Autographs of Simone Silva

Martha Simone de Bouillard (15 August 1928 – 30 November 1957), better known as Simone Silva, was an Egyptian and French film actress who appeared in a handful of British B-movies during the 1950s. Silva, who was once quoted as saying she would "do anything" to get in the newspapers, was known however less for her acting than for her voluptuous figure and publicity-seeking activities. She briefly made global headlines following a notorious incident at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival where she posed topless with Robert Mitchum for photographers, causing a sensation when the photographs were flashed around the world.
Born in Cairo to French-Italian parents in 1928, Silva moved to England in 1946 after marrying an Englishman (divorced 1953), believing that England would provide opportunities for her to be noticed by American talent scouts and give her a better chance to achieve her ultimate goal of making a career in the U.S.
From the early 1950s until her last days Silva made a living by posing as a photographic pin-up model for the cheesecake magazines of the era. She broke into British films in 1951 with a small uncredited non-speaking part in Lady Godiva Rides Again as a beauty pageant contestant. This was followed by two more anonymous bit part roles before she landed a slightly more substantial part in the adventure film South of Algiers (1953). She was fifth-billed in crime drama Escape by Night, then appeared among a lengthy female cast list in the women's prison drama The Weak and the Wicked (1954). Her first and only top-billing came as a femme-fatale opposite Lloyd Bridges in the Hammer Films programmer Third Party Risk. She appeared onstage in the West End in the 1952 play Meet Mr. Callaghan.
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Traded items with a signature of Simone Silva

The most expensive item with a signature of Simone Silva (SIMONE SILVA (The Weak & the Wicked) Hand-signed 1954 9.85” x 7.85” portrait) was sold in August 2019 for £49.99 while the cheapest item (SIMONE SILVA - EGYPTIAN BORN ACTRESS - SIGNED VINTAGE AUTOGRAPH ALBUM PAGE) found a new owner for £1.55 in January 2015. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2018 with an average selling price of £5.50 for an autographed item of Simone Silva. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2019 with £49.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.55 was January 2015. In average, an autographed item from Simone Silva is worth £9.72.

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

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Busty SIMONE SILVA (1926-1957) B Movie Actress- South of Algiers etc Signed page	£5.92
	French actress SIMONE SILVA of 1954 Cannes Film Festival fame signed Album page	£49.50
	French actress SIMONE SILVA of 1954 Cannes Film Festival Fame Signed Photo	£7.50
	Original Hand Signed Autograph - Simone Silva - Actress 1950s - Scandal Cannes	£14.95
	Original Hand Signed Autograph - Simone Silva - Actress 1950s - Scandal Cannes	£8.95
	Raunchy French/Egyptian Voluptuous Actress SIMONE SILVA †29 in 1957 Signed pic	£11.00
	SIMONE SILVA (1928-1957) French Actress Lady Godiva Rides Again etc Signed Pic	£6.00
	SIMONE SILVA (Desperate Moment) Hand-signed 1953 vintage 10” x 8” press portrait	£49.99
	SIMONE SILVA (The Weak & the Wicked) Hand-signed 1954 9.85” x 7.85” portrait	£49.99
	SIMONE SILVA (The Weak and the Wicked) Hand-signed 1954 9.85” x 7.35” portrait	£34.00
	SIMONE SILVA (The Weak and the Wicked) Handwritten, hand-signed letter card	£19.99
	Simone Silva - Actress - 1954 Cannes Festival - RARE Signed 8 by 6 Photo	£17.00
	SIMONE SILVA Egyptian/French B Movie Queen d@29 signed piece & saucy PC pic w Mi	£10.49
	Simone Silva.Original signature.Vintage.Autograph.Album page.To Roger	£5.00
	Voluptuous SIMONE SILVA 1928-1957 - French Egyptian actress - scarce-signed pic	£6.50