Ronald Shiner Comedian The Navy Lark Antique Hand Signed Photo

PFAS153  This is a superb opportunity to secure this antique 4.5" x 3.5" hand signed postcard photo for historic actor Ronald Shiner who has personally autographed the souvenir where his signature rests perfectly accompanying his portrait in pristine condition. You wont source better.

"...Ronald Alfred Shiner (8 June 1903 29 June 1966) was a British stand-up comedian and comedy actor whose career encompassed film, West End theatre and music hall.His stardom began when he was cast as a drill sergeant in the comedy Reluctant Heroes (1951) which he had played on stage. Directed by Jack Raymond, this was one of the most popular films in British cinemas in 1952. Also popular was Worm's Eye View (1952), the film version of the stage comedy, with Diana Dors, also directed by Raymond. These two films saw Shiner voted Britain's most popular local male star in cinemas in 1952 having never made the list before. Shiner made a cameo in The Magic Box (1951) then starred in his third and final film for Raymond Little Big Shot (1952) (Raymond died in 1953). Shiner remained a star for Top of the Form (1953), directed by John Paddy Carstairs, his first film for the Rank Organisation. He was in Innocents in Paris (1953) with Alastair Sim and supported Margaret Lockwood and two Hollywood names (Wendell Corey and Forrest Tucker) in Laughing Anne (1953). He was voted the third biggest British star of 1953, after Jack Hawkins and Alec Guinness. At the height of Shiner's career he insured his nose for £10,000 because he said "it's me beak which made 'em larf." Shiner back to leads for Up to His Neck (1954) with Carstairs, Aunt Clara (1954) with Margaret Rutherford, See How They Run (1955), Keep It Clean (1956), Dry Rot (1956) and My Wife's Family (1956). His role as Badger in Seagulls Over Sorrento was taken by Sid James, although he reprised it for the BBC in 1956 and 1961..."