Edna Best Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
EDNA BEST
Born: March 3, 1900 in Hove, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Died: September 18, 1974 in Geneva, Switzerland
Died: September 18, 1974 in Geneva, Switzerland
Edna Best (1900-1974) was women's swim champion of Sussex. Initially a stage performer, she entered films in 1931, and is best remembered as the mother in the original version of Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). Among her other films were Intermezzo (1939), Swiss Family Robinson (1940) and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947). Having appeared on London television as early as 1938 (in an adaptation of an Agatha Christie story), she won an Emmy in 1957 for This Happy Breed. Married to actor Herbert Marshall from 1928 to 1940, she was the mother of another actress, Sarah Marshall.
1959-The-Further-Adventures-of-Ellery-Queen (Performer), 1956-Ford-Star-Jubilee (Performer), 1955-Robert-Montgomery-Presents (Performer), 1938-South-Riding (Performer), 1959-Berkeley-Square (Performer), 1955-The-United-States-Steel-Hour (Performer), 1951-Celanese-Theatre (Performer), 1948-The-Iron-Curtain (Performer), 1940-A-Dispatch-from-Reuter's (Performer), 1940-Swiss-Family-Robinson (Performer), 1938-Prison-Without-Bars (Performer), 1934-The-Key (Performer), 1931-Michael-and-Mary (Performer), 1930-Sleeping-Partners (Performer), 1952-The-Philco-Goodyear-Television-Playhouse (Performer), 1934-The-Man-Who-Knew-Too-Much (Performer), 1923-A-Couple-of-Down-and-Outs (Performer), 1930-Escape! (Performer), 1951-Pulitzer-Prize-Playhouse (Performer), 1947-The-Ghost-and-Mrs.-Muir (Performer), 1947-The-Late-George-Apley (Performer), 1939-Intermezzo:-A-Love-Story (Performer), 1938-Love-from-a-Stranger (Performer), 1932-Faithful-Hearts (Performer), 1931-Bachelor's-Folly (Performer), 1930-Beyond-the-Cities (Performer), 1930-Loose-Ends (Performer), 1921-Tilly-of-Bloomsbury (Performer)
Quadrille - Performer (November 3, 1954 - March 12, 1955), Mademoiselle-Colombe - Performer (January 6, 1954 - February 27, 1954), The-Ladies-of-the-Corridor - Performer (October 21, 1953 - November 28, 1953), First-Lady - Performer (May 28, 1952 - Closing date unknown), Jane - Performer (February 1, 1952 - April 26, 1952), Captain-Brassbound's-Conversion - Performer (December 27, 1950 - January 7, 1951), The-Heiress - Performer (February 8, 1950 - February 19, 1950), The-Browning-Version-/-Harlequinade - Performer (October 12, 1949 - December 10, 1949), Yankee-Point - Performer (November 23, 1942 - December 12, 1942), Delicate-Story - Performer (December 4, 1940 - December 28, 1940), There's-Always-Juliet - Performer (February 15, 1932 - May 1932), Melo - Performer (April 16, 1931 - June 1931), The-High-Road - Performer (September 10, 1928 - January 1929), These-Charming-People - Performer (October 6, 1925 - January 1926)
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EDNA BEST - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH CIRCA 1940 - HFSID 289457Promotional photo for Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much, her best remembered role, inscribed in person to collector Saul Goodman Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Saul/Edna Best". B/w, 8x10. Captioned in lower margin.Sale Price $510.00
$600.00
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EDNA BEST - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH CIRCA 1954 - HFSID 289934Promotional photograph for Warner Bros. 1940 film A Dispatch from Reuter's, inscribed in person to collector Saul Goodman. Inscribed Photograph signed: "To Saul/Edna Best", B/w 8x10. Collectors ink note on verso dates signature: February 27, 1954.
Sale Price $531.25
$625.00
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EDNA BEST - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 154336A signed 3¼x5¼ photograph of a young Best gazing down Photograph signed: "Edna Best", in black ink, 3¼x5¼. English actress Edna Best (1900-1974) was women's swim champion of Sussex.
Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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EDNA BEST - INSCRIBED SIGNATURE - HFSID 19083The actress inscribes her name to a fan in blue ink Inscribed signature: "To Kay/Edna Best", in blue ink, 4½x3. English actress Edna Best (1900-1974) was women's swim champion of Sussex.
Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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EDNA BEST - NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 137504Rare collection of signatures from the three actresses, all signing on their respective images Newspaper photograph signed: "Edna Best", "Josephine Houston", "Louise Browne", all affixed to a 7¼x10½.
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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JACK HAWKINS - NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 137503Signatures from Hawkins and Best beside their respective images Newspaper photograph signed: "Jack Hawkins" (4x6½), signature: "Edna Best" (3x1¼), and two unknown signatures. All affixed to a 11x7½ sheet.
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
