Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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April 22
On This Day
In 1912, Kathleen Ferrier was born. She was an English contralto singer who achieved an international reputation as a stage, concert and recording artist, with a repertoire extending from folksong and popular ballads to the classical works of Bach, Brahms, Mahler and Elgar. Her death from cancer, at the height of her fame, was a shock to the musical world and particularly to the general public, which was kept in ignorance of the nature of her illness until after her death. She was especially known in Britain for her unaccompanied recording of the Northumbrian folk tune Blow the Wind Southerly, which was played regularly on BBC Radio for many years after her death.
In 1925 George Cole was born. He was best known for playing Arthur Daley in the long-running ITV comedy-drama show Minder and Flash Harry in the early St Trinian's films.
FERRIER (Kathleen Mary, 1912-1953, Singer)
Superb photo by James Abresch signed, inscribed “For Mrs Willson, With all my best wishes ...” and dated, shoing her head and shoulders looking round and smiling broadly, 7” x 5”, no place but stamped New York, 1950 slight damage to bottom right hand corner
38365
COLE (George, 1925-2015, Actor)
Engaging Signed Portrait Postcard Photograph, signed and inscribed ‘to Enid’, showing him half length, three quarter face, in a tunic with sleeve markings, with a direct and slightly menacing look at the viewer, ‘Picturegoer Series’, Long Acre, London, 5¾” x 3½”, no date, circa 1950 slight damage to corners from former mounting
56532
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