Vintage set of four original portrait drawings of Beatles members Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon, each accomplished in pencil by an unknown fan on individual off-white 8.5 x 9 sheets of drawing paper, with all but Lennon signing their respective sheet in blue ballpoint, “Love from, Paul McCartney, xxx,” “George Harrison,” and “Ringo Starr.” Each sheet is signed along the lower border by the artist, “F. Noonan,” who dates the drawings to Miami in 1964. In overall very good to fine condition, with light creasing, and an unobtrusive vertical fold, to each sheet.
Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Janice Nicholls, one of the judges from the British television show Thank Your Lucky Stars: “The exhibited drawings were given to me & autographed personally by The Beatles during a recording of ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’ in 1964.” The letter features an image of Nicholls and her husband posing with the band at a later date.
A former office clerk from the English Midlands, Janice Nicholls became a fixture of Thank Your Lucky Stars when she was featured as part of the Spin-a-Disc section, in which a guest DJ and three teenagers reviewed three singles. She became known for the catchphrase ‘Oi'll give it foive,’ which she said with a strong Black Country accent.
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