[Dracula] Hamilton Deane

Rare vintage signed sepia photograph by Fielding of Leeds of Deane in a head and shoulders pose, signed in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a light area of the image, blind embossed credit stamp to the lower left corner, 5 x 7"; accompanied by a typed letter signed ('Hamilton Deane') to Miss Edna Mason, thanking her for her letter and forwarding the signed photograph as requested, one page, 4to, Nottingham, 25^th June 1929, (2)

***Irish actor & playwright who played a key role in popularising Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula (1897) as a stage play (1924) and film (1931), the latter starring Bela Lugosi in the title role.