A page from an autograph album signed in person by Peter Finch (1916 – 1977), the deceased Oscar-winning actor. Born in London, he emigrated to Australia as a teenager and was raised in Sydney, where he worked in vaudeville and radio before becoming a star of Australian films. Joining the Old Vic Company after World War II, he achieved widespread critical success in Britain for both stage and screen performances. One of British cinema's most celebrated leading men of the time, Finch won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role five times, and won a posthumous Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of crazed television anchorman Howard Beale in the 1976 film Network. Other notable film credits include Father Brown (1954), Simon and Laura (1955), A Town Like Alice (1956), The Nun's Story (1959), The Sins Of Rachel Cade (1961), The Pumpkin Eater (1964), The Flight Of The Phoenix (1965), Far From The Madding Crowd (1967) and Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971).

Finch died following a heart attack in the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel, at the age of 60.