Rare Brian (Johnners) Johnston Autograph
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Rare Brian Johnston Autograph
THE SIGNATURE IS ON LIGHT BLUE PAPER MEASURING 12.5cms x 6.5cms
THE SIGNATURE IS ON LIGHT BLUE PAPER MEASURING 12.5cms x 6.5cms
IT IS BEAUTIFULLY FLOWING & IN PENCIL
IT IS A SUPERB & VERY RARE COLLECTORS ITEM
Brian Johnston
Born Brian Alexander Johnston
24 June 1912
Little Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
Died 5 January 1994 (aged 81)
Westminster, London, England
Cause of death Heart attack
Nationality British
Other names Johnners
Occupation BBC cricket commentator
Brian Alexander Johnston CBE, MC (24 June 1912 – 5 January 1994; often known as Johnners) was a cricket commentator and presenter for the BBC from 1946 until his death.
Early life and education
Born at the Old Rectory, Little Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, the youngest of four children, he was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford. On 27 August 1922, his father, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Evelyn Johnston, drowned at Bude, Cornwall at the age of 44.
His paternal grandfather was governor of the Bank of England between
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