbling Brook - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £10   [ref: DP2]         

   

  

  

  

        

Wilfred Pickles - 1904-1978, Yorkshire-born British actor and radio presenter, famous as the first newsreader with a regional accent, and for presenting BBC radio show Have a Go - 3.25 x 5 inches (8 x 13 cm) autographed photo, signature much cleaer than appears on scan. £25   [ref: WP1]    

  

 

 

  

       

Wilfred Pickles - 1904-1978; Yorkshire-born British actor and radio presenter, famous for being the first newsreader with a regional accent, and for presenting BBC radio show Have A Go - 3.25 x 5 inches (8 x 12.5) autographed photo. £25   [ref: WP2]     

   

  

  

  

       

Eugene Pini - violinist and bandleader, billed as "Eugene Pini and his Tango Orchestra", star of 1930s and 40s radio, famously photographed in uniform playing for front-line troops in WW2 - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 13.5 cm) autographed photo, signed: "Sincerely, Eugene Pini". Condition: minor marks on reverse where item has been in album. £15   [ref: EP1]
              

   

  

  

  

 

Eugene Pini - violinist and bandleader, billed as "Eugene Pini and his Tango Orchestra", star of 1930s and 40s radio, famously photographed in uniform playing for front-line troops in WW2 - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard. Condition: minor wear to bottom corners. £15  [ref: EP2]     

   

  

  

  

            

Sandy Powell - 1900-1982, Yorkshire-born British comedian; a major star of music hall and radio, remembered for his catchphrase "Can you hear me, mother?" - 4.5 x 6.5 inches 11.5 x 16.5 cm) autographed photo with dedication: "To Fred with good wishes and many thanks, Sandy Powell". £18   [ref: SP1]     

          

 

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Sandy Powell - 1900-1982, Yorkshire-born British comedian; a major star of music hall and radio, remembered for his catchphrase "Can you hear me, mother?"; also starred in a dozen films in 1930s and 40s - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard. A note on the back states that it was given to the recipient by Sandy Powell at the Liverpool Empire, 30th August 1937. £20   [ref: SP2]     

     

 

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Sandy Powell - 1900-1982, Yorkshire-born British comedian; a major star of music hall and radio, remembered for his catchphrase "Can you hear me, mother?"; also starred in a dozen films in the 1930s and 40s - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard. £20   [ref: SP3]   

    

 

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