John Gavin Autographs
John Gavin (born Juan Vincent Apablasa; April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an American actor and diplomat who was the president of the Screen Actors Guild (1971–1973), and the United States Ambassador to Mexico (1981–1986). Among the films he appeared in were A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958), Imitation of Life (1959), Spartacus (1960), Psycho (1960), Midnight Lace (1960) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), playing leading roles for producer Ross Hunter.
Gavin was born in Los Angeles as Juan Vincent Apablasa II. His father, Juan Vincent Apablasa Sr., was of Chilean and Irish (McHugh) descent and his mother, Delia Diana Pablos, was a Mexican-born aristocrat. When Juan was two, his parents divorced and his mother married Herald Ray Golenor, who adopted Juan and changed his name to John Anthony Golenor.
After attending Roman Catholic schools, St. John's Military Academy (Los Angeles), and Villanova Preparatory (Ojai, California), he earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics degree and Latin American affairs from Stanford University, where he was in the Navy ROTC, did senior honors work in Latin American economic history, and was a member of Chi Psi fraternity.
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Traded items with a signature of John Gavin
The most expensive item with a signature of John Gavin (Signed PSYCHO 8x10 Janet Leigh , Vera Miles , John Gavin and Anthony Perkins) was sold in February 2020 for $350.00 while the cheapest item (no reserve JOHN GAVIN autograph HAND SIGNED 8X10 LOT #1979) found a new owner for $2.99 in February 2017. The month with the most items sold (3) was July 2025 with an average selling price of $71.93 for an autographed item of John Gavin. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2020 with $350.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was February 2017. In average, an autographed item from John Gavin is worth $29.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Gavin were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | John Gavin (d.2018) Signed Letter Autographed Actor Psycho SAG Pres Diplomat JSA | $153.99 |  |
| John Gavin (d.2018) Signed Letter Autographed Actor Psycho SAG Pres Diplomat JSA | $153.99 | |
| John Gavin signed 8x 10 photograph Clearance Sale Actor Psycho | $15.50 | |
| RARE Signed JOHN GAVIN 8x10 VINTAGE Glossy Photo 1961 "Back Street" Hollywood | $74.73 | |
| RARE Signed JOHN GAVIN 8x10 VINTAGE Glossy Photo 1961 "Back Street" Hollywood | $74.73 | |
| RARE Signed JOHN GAVIN 8x10 VINTAGE Glossy Photo 1961 "Back Street" Hollywood | $71.93 | |
| RARE Signed JOHN GAVIN 8x10 VINTAGE Glossy Photo 1961 "Back Street" Hollywood | $71.93 | |
| RARE Signed JOHN GAVIN 8x10 VINTAGE Glossy Photo 1961 "Back Street" Hollywood | $71.93 | |
| RARE Signed JOHN GAVIN 8x10 VINTAGE Glossy Photo 1961 "Back Street" Hollywood | $71.93 | |
| RARE Signed JOHN GAVIN 8x10 VINTAGE Glossy Photo 1961 "Back Street" Hollywood | $71.94 | |
| RARE Signed JOHN GAVIN 8x10 VINTAGE Glossy Photo 1961 "Back Street" Hollywood | $71.94 | |
| Signed JOHN GAVIN 8x10 black & white Glossy Photo 1961 "Back Street" Hollywood | $66.64 | |
| Signed JOHN GAVIN 8x10 black & white Glossy Photo 1961 "Back Street" Hollywood | $66.64 | |
| Vintage 1960s Autographed Photo of Actor & Ambassador to Mexico John Gavin | $30.99 | |
| Vintage 1960s Autographed Photo of Actor & Ambassador to Mexico John Gavin | $30.99 | |
