A large collection of autographs and paperwork relating to film and television which originally belonged to the late Paul Welsh MBE, historian and advocate for Elstree Film Studios.

This lot comprises two small autograph books, ten binders, a box file and assorted loose paperwork. Some notable documents are a contract for performer Libarce, a contract for the famous dog Rin Tin Tin, a note from Peter Cushing commenting on his career within Hammer Film Productions and Jason Preistley's contract for the hit series television series Beverly Hills, 90210.

This set contains an extensive number of autographs, notes, and letters featuring the signatures of actors, many of whom are from the Golden Hollywood era and other famous figures from the Entertainment and Political world.

The signatures include Vincent Price, Michael Caine, Richard Attenborough, David Attenborough, Gene Kelly, Peter Cushing, Patrick Macnee, Cesar Romero, Alec Guinness, Robert Wagner, Ronnie Corbett, Doris Day, Joan Crawford, Eric Morecambe, Frankie Howerd, Cliff Richard, Bob Hope, Shelly Winters, Jimmy Durante, Patricia Neal, Roger Moore, Bob Monkhouse, Angela Lansbury, Margaret Thatcher, Norman Wisdom, Joan Collins, Honor Blackman, Ken Dodd, Kirk Douglas, Simon Cowell, George Raft, Betty Blythe, Ricardo Montalban, Burgess Meredith, Jason Robards, Debbie Reynolds, Jack Benny, Brian Donlevy, Cornel Wilde, Benny Goodman, George Raft, Douglas Fairbanks, Olivia de Havilland, Edward Woodward, Charlton Heston, John Thaw, Barbara Shelley, Derek Jacobi, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, John Gielgud, George Sewell, Rex Harrison, Anthony Quinn, Charles Laughton, Arthur Lowe, Robert Mitchum, Roy Thinnes, Karl Malden, Dennis Weaver, Rod Taylor, Roddy McDowall, Maurice Chevalier, James Garner, John Saxon, Spencer Tracy, Jack Hawkins, Ethel Merman, Jane Russell, Mickey Rooney, William Holden, Lionel Barrymore, David Niven, Louis Jourdan, Jimmy Durante, Basil Rathbone, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Stack, Jackie Cooper, Fredric March, Luke Perry, Peggy Lee, Dennis Wheatley, Tommy Steele, Jane Wyman, James Coburn, Kray Twins, Ray Harryhausen, Dirk Bogarde, Dennis Price, Gerry Anderson, Hedda Hopper, Jack Warner, Van Heflin, Harold Wilson, Ava Gardner, Dorothy Lamour, Ray Milland, Sidney Lumet, Sylvia Miles, Virginia Mayo, Richard Basehart, John Mills, Glenda Jackson, Lindsay Anderson, George Cole, Ingrid Pitt, Lionel Jeffries, Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon) and more.

The paperwork exhibits general signs of age and use. Dimensions (largest binder): 37 cm x 24.5 cm x 6 cm (14.5" x 9.75" x 2.25")

The autographs in this lot have been professionally authenticated by expert Garry King; see notice in the Buyer's Guide.

Due to the depth and quantity of this lot's content, bidders are encouraged to enquire for further details.