Autographs of John Laurie
John Paton Laurie (25 March 1897 – 23 June 1980) was a Scottish stage, film, and television actor. He appeared in scores of feature films with directors including Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell and Laurence Olivier, generally playing memorable small or supporting roles. As a stage actor, he was cast in Shakespearean roles and was a speaker of verse, especially of Robert Burns. He is perhaps best remembered for his role in the sitcom Dad's Army (1968–1977) as Private Frazer, a member of the Home Guard. More about John Laurie
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Laurie was born on 25 March 1897 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, to William Laurie (1856–1903), a clerk in a tweed mill and later a hatter and hosier, and Jessie Ann Laurie (née Brown; 1858–1935). He attended grammar school at Dumfries Academy, then abandoned a career in architecture to serve in the First World War as a member of the Honourable Artillery Company. Upon demobilisation he trained to become an actor under Elsie Fogerty at the Central School of Speech and Drama, then based at the Royal Albert Hall, London. He made his debut on stage in 1921.
A prolific Shakespearean actor, Laurie made his first appearance on the London stage in 1922 at the Old Vic where he played many leading roles. Soon after joining the Old Vic Laurie became involved with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon where he played such roles as Richard III, Othello and Macbeth. In only his second season at Stratford, Laurie got the chance to play Hamlet, which was almost unheard of for someone with such little experience. Laurie later said that he believed that his performance of the role was the definitive version, saying "That's the way to play Hamlet, don't wait too long, like some of the boys are doing today." Read even more about John Laurie at Wikipedia
A prolific Shakespearean actor, Laurie made his first appearance on the London stage in 1922 at the Old Vic where he played many leading roles. Soon after joining the Old Vic Laurie became involved with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon where he played such roles as Richard III, Othello and Macbeth. In only his second season at Stratford, Laurie got the chance to play Hamlet, which was almost unheard of for someone with such little experience. Laurie later said that he believed that his performance of the role was the definitive version, saying "That's the way to play Hamlet, don't wait too long, like some of the boys are doing today." Read even more about John Laurie at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of John Laurie
In total, we tracked 54 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of John Laurie (FDC SIGNED 15 DADS ARMY ARTHUR LOWE JOHN LE MESURIER JOHN LAURIE ARNOLD RIDLEY) was sold in January 2019 for £349.99 while the cheapest item (Signed photograph of Actor John Laurie from television's Dad's Army) found a new owner for £0.99 in December 2020. The month with the most items sold (6) was December 2018 with an average selling price of £33.34 for an autographed item of John Laurie. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2019 with £349.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.50 was July 2020. In average, an autographed item from John Laurie is worth £48.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Laurie were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | (LT58) JOHN LE MESURIER & JOHN LAURIE VINTAGE SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PAGE DAD'S ARMY | £145.00 | |
| . JOHN LAURIE Pvt Fraser DADS ARMY, Hitchcock 39 STEPS, signed VINTAGE 3x5 pic | £40.00 | |
| Dads Army John Laurie Autograph | £30.00 | |
| Dads Army Original Autograph Pages John Le Mesurier,James Beck,John Laurie | £299.00 | |
| JOHN LAURIE 'DAD'S ARMY THE 39 STEPS' HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED ALBUM PAGE | £49.99 | |
| JOHN LAURIE (Dad's Army/The 39 Steps (1935) Hand-signed signed album page | £39.99 | |
| JOHN LAURIE - Scottish Actor - DADS ARMY - Film - Autograph Page | £26.00 | |
| JOHN LAURIE 10X8 PHOTO AND A SIGNED SLIP | £12.99 | |
| JOHN LAURIE DADS ARMY PRIVATE FRASER AUTHENTIC SIGNED AUTOGRAPH DISPLAY UACC 2 | £169.99 | |
| JOHN LAURIE HAND SIGNED VINTAGE POSTCARD | £49.99 | |
| JOHN LAURIE Private Fraser DADS ARMY, Hitchcock 39 STEPS, signed 3x2 cut pg &pic | £46.00 | |
| JOHN LAURIE signed autograph - Dad's Army (Private Frazer) | £60.00 | |
| John Laurie signed page | £41.00 | |
| John Laurie signed pink page | £14.99 | |
| Leslie Sarony, John Laurie? & British Actors Etc Signed Vintage Album Page | £2.50 | |