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NOEL COWARD
A red and white houndstooth check woollen dressing gown - worn by Noel Coward on stage; accompanied by twenty two photographs of Noel Coward taken during his tour of South Africa, 1940s; two half-length portrait photographs of Coward, both signed by subject, one additionally inscribed ."In Which We Serve", largest 6½x4¼in.; a ceremonial portrait photograph of Mountbatten of Burma and his wife Edwina, signed by subjects on border, 9½x6½in.; and thirty five photographs of various Hollywood stars with Clifton Webb at the premiére of The Man Who Never Was, including Marlene Dietrich, Barbara Stanwyck, Joanne Woodward, Lauren Bacall, George Cukor and Louella Parsons, each 4x5in.; a half-length photograph of Clifton Webb, signed by subject; and related material. (a lot)
A red and white houndstooth check woollen dressing gown - worn by Noel Coward on stage; accompanied by twenty two photographs of Noel Coward taken during his tour of South Africa, 1940s; two half-length portrait photographs of Coward, both signed by subject, one additionally inscribed ."In Which We Serve", largest 6½x4¼in.; a ceremonial portrait photograph of Mountbatten of Burma and his wife Edwina, signed by subjects on border, 9½x6½in.; and thirty five photographs of various Hollywood stars with Clifton Webb at the premiére of The Man Who Never Was, including Marlene Dietrich, Barbara Stanwyck, Joanne Woodward, Lauren Bacall, George Cukor and Louella Parsons, each 4x5in.; a half-length photograph of Clifton Webb, signed by subject; and related material. (a lot)
Provenance
Bert Lister, Noel Coward's personal representative on his South African Tour and his stage manager in London for seven years - Noel Coward referred to Mr Lister as 'Nanny' . (See Noel Coward, Future Indefinite, p.268).