Autographs of Bransby Williams

Bransby Williams (born Bransby William Pharez; 14 August 1870 – 3 December 1961) was a British actor, comedian and monologist. He became known as "The Irving of the music halls". More about Bransby Williams

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Current items with a signature of Bransby Williams

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thumbnailBRANSBY WILLIAMS BRITISH ACTOR 1870-1961 HARD TIMES 1915 RARE ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH£10.00logo
Born in Hackney, London, the son of William Meshech Pharez and Margaret Giles (née Booth), Bransby Williams began his working life as a tea taster in Mincing Lane before working in the design department of a wallpaper manufacturer. He appeared as an amateur actor before turning professional doing impersonations of Dan Leno, Gus Elen, Joe Elvin, Albert Chevalier and other music hall stars in working men's clubs. His first appearance in a music hall was at The London Music Hall in Shoreditch on 26 August 1896, during which he gave impersonations of the leading actors of that time, including Henry Irving in The Bells, Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali from the popular play Trilby, adapted from the 1894 George du Maurier novel of the same name.

In 1897 Williams first created a variety of characters, including many from the works of Dickens such as Mr Micawber, Uriah Heep, Bill Sikes and Fagin. In 1898 he appeared as Sydney Carton in The Noble Deed, based on A Tale of Two Cities at the Oxford Theatre. He performed in monologues, recitations and sketches, including the Lounger and The Green Eye of the Yellow God. Read even more about Bransby Williams at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Bransby Williams

The most expensive item with a signature of Bransby Williams (Autographed Hand Drawn Picture - signed by Bransby Williams and others) was sold in April 2024 for £25.00 while the cheapest item (BRANSBY WILLIAMS (1870-1961) Vintage Actor/ Comedian Signed PIC) found a new owner for £0.98 in December 2015. The month with the most items sold (2) was October 2012 with an average selling price of £8.24 for an autographed item of Bransby Williams. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2021 with £24.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.98 was December 2015. In average, an autographed item from Bransby Williams is worth £3.70.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Bransby Williams were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

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thumbnail3 Hand Signed Autographs - Stanley Holloway, John Halliday & Bransby Williams£24.95logo
thumbnailBRANSBY WILLIAMS (1870-1961) Vint Actor Signed album page w caricature£7.50logo
thumbnailBRANSBY WILLIAMS (1870-1961) Vintage Actor/ Comedian Signed PIC£0.98logo
thumbnailBRANSBY WILLIAMS - GREAT ACTOR & WRITER - SIGNED VINTAGE PHOTO£2.83logo
thumbnailBRANSBY WILLIAMS Character Sketches MUSIC HALL Theatre INK SIGNED Autograph£8.00logo
thumbnailBRANSBY WILLIAMS Music Hall Theatre Actor Charles Dickens Costume AUTOGRAPH A£3.50logo
thumbnailBRANSBY WILLIAMS signed 3x5 Vintage pic£2.96logo
thumbnailBRANSBY WILLIAMS signed 3x5 Vintage pic£2.95logo
thumbnailBRANSBY WILLIAMS signed Vintage pic & Quote from `Dick Swiveller` signed on back£4.92logo
thumbnailBRANSBY WILLIAMS signed Vintage pic as `Bill Sikes` in Oliver Twist £2.97logo
thumbnailBRANSBY WILLIAMS- The Irving Of The Music Halls-Comedian & Actor-Signed Card£1.95logo
thumbnailEarly film actor Eric Bransby Williams. Signed postcard£5.05logo
thumbnailPOSTCARD ACTORS BRANSBY WILLIAMS in The Old Curiosity Shop ( Signed )£3.90logo
thumbnailSigned Bransby Williams 1870-1961 British Actor Comedian Monologist 1890s 1900s£0.99logo
thumbnailVintage actor BRANSBY WILLIAMS nicely ink Signed ALBUM PAGE with prose£3.00logo