Will Collinson Alfie Dean BBC Military Comedians Old Hand Signed Photo

PFAS195A  Antique small 3.5" x 2.5" hand signed photo for BBC radio and theatre entertainers Collinson and Dean personally autographed by the 1930s duo which is perfectly below their portrait in great condition - This is DOUBLE signed as reverse has second signing from the pairing (see image 2) and you wont source better.

Collinson and Dean were a British comedy double act popular during the 1920s and 1930s. They were Will Collinson (born William Valentine Malivoire; 14 February 1882 June 1958) and Alfie Dean (born Alfred Corfield; 7 March 1902 22 September 1948). London-born Collinson had toured Britain, Australia and America as a comedy sketch writer and performer, before he established a working partnership with Alfie Dean in 1925. Dean had started his own career as a juvenile performer in 1915, and the contrast between the pair's ages and height (Collinson was tall, Dean was short) formed part of the basis of their humour. Collinson was a blustery and middle-aged straight man, while Dean goaded him with inane questions, quips, puns and non sequiturs. Unlike many other double acts such as Flanagan and Allen, the audience never felt that Collinson and Dean had an underlying affection for one another, more that they were obliged to co-exist.The pair featured in many short films in the 1930s, several of which are still readily available online. They broadcast regularly on BBC radio,  and appeared at the Royal Variety Performance in 1933.