Comment by Martin Slack on June 25, 2013 at 11:20am

Anyone recognise the signature please

Comment by Martin Slack on June 26, 2013 at 10:20am

Is it Humphrey Bogart ?

Comment by RobTwoRs on June 26, 2013 at 2:22pm

Dont have a clue who that is but I know for sure it's not humphrey bogart

Comment by wascher on June 26, 2013 at 3:42pm

Ok I looked up a bunch of Cyril's because that's what it looks like to me, and the only name I can come close to on this is Cyril Byron (looks like its missing the r in Byron)?   World War II hero in the early 40's.  ??  I'm taking a shot in the dark by the way lol.  I don't know.  If its him, he's still signing and in his 90's now.  http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/multimedia/galleries/top_images...

Comment by Martin Slack on June 26, 2013 at 9:01pm

Thanx Wascher,
The autographs were collected between 1946-1950.
I bought them at auction yesterday. The lady who sold them left a letter. She is named Doreen and she was an apprentice for Norman Hartnell. Doreen lived in Essex and travelled with 3 other apprentices to London and would wait by stage doors or at hotels and collect autographs when the stars came out.
Some great names in the 3 albums.
Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift, Harpo Marx, Ronald Reagan, Abbott and Costello, Walt Disney, Tyrone Power And Linda Christian, Virginia Mayo, George Montgomery, and many, many more.
A lot of them...I have not yet deciphered.

Comment by wascher on June 27, 2013 at 3:25am

Cool!    I'll look through your other pics.  I see you have some of the others there. 

Comment by Martin Slack on August 17, 2013 at 3:04pm

Comment by Martin Slack on August 17, 2013 at 3:06pm

Found this autograph of Cyril Byron. You will have to make up your own mind , if it resembles the autograph in my book !!!

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