Autographs of Arthur English
Arthur Leslie Norman English (9 May 1919 – 16 April 1995) was an English television, film and stage actor and comedian from the music hall tradition. More about Arthur English
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English was born at 22 Lysons Road in Aldershot, Hampshire, the son of Walter Frederick English (1856–1948) and Ethel English (née Parsons) (1886–1975), who married at Holy Trinity church in Aldershot in 1909. Arthur English had two older brothers: Walter (born 1910) and John Edgar (born 1912). All three boys were born in their parents' bedroom in Lysons Road and all three were baptised at Holy Trinity church. He attended West End Boys School in Aldershot (now the West End Centre) from the age of 5 to 14. His first stage appearance was aged 10 when he joined a group from Gale & Polden called the 'Five O'clock Follies' as an acrobat. On leaving school in 1933 he briefly worked at Fisher's Hotel in nearby Farnham before becoming an errand boy in a local grocery shop.
After serving in the British Army in World War II with the Hampshire Regiment and the Royal Armoured Corps, reaching the rank of sergeant, English worked as a painter and decorator in his native town and in the evenings worked as a semi-professional entertainer in various local venues polishing up his comedy routines. He married Ivy Ruth Martin in 1941; it was she who made his enormous kipper ties out of brightly coloured curtain material at the beginning of his stage career. They had two children, Ann Faith (1942–1999) and Anthony (born 1947). Read even more about Arthur English at Wikipedia
After serving in the British Army in World War II with the Hampshire Regiment and the Royal Armoured Corps, reaching the rank of sergeant, English worked as a painter and decorator in his native town and in the evenings worked as a semi-professional entertainer in various local venues polishing up his comedy routines. He married Ivy Ruth Martin in 1941; it was she who made his enormous kipper ties out of brightly coloured curtain material at the beginning of his stage career. They had two children, Ann Faith (1942–1999) and Anthony (born 1947). Read even more about Arthur English at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Arthur English
The most expensive item with a signature of Arthur English (Original Signed Oil Painting ARTHUR ENGLISH Actor/Comedian Are You Being Served?) was sold in July 2018 for £75.00 while the cheapest item (Arthur English signed photo 'Are You Being Served?') found a new owner for £0.99 in September 2023. The month with the most items sold (4) was July 2018 with an average selling price of £39.50 for an autographed item of Arthur English. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2018 with £39.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.99 was January 2020. In average, an autographed item from Arthur English is worth £7.00.
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| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 3* PCs A.E. ARTHUR ENGLISH HUMOROUS / COMIC POSTCARDS ARTIST SIGNED 1920s A.FINE | £1.99 | |
| A.E. (Arthur English) signed comic PC pu 1922 clear postmark & stamp | £1.10 | |
| Arthur English Autograph | £9.00 | |
| Arthur English Autograph rear signature showing through | £8.00 | |
| ARTHUR ENGLISH - THROUGH THE MILL AND BEYOND - 1989 SIGNED P/B | £1.99 | |
| Arthur English and Vera Day Signed programme | £6.00 | |
| ARTHUR ENGLISH Genuine Handsigned Signature with small photograph. | £5.99 | |
| ARTHUR ENGLISH HAND SIGNED SPIV PHOTO - ARE YOU BEING SERVED? STAGE FILM TV STAR | £3.99 | |
| ARTHUR ENGLISH Original Oil Painting on Board Signed ARE YOU BEING SERVED? | £70.00 | |
| ARTHUR ENGLISH SMALL HAND SIGNED VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ACTOR COMEDIAN SPIV | £2.99 | |
| Arthur English, Comedian Me & Anfunny signed, (with his son Tony? ) D4/171 | £9.75 | |
| ARTHUR ENGLISH- Mr Harman In -"Are You Being Served ?"-Comedy Actor-Signed Pic | £2.50 | |
| Autographed Letter Arthur English 1919-1995 Actor Are You Being Served | £10.59 | |
| Through the Mill and Beyond by Arthur English (Hardback, 1986) - Signed | £9.00 | |
| Vintage Theatre Photograph Arthur English, Signed. Date On back 1950 | £2.50 | |