Norman Lumsden Opera Fly Fishing Yellow Pages TV Advert Hand Signed Photo

gr-eph-40  This is a vintage rare undated but circa 1950s large 8" x 5" hand signed photo for British opera singer Norman Lumsden who has hand signed the photo where his signature rests perfectly accompanying his portrait in mint condition.  This is part of the collection of Leighton Lewis (British Composer) whose collection I am selling, and please see all my other opera items for sale.

Norman Lumsden (16 September 1906 28 November 2001) was a British opera singer and actor. He first came to prominence during the 1940s and 1950s in several operas by composer Benjamin Britten, often performing at Covent Garden and the Aldeburgh and Glyndebourne festivals. He later began a television acting career during the 1970s appearing mostly in small roles in TV dramas. He branched out into films during the 1980s, notably appearing in Clint Eastwood's 1990 film White Hunter Black Heart. He is particularly remembered for his portrayal of J. R. Hartley in the 1983 Yellow Pages advert Fly Fishing by J. R. Hartley, in 2015 voted fifth most popular British TV advertisement