Author: Gielgud, John; Markham, David; Coward, Noel; Eddison, Robert; Howard, Trevor; Harvey, Laurence; Michell, Keith; Redgrave, Michael; Scofield, Paul; Mac Liammoir, Micheal; Tutin, Dorothy; Westbrook, John; Mason, Brewster; Segal, Jeffrey; Russell, Mairhi.
Title: An English Theatrical Autograph Album from the Early 1950's Featuring John Gielgud and Noel Coward Among Others.
Description: [1950's]. [1950's]. - Octodecimo [18mo], 4-1/2 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in light blue & silver cloth titled "Autographs" in gilt on the front cover. The front edges of the covers are slightly bumped. The album consists of 28 leaves with approximately 50 autographs with signatures often penned on both sides of the leaves. There is a short tear to the bottom edge of several leaves, not affecting the autographs. Very good.

Among the autographs we are able to identify are the following: John Gielgud, (1904–2000) was an English actor and theatre director; David Markham (1913–1983) was an English stage and film actor; Noël Coward (1899–1973) was an English playwright, composer and actor; Robert Eddison, (1908–1991) was an English actor who is most widely remembered for his role of the Grail Knight in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; Trevor Howard (1913–1988) was an English stage, film, and television actor; Laurence Harvey (1928–1973) was a Lithuanian-born actor and film director who settled in England; Keith Michell (1926–2015) was an Australian actor who worked primarily in the United Kingdom, and was best known for his television and film portrayals of King Henry VIII; Michael Redgrave (1908–1985) was an English actor and director; Paul Scofield (1922–2008) was an English actor. Scofield achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, Emmy, and Tony for his work; Micheál Mac Liammóir (1899–1978) was an Irish actor, dramatist and impresario; Dorothy Tutin, (1930–2001) was an English actress of stage, film and television; John Westbrook (1922–1989) was an English actor who worked mainly in theatre and in radio; Brewster Mason (1922–1987) was an English stage actor who also appeared in films and on television; Jeffrey Segal (1920–2015) was an English actor and scriptwriter; Mairhi Russell (1923-1986) was a Scottish actress

Several of the actors are congratulating Gillian Richards for her radio play "The Dreamers" which they performed in on October 28, 1955. Very good .

Keywords: AUTOGRAPH ALBUM; THEATRE; THEATER; JOHN GIELGUD; DAVID MARKHAM; NOEL COWARD; ROBERT EDDISON; TREVOR HOWARD; ENGLISH ACTORS; LAURENCE HARVEY; KEITH MICHELL; MICHAEL REDGRAVE; PAIL SCOFIELD; MICHEAL MAC LIAMMOIR; DOROTHY TUTIN; JOHN WESTBROOK; BREWSTER MASO

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