Dame Margot Fonteyn Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
DAME MARGOT FONTEYN
Born: May 18, 1919 in Reigate, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Died: February 21, 1991 in Panama City, Panama
Died: February 21, 1991 in Panama City, Panama
One of the world's greatest ballet dancers, Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991), born Margaret Hookham in Surrey, England, joined the Royal Ballet (then Sadler's Wells Theatre) as a teenager. By 1939, Fonteyn, whose name had been changed because Britain's popular ballerinas were either Russian or French, was a star. Known for her lyric grace, her fame only escalated with her 1949 tour of the U.S., where she performed Aurora in Sleeping Beauty. In the 1940s, she danced regularly with Robert Helpmann, but it wasn't until 1962, when she was considering retirement, that she was matched with her best known partner, Soviet-born dancer Rudolf Nureyev. On March 1, 1962, Fonteyn and Nureyev debuted in Giselle, and the duo would later originate the title roles Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet (Fonteyn and Nureyev also starred in the 1966 film version of the ballet and in the 1967 film adaptation of Swan Lake). In 1955, Fonteyn married Panamanian diplomat Roberto "Tito" Arias, to whom she was wed until his death in 1989. Fonteyn, who was created Dame of the Order of the British Empire in 1956, gave her last performance in 1979.
1958-The-Nutcracker (Performer), 1937-Le-lac-des-cygnes (Performer), 1991-Rudolf-Nureyev (in person), 1990-The-Tales-of-Helpmann (in person), 1984-In-Concert-at-the-Met (in person), 1976-V.I.P.-Schaukel (in person), 1969-Release (in person), 1967-The-London-Palladium-Show (in person), 1965-The-Hollywood-Palace (in person), 1967-Schwanensee (Performer), 1960-The-Royal-Ballet (Performer), 1955-1957-Producers'-Showcase (Performer), 1989-The-Margot-Fonteyn-Story (in person), 1972-I-Am-a-Dancer (in person), 1951-1965-The-Ed-Sullivan-Show (in person), 1963-An-Evening-with-the-Royal-Ballet (in person), 1958-Three-Seasons (in person), 1981-Celebration:-The-History-of-the-Sadlers-Wells-Royal-Ballet (in person), 1966-Romeo-and-Juliet (Performer), 1935-Escape-Me-Never (Performer), 1948-The-Little-Ballerina (in person), 1985-That's-Dancing! (Other), 1986-The-Kennedy-Center-Honors:-A-Celebration-of-the-Performing-Arts (in person), 1964-Ninety-Years-On (Performer), 1970-The-Dean-Martin-Comedy-Hour (in person), 1961-The-Bell-Telephone-Hour (in person), 1956-Val-Parnell's-Sunday-Night-at-the-London-Palladium (in person), 1991-The-Very-Best-of-the-Ed-Sullivan-Show-2 (Other)
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 166734MARGOT FONTEYN. Signature: "Margot Fonteyn", 5½x4¼ album leaf. Unknown signature on verso. One of the world's greatest ballet dancers, Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991), born Margaret Hookham in Surrey, England, joined the Royal Ballet (then Sadler's Wells Theatre) as a teenager.Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 176180MARGOT FONTEYN. Signature: "Margot Fonteyn de Arias", 4¼x2½. Also signed: "Anita Hookham", probably a relative as Fonteyn was born Margaret Hookham. Fonteyn has signed with her official name after being created Dame of the Order of the British Empire in 1956.
Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - AUTOGRAPH 1977 - HFSID 83269MARGOT FONTEYN. Signature: "Margot Fonteyn/1977", 5x3 card. One of the world's greatest ballet dancers, Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991), born Margaret Hookham in Surrey, England, joined the Royal Ballet (then Sadler's Wells Theatre) as a teenager.
Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - AUTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: PEARL ARGYLE - HFSID 46780MARGOT FONTEYN and PEARL ARGYLE Signatures from the two ballerinas on a green album leaf Signatures: "Margot Fonteyn" and "Pearl Argyle", 4¾x3¼ album leaf.
Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 153847MARGOT FONTEYN. ALS: "Margot Fonteyn", 2p, 5¼x7. Pelham Crescent, no date, Friday. On imprinted sheet to "Dear Madame Brune Meschi". In full: "How very very sweet of you to send me that sweet Spanish gipsy (sic). She gave me cheer and courage for the performance.
Sale Price $270.00
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED CIRCA 1960 - HFSID 253162MARGOT FONTEYN. ALS: "Margot", 2p, 7¼x10½, front and verso. Cleveland, Ohio, no year, but probably 1960, October 15. On letterhead of the Auditorium Hotel to "Dear Mr. Daum".
Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 251879MARGOT FONTEYN. Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Jimmy Walker/Margot Fonteyn". B/w, 8x10. Pencil note (unknown hand) on verso states that this photograph was signed at Loew's Capitol Theatre at a matinee on Wednesday, November 2.
Sale Price $360.00
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 1979 - HFSID 25243MARGOT FONTEYN. Photograph inscribed and signed: "To George Sanders/Margot Fonteyn/Best wishes. 1979". B/w, 3½x5½. Name and Giselle, the role in which she is depicted, imprinted at lower margin. Signed in the year she gave her last performance.
Sale Price $270.00
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 221054MARGOT FONTEYN 3½x5½ black and white photograph, shown performing Photograph signed: "Margot Fonteyn/with best wishes" in black ink, B/w 3½x5½. One of the world's
Sale Price $270.00
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 224595MARGOT FONTEYN. Photograph signed: "Margot Fonteyn". B/w, 8x10. One of the world's greatest ballet dancers, Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991), born Margaret Hookham in Surrey, England, joined the Royal Ballet (then Sadler's Wells Theatre) as a teenager.
Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 272732MARGOT FONTEYN. Photograph signed: "Margot Fonteyn". B/w, 3½x5½. Photograph by Mandinian. © Sadler's Wells Ballet. Captioned at lower margin. Depicts Fonteyn in Nocturne.
Sale Price $270.00
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 295666MARGOT FONTEYN The ballet dancer is shown in full view in this 3½x5½ black and white photograph. Photograph signed: "Margot Fonteyn". B/w, 3½x5½.One of the world's
Sale Price $270.00
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - HANDKERCHIEF SIGNED - HFSID 153637MARGOT FONTEYN. Handkerchief signed: "Margot Fonteyn" at lower right portion. White cloth handkerchief, 9¾x9½, with white lace trim. One of the world's greatest ballet dancers, Dame Margot
Sale Price $234.00
$260.00
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - INSCRIBED BOOK SIGNED - HFSID 277688MARGOT FONTEYN Inscribed and signed copy of her autobiography Book inscribed and signed: "Walter Logan [?]/Margot Fonteyn", 296 pages, 6½½. New York: Alfred Knopf, 1976, hard cover, with dust jacket.
Sale Price $234.00
$260.00
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN - PROGRAM SIGNED CIRCA 1950 CO-SIGNED BY: ROBERT HELPMANN - HFSID 153709MARGOT FONTEYN and ROBERT HELPMANN, JR. Program signed: "Margot Fonteyn" and "Robert Helpmann" on inside pages picturing each star, 10p, 7½x9¾. Leicester, circa 1950 June 19-20.
Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
