Autographs of William Franklyn
William Leo Franklyn (22 September 1925 – 31 October 2006) was a British actor, perhaps best known for voicing the "Schhh... You Know Who" adverts for Schweppes from 1965 to 1973. He also performed on stage, film, television and radio, taking over from Peter Jones as "The Book" (the narrator) in the third, fourth and fifth radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He is also known for his portrayal of Sexton Blake for BBC Radio 4 in 1967. More about William Franklyn
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Franklyn was born in Kensington into an acting family: his maternal grandfather, Arthur Rigby, Sr and uncle, Arthur Rigby, Jr, mother, Mary Rigby, and father, Leo Franklyn, were all actors. He was taken to Australia as a baby, where his father toured with musical comedies. The young Franklyn attended Wesley and Haileybury Colleges, both in Melbourne, and developed an abiding love of cricket. He later trialled as a fast bowler for Essex, and opened the bowling for the Stage Cricket Club. He also became a leg spinner, and ran his own team, the Sargentmen, raising money for the Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children.
He returned to London, aged 11. He was evacuated to Luscombe Castle in Devon in the Second World War. His stage career began at the age of 18, when he appeared in My Sister Eileen at the Savoy Theatre in 1943. He was called up to join the Parachute Regiment, and was sent to Palestine. Read even more about William Franklyn at Wikipedia
He returned to London, aged 11. He was evacuated to Luscombe Castle in Devon in the Second World War. His stage career began at the age of 18, when he appeared in My Sister Eileen at the Savoy Theatre in 1943. He was called up to join the Parachute Regiment, and was sent to Palestine. Read even more about William Franklyn at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of William Franklyn
The most expensive item with a signature of William Franklyn ( Horror TWENTY TWO signed Barbara Shelley x4 Hammer William Franklyn Dracula) was sold in December 2017 for £73.50 while the cheapest item (AUTOGRAPH William Franklyn (The Avengers) Hand Signed Theatre Playbill) found a new owner for £0.99 in January 2019. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2018 with an average selling price of £4.22 for an autographed item of William Franklyn. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2022 with £10.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was May 2013. In average, an autographed item from William Franklyn is worth £4.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of William Franklyn were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 x 4 AUTOGRAPH BOOK PAGE HAND SIGNED BY WILLIAM FRANKLYN - ACTOR | £5.99 | |
| TV THEATRE FILM RADIO ACTOR POSTCARD 1960S,WILLIAM FRANKLYN SIGNED | £10.50 | |
| WILLIAM FRANKLYN (1925-2006) Schweppes Schh You Know Who Ad Signed album page | £3.00 | |
| WILLIAM FRANKLYN (d2006) Schh..You Know Who Advert, The Big Day etc Signed page | £2.00 | |
| WILLIAM FRANKLYN (d2006) Top Secret, Schhh...You Know Who Advert etc Signed Pic | £2.50 | |
| WILLIAM FRANKLYN - DAVID YELLAND - JOANNA DOUBLEDAY Signed paper | £4.99 | |
| WILLIAM FRANKLYN - POPULAR BRITISH ACTOR - EXCELLENT SIGNED THEATRE FLYER | £6.00 | |
| WILLIAM FRANKLYN / CAROL CLEVELAND + 7 - TOUCH OF DANGER - SIGNED THEATRE PROG | £4.99 | |
| WILLIAM FRANKLYN autograph | £1.99 | |
| William Franklyn Autograph- Hitchhiker's Guide Galaxy -Signed 5.5x3.5 Card-AFTAL | £2.99 | |
| WILLIAM FRANKLYN Genuine Handsigned Signature on Album Page. | £3.99 | |
| William Franklyn HAND-SIGNED Promo Card 10th Planet | £10.00 | |
| William Franklyn vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £4.99 | |
| William Franklyn vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £8.49 | |
| William Franklyn vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £5.50 | |