Autographs of Robert Helpmann

Sir Robert Murray Helpmann (né Helpman; 9 April 1909 – 28 September 1986) was an Australian ballet dancer, actor, choreographer, and director. After early work in Australia he moved to Britain in 1932, where he joined the Vic-Wells Ballet (now The Royal Ballet) under its creator, Ninette de Valois. He became one of the company's leading men, partnering Alicia Markova and later Margot Fonteyn. When Frederick Ashton, the company's chief choreographer, was called up for military service in the Second World War, Helpmann took over from him while continuing as a principal dancer.
From the outset of his career Helpmann was an actor as well as a dancer, and in the 1940s he turned increasingly to acting in plays, at the Old Vic and in the West End. Most of his roles were in Shakespeare plays but he also appeared in works by Shaw, Coward, Sartre and others. As a director his range was wide, from Shakespeare to opera, musicals and pantomime.
Helpmann became co-director of the Australian Ballet, in 1965, for whom he created several new ballets. He became sole director in 1975 but disagreements with the company's board led to his dismissal a year later. He directed for Australian Opera and acted in stage plays into the 1980s. Although primarily a stage artist, he appeared in fifteen films between 1942 (One of Our Aircraft is Missing) and 1984 (Second Time Lucky), including The Red Shoes, The Tales of Hoffmann, as the Devil in a film version of Igor Stravinsky's ballet-drama The Soldier's Tale (L'Histoire du soldat) and as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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Traded items with a signature of Robert Helpmann

The most expensive item with a signature of Robert Helpmann (Robert Helpmann Signed Autograph Framed Photo Display - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) was sold in October 2025 for £145.48 while the cheapest item (Robert Helpmann GENUINE Autograph) found a new owner for £0.99 in July 2018. The month with the most items sold (3) was July 2018 with an average selling price of £18.95 for an autographed item of Robert Helpmann. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with £92.45 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.49 was January 2015. In average, an autographed item from Robert Helpmann is worth £12.22.

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Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	5 x 3 AUTOGRAPH BOOK PAGE HAND SIGNED BY ROBERT HELPMANN - DANCER ACTOR	£5.99
	@@@ ROBERT HELPMANN CHOREOGRAPHER BY CARYL BRAHMS SIGNED 1st 1943 VGC @@@	£92.45
	@@@ ROBERT HELPMANN CHOREOGRAPHER BY CARYL BRAHMS SIGNED 1st 1943 VGC @@@	£92.45
	Robert Helpmann Autographed Photograph - Ballet Dancer Original	£10.00
	Robert Helpmann Autographed Photograph - Ballet Dancer Original	£10.00
	Robert Helpmann David Blair Autographs Ballet Dancers Hand Signed Photos COA	£76.22
	Robert Helpmann David Blair Autographs Ballet Dancers Hand Signed Photos COA	£76.22
	ROBERT HELPMANN, BALLET DANCER, ACTOR. GENUINE ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED B & W PHOTO.	£8.50
	ROBERT HELPMANN, BALLET DANCER, ACTOR. GENUINE ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED B & W PHOTO.	£8.50
	Robert Helpmann: Choreographer, Caryl Brahms (1945, 2nd Imp., Author Signed)	£30.08
	Robert Helpmann: Choreographer, Caryl Brahms (1945, 2nd Imp., Author Signed)	£30.08
	Robert Helpmann: Choreographer, Caryl Brahms (1945, 2nd Imp., Author Signed)	£34.82
	Robert Helpmann: Choreographer, Caryl Brahms (1945, 2nd Imp., Author Signed)	£34.82
	Sir Robert Helpmann SIGNED Ballet Dancer Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Fonteyn Markova	£24.99
	Sir Robert Helpmann SIGNED Ballet Dancer Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Fonteyn Markova	£24.99