{"product_id":"michael-crawford-16333","title":"Michael Crawford - 16333","description":"British actor and singer, voted into the Top \"100 Greatest Britons\" in a 2002 poll sponsored by the BBC.\n\nCrawford began his acting career as a seven-year-old, appearing in the premi�re of Benjamin Britten's work for children, Let's Make an Opera. Although he most often appears in musicals, he became famous for his role as Frank Spencer in the television sitcom, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, one of the BBC's most successful series of all time.Crawford has played leading roles in films such as Hello, Dolly (1968), but more often appears on stage, having starred in West End productions such as Billy (based on the novel, Billy Liar,1974), Barnum (1981, one of the longest runs by a leading man) and, most notably, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (1986), for which he won many awards. He also performed \"Music of the Night\" at the Inaugural Gala for President George Bush in Washington DC on Jan 19th 1989.\n\nHe starred in \"Dance of the Vampires\" on Broadway during late 2002 \u0026amp; early 2003 and in 2004 starred in the Lloyd Webber's musical \"The Woman in White\"\n\nArchive footage of Crawford's performance in Hello Dolly! was featured heavily in the 2008 Disney-Pixar film WALL-E, in which clips of the musical were shown, with particular emphasis on the songs \"Put On Your Sunday Clothes\" and \"It Only Takes A Moment\".\n\nThis is a very fine colour postcard (6\" x 4\") of a cheerful young Michael Crawford, neatly signed and inscribed (\"To John. Best Wishes, Michael Crawford\") in blue ink across a clear area of the image. In excellent condition.","brand":"Clickautographs","offers":[{"title":"1colour \/ 1size \/ Authentic","offer_id":57853635297612,"sku":"287","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1067\/9222\/3052\/files\/michael_crawford_colour.jpg?v=1785520224","url":"https:\/\/midsussexcollectibles.com\/en-gb\/products\/michael-crawford-16333","provider":"Mid Sussex Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}