Autographs of Esmond Knight
Esmond Penington Knight (4 May 1906 – 23 February 1987) was an English actor. He had a successful stage and film career before World War II. For much of his later career Knight was half-blind. He had been badly wounded in 1941 while on active service on board HMS Prince of Wales when she fought the Bismarck at the Battle of the Denmark Strait, and remained totally blind for two years, though he later regained some sight in his right eye. More about Esmond Knight
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Knight was born on 4 May 1906 in East Sheen Surrey, the third son of Francis and Bertha Knight. His father was involved in the family cigar import business. He was educated at Willington Preparatory School in Putney and then Westminster School.
He was an accomplished actor with a career spanning over half a century. He established himself in the 1920s on stage. In John Gielgud's 1930 production of Hamlet he played Rosencrantz. He also appeared in films. In Romany Love (1931) he played "a swaggering gypsy who never stopped singing". For The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), Knight and his uncle C. W. R. Knight trained the falcons used in the hunting scenes. In Alfred Hitchcock's Waltzes from Vienna (1934), he played the lead role as Johann Strauss. Following this, he landed a number of roles in Hollywood films. He travelled to Germany to star in Black Roses (originally Schwarze Rosen, 1935), a film about a Finnish anti-communist. The film was shot in three versions, in English (as Did I Betray?), German, and French. Julius Streicher visited the set during filming. Thereafter Knight appeared in various film and theatre productions in Britain. Read even more about Esmond Knight at Wikipedia
He was an accomplished actor with a career spanning over half a century. He established himself in the 1920s on stage. In John Gielgud's 1930 production of Hamlet he played Rosencrantz. He also appeared in films. In Romany Love (1931) he played "a swaggering gypsy who never stopped singing". For The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), Knight and his uncle C. W. R. Knight trained the falcons used in the hunting scenes. In Alfred Hitchcock's Waltzes from Vienna (1934), he played the lead role as Johann Strauss. Following this, he landed a number of roles in Hollywood films. He travelled to Germany to star in Black Roses (originally Schwarze Rosen, 1935), a film about a Finnish anti-communist. The film was shot in three versions, in English (as Did I Betray?), German, and French. Julius Streicher visited the set during filming. Thereafter Knight appeared in various film and theatre productions in Britain. Read even more about Esmond Knight at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Esmond Knight
The most expensive item with a signature of Esmond Knight (ESMOND KNIGHT - POPULAR PRE WAR ACTOR - ONE PAGE HAND WRITTEN & SIGNED LETTER) was sold in January 2020 for £35.00 while the cheapest item (EMLYN WILLIAMS & ESMOND KNIGHT SIGNED ALBUM PAGE + 'NIGHT MUST FALL' PROGRAMME) found a new owner for £0.99 in March 2019. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2021 with an average selling price of £17.77 for an autographed item of Esmond Knight. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2020 with £35.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was December 2015. In average, an autographed item from Esmond Knight is worth £6.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Esmond Knight were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dr Who 1969 Dom Issigri ESMOND KNIGHT signed VINTAGE pic also `The Red Shoes etc | £13.50 | |
| Dr Who Dom Issigri ESMOND KNIGHT & CONSTANCE CHAPMAN - Clockwise etc Signed page | £6.99 | |
| Dr Who Dom Issigri ESMOND KNIGHT Signed page & BASIL SYDNEY (The Farmers Wife) | £4.97 | |
| Dr Who Dom Issigri ESMOND KNIGHT Signed piece & PC pic from the series | £3.99 | |
| Dr Who Dom Issigri ESMOND KNIGHT Signed VINTAGE pic | £6.99 | |
| Dr Who Dom Issigri ESMOND KNIGHT-Partially Blind Actor"Helen Of Troy" Signed Pic | £4.99 | |
| EARLY VINTAGE ESMOND KNIGHT 'THE RIVER 1951' HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 PHOTO | £29.99 | |
| ESMOND KNIGHT 'THE BLACK NARCISSUS' HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 6x4 PHOTO | £6.50 | |
| ESMOND KNIGHT ('SINK THE BISMARK!',)SIGNED ALBUM PAGE + 1938 THEATRE PROGRAMME | £5.55 | |
| Esmond Knight - Peeping Tom - Superman lV - Original Hand Signed Autograph | £5.95 | |
| ESMOND KNIGHT - POPULAR PRE WAR ACTOR - ONE PAGE HAND WRITTEN & SIGNED LETTER | £35.00 | |
| Esmond Knight - Uncle Silas - Original Hand Signed Autograph | £12.95 | |
| Original Hand Signed Autograph - Esmond Knight - The Old Vic 1926 | £4.95 | |
| Robert Morley Actor The African Queen + Esmond Knight Genuine Signed Album Page | £5.19 | |
| signed by english actor esmond knight. | £25.00 | |