Richard Matthews South African BBC Wildlife 3x TV Hand Signed Card

CHAU2469  A vintage hand signed Wilson Barrett Theatre Company official card for South African presenter Richard Matthews who spent 20 years with the BBC notably for his series BBC Africa with the signature placed perfectly in hand and this is very good (and mostly great) condition (undedicated signing too).  Comes with two unsigned Richard Matthews cards from the same collection one with his South African home address and the third with his Edinburgh theatre address he stayed at.  These are both great condition and the three items combined make this a truly unique listing.

Richard Matthews (21 November 1952 – 3 March 2013) was a South African wildlife filmmaker, television producer, television director and cameraman. Matthews spent more than twenty years as a documentary filmmaker for the BBC Natural History Unit. His notable credits included the 2013 BBC television series, Africa, featuring Sir David Attenborough. Matthews won three Emmy Awards and one British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for his work on wildlife programming..Matthews lived in Bristol, England, for much of his life, as his former home was located near the BBC Natural History Unit's headquarters on Whiteladies Road. His production company created the "Nighmares of Nature" show for the BBC.He and his family had moved to Cape Town, South Africa in 2004.He specialized in aerial film shots following his return to South Africa. Richard Matthews was killed in a small plane crash on 3 March 2013, while filming aerial footage in over the Damaraland area of Kunene Region, Namibia. His pilot, Mark Berry, was also killed in the crash