Arthur Bowden Askey, CBE (6 June 1900 – 16 November 1982) was an English comedian and actor. Askey was known for his short stature (5' 2", 1.58 m) and distinctive horn-rimmed glasses, and his playful humour incorporating improvisation and catchphrases including "Hello playmates!", "I thank you" (pronounced "Ay-thang-yaw") and "Before your very eyes". More about Arthur Askey
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Askey achieved prominence in the 1930s in the BBC's first radio comedy series Band Waggon and subsequently starred in several Gainsborough Pictures comedy films during the Second World War including Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940) and The Ghost Train (1941). His novelty recordings for His Master's Voice include "The Bee Song" (1938), a lasting part of his act. From the 1950s, Askey was a prominent television presence and made regular appearances on the BBC's long-running music hall programme The Good Old Days. Askey was made an OBE in 1969 and a CBE in 1981; he continued to appear frequently on television, radio and the stage until his death in 1982.In total, we tracked 69 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Arthur Askey (Vintage Signed Autograph Book With Arthur Askey, Robert Hardy, The Searchers) was sold in August 2022 for £116.99 while the cheapest item (ARTHUR ASKEY-Hello Playmates- `The Ghost Train` `Busy Bee` Signed white card &) found a new owner for £0.95 in January 2015. The month with the most items sold (4) was May 2018 with an average selling price of £3.10 for an autographed item of Arthur Askey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2012 with £22.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was June 2015. In average, an autographed item from Arthur Askey is worth £5.19.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Arthur Askey were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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ARTHUR ASKEY (1900-1982) English Comedian Hello Playmates Signed 3X2 pic 1943 | £8.75 | ||
ARTHUR ASKEY - ACTOR / COMEDIAN - AUTOGRAPH | £10.49 | ||
Arthur Askey - Autograph | £19.00 | ||
ARTHUR ASKEY autograph | £1.99 | ||
ARTHUR ASKEY autograph | £1.50 | ||
ARTHUR ASKEY autograph | £3.99 | ||
ARTHUR ASKEY autograph1942 | £3.99 | ||
Arthur Askey comedy authentic signature signed autograph album page | £8.95 | ||
Arthur Askey Edgar K. Bruce. Actor Comedian - Original Hand Signed. AFTAL COA. | £3.00 | ||
ARTHUR ASKEY signed photograph | £2.99 |