Autographs of Hylda Baker
Hylda Baker (4 February 1905 – 1 May 1986) was an English comedian, actress and music hall performer. Born and brought up in Farnworth, Lancashire, she is perhaps best remembered for her role as Nellie Pledge in the Granada ITV sitcom Nearest and Dearest (1968–1973) and for her role in the 1960 film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. More about Hylda Baker
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Baker was born in Farnworth, Lancashire, the first of seven children. Her father, Harold Baker, was a painter and signwriter, who also worked part-time in the music halls as a comedian. At ten, Baker made her debut at the Opera House, Tunbridge Wells, and continued to tour as a single variety act — singing, dancing and performing impersonations. By 14, she had started writing, producing and performing her own shows. Her stage act included a gossip from the North of England, with a silent, sullen companion named "Big Cynthia", almost always played by a man in drag (such as Victor Graham, and lastly by Matthew Kelly). Her act was full of malapropisms and catchphrases that had become part of her public persona, the most familiar being "She knows, y'know!" and, when asked the time "It's quarter past ... I must get a little hand put on this watch."
Baker came to national attention in BBC television's The Good Old Days in 1955. This led to her television series, Be Soon (named after another of her catchphrases), in 1957 and a supporting part in the sitcom Our House in 1960, followed by her own sitcom, The Best of Friends, in 1963. Read even more about Hylda Baker at Wikipedia
Baker came to national attention in BBC television's The Good Old Days in 1955. This led to her television series, Be Soon (named after another of her catchphrases), in 1957 and a supporting part in the sitcom Our House in 1960, followed by her own sitcom, The Best of Friends, in 1963. Read even more about Hylda Baker at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Hylda Baker
In total, we tracked 52 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Hylda Baker (Hylda Baker Original Signed Photograph C1962) was sold in March 2020 for £80.00 while the cheapest item (Hylda Baker Autograph) found a new owner for £1.20 in July 2018. The month with the most items sold (3) was May 2013 with an average selling price of £19.99 for an autographed item of Hylda Baker. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2020 with £80.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.20 was July 2018. In average, an autographed item from Hylda Baker is worth £12.84.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Hylda Baker were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | `Be Soon` The Great HYLDA BAKER `She Knows, You Know!` signed 3x2 card & PC pic | £8.50 | |
| Eddie Malin Hand Signed Card Walter Pledge Nearest And Dearest (Hylda Baker) | £49.99 | |
| HYLDA BAKER - LEGENDARY BRITISH ACTRESS - EXCELLENT SIGNED VINTAGE PHOTO | £25.00 | |
| Hylda Baker - She Knows Y'Know - Original Hand Signed Autograph | £19.95 | |
| HYLDA BAKER 10X8 PHOTO PLUS A SIGNED ALBUM PAGE | £25.99 | |
| HYLDA BAKER Autograph | £4.99 | |
| HYLDA BAKER HAND SIGNED PIECE BY THE LATE ACTOR COMEDIAN & MUSIC HALL PEFORMER | £10.00 | |
| HYLDA BAKER OLIVER MRS SOWERBERRY NEAREST AND DEAREST signed autograph POW#99 | £9.99 | |
| Hylda Baker Oliver Nearest and Dearest Up the junction signed autograph POW#99 | £10.50 | |
| HYLDA BAKER PHOTO CARD GENUINE SIGNED AUTOGRAPH FILM TC COMIC GENIUS IN DRAG | £16.00 | |
| Hylda Baker vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £13.50 | |
| Hylda Baker vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £13.05 | |
| Hylda Baker vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £16.55 | |
| Hylda Baker vintage signed photograph AFTAL#145 | £4.99 | |
| She Knows, Y'know DVD (1962) Hylda Baker, Free Signed For Post. VGC | £18.59 | |