Autographs of Peter Brough
Peter Royce Brough (26 February 1916 – 3 June 1999) was an English radio ventriloquist who became a well-known name to audiences in the 1950s. He is associated with his puppet Archie Andrews.
Peter Royce Brough was born on 26 February 1916 in Ealing, west London. His father, Arthur, was a ventriloquist and a frequent performer on the variety stages around London. Brough senior gave up performing in the early 1920s and concentrated on a textile business. Peter left school at 15 and worked for a Bayswater department store called Whiteleys, first as an errand boy and later as a counter salesman. He emulated his father by developing his ventriloquist skills, which he continued to practise whilst working at Whiteleys. \nEarly press reports show Brough entertaining the patients at Acton hospital on Christmas Day, 1935. He continued entertaining at clubs and at concerts in the Acton area and by 1939 he was becoming a regular on the variety stage. His stage performances increased and in 1941 he was described as “England's Most Successful Young Ventriloquist”. He acted as a compere in the 1940 film Cavalcade of Variety featuring Billy Cotton and his band.
Brough began his radio career in 1944 in ventriloquism but in 1950 he debuted Archie, a mischievous child who domineered his mentor. Archie's chief characteristics were his Savile Row-tailored blazers and manic eyes. Archie followed in the tradition of the American ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy.
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Traded items with a signature of Peter Brough
The most expensive item with a signature of Peter Brough (Morecambe and Wise/Peter Brough - Signed Vintage Page - HandSigned and Genuine) was sold in January 2014 for £87.00 while the cheapest item (Signed Peter Brough 1916-1999 English Comedian Ventriloquist Archie Andrews 50s) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2020. The month with the most items sold (3) was October 2020 with an average selling price of £6.95 for an autographed item of Peter Brough. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2014 with £87.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was October 2013. In average, an autographed item from Peter Brough is worth £6.95.
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