Autographs of Don Estelle
Don Estelle (22 May 1933 – 2 August 2003) was an English actor and singer, best known as Gunner "Lofty" Sugden in It Ain't Half Hot Mum. In 1975, he recorded "Whispering Grass" with co-star Windsor Davies, which spent three weeks at number one in the UK.
Born Ronald Edwards in Crumpsall, Manchester, he was brought up in a house on Russell Street in the area. During the Second World War, at the age of eight, he was evacuated to Darwen, Lancashire to escape the Manchester Blitz. It was there he found his voice as a boy soprano at the local Holy Trinity Parish Church, and on returning home after the war, he continued singing at St Mary's Church, Crumpsall. He later joined a charity group, the Manchester Kentucky Minstrels, and with them, performed "Granada" in the 1954 talent show What Makes a Star? at BBC Radio's northern studios in Manchester.
Estelle worked at a soft furniture shop before his career in acting took off. In the day he worked at the shop and by night was singing in clubs around Northern England.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Don Estelle (Don Estelle Sing Lofty Thoughts Of A Gemini autobiography RARE & Signed Book) was sold in April 2022 for £205.00 while the cheapest item (Don Estelle – Lonely Wine SIGNED LP Vinyl Album 12 Record LR 1003 UK 1985) found a new owner for £0.99 in August 2024. The month with the most items sold (9) was July 2025 with an average selling price of £9.95 for an autographed item of Don Estelle. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2017 with £39.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was July 2014. In average, an autographed item from Don Estelle is worth £8.55.
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