Alan Sillitoe Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
ALAN SILLITOE
Born: March 04, 1928 in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Died: April 25, 2010 in Charing Cross, London, England, United Kingdom
Biography
English author Alan Sillitoe (1928-2010) published his celebrated first novel, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, in 1958 and his other most famous work, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (title piece in a short story collection) the next year. Both were made into films. His 2001 novel Birthday updated the lives of the character's from Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. Sillitoe also wrote poems, essays, children's books and plays for stage, screen and TV, as well as short stories and novels; his latest novel, Gadfly in Russia, was published in 2007. Sillitoe, who dropped out of school at age 14, was awarded several honorary doctorates during his life.
1977-Premiere (Writer), 2007-Burn-Hollywood-Burn (in person), 2005-The-Third-Programme:-High-Culture-for-All (in person), 2002-Cast-&-Crew (in person), 1972-The-Ragman's-Daughter (Writer), 1993-Hollywood-U.K. (in person), 1967-Counterpoint (Writer), 1962-The-Loneliness-of-the-Long-Distance-Runner (Writer), 1960-Saturday-Night-and-Sunday-Morning (Writer), 2007-British-Film-Forever (in person)
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ALAN SILLITOE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 10/04/1963 - HFSID 30517Author Alan Sillitoe wrote this letter from London, England in 1963 about a play based on his 1960 novel The General. In it, he said that he didn't have time to read it due to his workload.Sale Price $175.00
$220.00
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ALAN SILLITOE - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 02/01/1983 - HFSID 83313Author Alan Sillitoe wrote and dated a short note on this check from his account at Barclays Bank in 1983.
Sale Price $105.00
$120.00
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ALAN SILLITOE - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED - HFSID 132791976 first day cover honoring New York Times publisher Adolph Ochs, signed by author Alan Sillitoe. Sillitoe, who wrote about the alienation of working-class England, is best known for his novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and short story The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.
Price: $80.00
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ALAN SILLITOE - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/21/1979 - HFSID 206145Author Alan Sillitoe signed this letter, typed in Wittersham, Kent, England in 1979 about the writing process, his characters and what gives a literary work lasting importance.
Price: $200.00
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ALAN SILLITOE - TYPESCRIPT SIGNED - HFSID 179047First six chapters from author Alan Sillitoe's 1976 novel The Widower's Son, signed in black ink. Sillitoe, who wrote about the alienation of working-class England, is best known for his novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and short story The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.
Price: $160.00
