Autographs of Dora Bryan
Dora May Broadbent (7 February 1923 – 23 July 2014), known as Dora Bryan, was an English actress of stage, film and television. She won the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress for A Taste of Honey (1961) and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1995 for The Birthday Party.
Bryan was born in Southport, Lancashire. Her father was a salesman and she attended Hathershaw County Primary School in Oldham, Lancashire. Her career began in pantomime before the Second World War, during which she joined ENSA in Italy to entertain British troops.
Bryan made her stage debut as a child in a pantomime in Manchester, and encouraged by her mother, joined the Oldham Coliseum while still a teenager. After spending six years honing her craft there, she moved to London to develop her stage career, becoming a regular performer in the West End. Cast in a production of Noël Coward's Private Lives, the actress was encouraged to adopt a stage name by Coward himself. She opted for Dora Bryant, which she often said was inspired by a box of Bryant and May matches that were lying on the table, but a typographical error left off the last letter on the theatre credits and she became Dora Bryan.
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Current items with a signature of Dora Bryan
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Traded items with a signature of Dora Bryan
The most expensive item with a signature of Dora Bryan (Dora Bryan Signed Photo) was sold in September 2025 for £109.26 while the cheapest item (DORA BRYAN, GENUINE ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED 1992 PANTOMIME FLYER.) found a new owner for £0.70 in December 2015. The month with the most items sold (5) was December 2013 with an average selling price of £1.20 for an autographed item of Dora Bryan. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2026 with £107.42 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.70 was December 2015. In average, an autographed item from Dora Bryan is worth £4.79.
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