John Garfield Autographs

John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle; March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theatre. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros.' stars. He received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Four Daughters (1938) and Body and Soul (1947).
Called to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), he denied communist affiliation and refused to "name names", effectively ending his film career. Some have alleged that the stress of this persecution led to his premature death at 39 from a heart attack. Garfield is acknowledged as a predecessor of such Method actors as Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and James Dean.
Jacob Garfinkle (Yiddish: יעקבֿ גאַרפֿינקל‎) was born in a small apartment on Rivington Street in Manhattan's Lower East Side, to David and Hannah Garfinkle, Russian Jewish immigrants, and grew up in the heart of the Yiddish Theater District. In early infancy, a middle name—Julius—was added, and for the rest of his life those who knew him well called him Julie. His father, a clothes presser and part-time cantor, struggled to make a living and to provide even marginal comfort for his small family. When Garfield was five, his brother Max was born. Their mother never fully recovered from what was described as a "difficult" pregnancy and birth. She died two years later, and the young boys were sent to live with various relatives, all poor, scattered across the boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and The Bronx. Several of the relatives lived in tenements in a section of East Brooklyn called Brownsville, and there Garfield lived in one house and slept in another. At school, he was judged a poor reader and speller, deficits that were aggravated by irregular attendance. He would later say of his time on the streets, that he learned "all the meanness, all the toughness it's possible for kids to acquire."
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Traded items with a signature of John Garfield

The most expensive item with a signature of John Garfield (JOHN GARFIELD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH) was sold in January 2026 for $714.85 while the cheapest item (Noir movie star JOHN GARFIELD signed 1948 Swing Band guest book album page) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2017. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2025 with an average selling price of $50.00 for an autographed item of John Garfield. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with $506.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2012. In average, an autographed item from John Garfield is worth $39.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of John Garfield were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	** Vintage Signed Early 1940s ** JOHN GARFIELD as WWII Pilot	$506.95
	** Vintage Signed Early 1940s ** JOHN GARFIELD as WWII Pilot	$506.95
	JOHN GARFIELD (1913-1952) Hand Signed Photo	$306.95
	JOHN GARFIELD (1913-1952) Hand Signed Photo	$306.95
	JOHN GARFIELD - The Illustrated Career In Films And On Stage - Signed Copy	$50.00
	JOHN GARFIELD - The Illustrated Career In Films And On Stage - Signed Copy	$50.00
	John Garfield 1940s Fan Photo Movie Print Signed Autograph Garfinkle *P183c	$29.50
	John Garfield 1940s Fan Photo Movie Print Signed Autograph Garfinkle *P183c	$29.50
	John Garfield d1952 signed autograph 2.5x3 cut American Actor PSA Slabbed	$255.00
	John Garfield d1952 signed autograph 2.5x3 cut American Actor PSA Slabbed	$255.00
	RARE Signed JOHN GARFIELD 8x10 Glossy Photo AUTOGRAPHED MGM Publicity Photo	$71.94
	SIGNED by Robert Nott-HE RAN ALL THE WAY: THE LIFE OF JOHN GARFIELD-2003 1st	$87.00
	SIGNED by Robert Nott-HE RAN ALL THE WAY: THE LIFE OF JOHN GARFIELD-2003 1st	$87.00
	The Films of John Garfield Howard Gelman 1975 First Edition Citadel Press SIGNED	$102.50
	The Films of John Garfield Howard Gelman 1975 First Edition Citadel Press SIGNED	$102.50