Autograph Collection.- Actresses

Autograph Collection.- Actresses

A collection of letters by prominent actresses, all addressed to Mr Norman Richardson, comprising: Sophia Loren (thirteen hand-written thank-you cards, one saying: “Carlo, and I, too, wish you a very Merry Xmas”); Maria Penelope Katharine Aitken (one printed thank-you postcard, two hand-written thank-you postcards, one saying about her brother’s Jonathan being in prison for bankruptcy: “He is funny and stoic about it all and I know he’ll be able to make a fresh start when he comes out”); Jill Bennett (seventeen typed thank-you letters, one hand-written Christmas card); Janet Brown (one typed thank-you letter); Denise Coffey (two typed thank-you letters); Fay Compton (one typed thank-you letter); Annette Crosbie (two hand-written thank-you cards); Ruth Dunning (one typed thank-you card, one hand-written Christmas card, one hand-written card, one hand-written letter, all thanking Mr Richardson for his compliments on her plays); Lillian Diana (two typed Christmas letters); Susan Hampshire (one typed letter, saying: “This honour [her OBE] is wonderful for the dyslexia cause. […] so I share the award joyfully with all the dedicated teachers and of courese my fellow dyslexics”); Irene Handl (three hand-written thank-you cards, two hand-written postcards, one typed Christmas card, five hand-written letters, one saying: “Yes, I think it’s a shame we don’t collect any fees when our old films are shown on T.V.”); Glenda Jackson (one typed thank-you letter); Rachel Kempson (one hand-written thank-you card); Felicity Kendal (one hand-written thank-you letter); (Elsie) Evelyn Laye (three hand-written thank-you letters, one hand-written thank-you card); Margaret Leighton (two hand-written thank-you letters, three typed thank-you letters); Moira Lister (one typed thank-you letter); Margaret Lockwood (one hand-written thank-you card); Jessie Margaret Matthews (one signed b/w photo, one hand-written thank-you letter); Nanette Newman (three typed thank-you letter); Zoe Wanamaker (one typed thank-you letter); Elaine Paige (one typed thank-you note); Lynn Rachel Redgrave (one hand-written thank-you card); Beryl Reid (one signed programme of “Born in the Gardens” (1980), one signed programme of “Entertaining Mr Sloane”, Royal Court Theatre (1975), three hand-written thank-you letters, one printed thank-you note); Prunella Scales (one printed thank-you letter, one hand-written thank-you letter, one hand-written thank-you postcard); Athene Seyler (five printed Christmas cards, eighteen hand-written thank-you cards, mostly thanking Mr Richardson for his birthday wishes, one typed thank-you letter); Alison Steadman (one hand-written thank-you card); Eleanor Summerfield (one hand-written thank-you letter); Mona Washbourne (two hand-written thank-you letters); Googie Withers (two hand-written thank-you letters, one signed b/w photo); Victoria Wood (two hand-written thank-you cards, one hand-written letter saying “I will have to take Grace (Durham, RT) out of school for the last week of this term”); v.s. (qty)