John Sayles Autographs
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He is known for writing and directing the films The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Matewan (1987), Eight Men Out (1988), Passion Fish (1992), The Secret of Roan Inish (1994), Lone Star (1996), Men with Guns (1997), Sunshine State (2002), and Silver City (2004).
For Eight Men Out, Sayles was nominated for the USC Scripter Award. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for Passion Fish and Lone Star. At the 56th Golden Globe Awards, Men with Guns was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. His directorial debut Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980) and Matewan, were added to the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 1997 and 2023, respectively.
Sayles was born on September 28, 1950, in Schenectady, New York, the son of Mary (née Rausch), a teacher, and Donald John Sayles, a school administrator. Both of his parents were Catholic and of half-Irish descent. John Sayles has referred to himself as a "Catholic atheist". He attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts with frequent collaborators Gordon Clapp and David Strathairn, as well as his longtime partner, Maggie Renzi. Sayles earned a B.A. in psychology in 1972.
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Current items with a signature of John Sayles
These are the most current items with a signature of John Sayles that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | SIGNED ~ CRUCIBLE : A Novel by John Sayles (2026, Hardcover) 1st/1st | $80.75 |  |
| SIGNED ~ CRUCIBLE : A Novel by John Sayles (2026, Hardcover) 1st/1st | $80.75 | |
Traded items with a signature of John Sayles
The most expensive item with a signature of John Sayles (The Secret Of Roan Inish Poster Signed John Sayles Autograph One Sheet 1994) was sold in July 2025 for $400.00 while the cheapest item (JOHN SAYLES (Prod./Dir./WriterActor THE HOWLING) signed 5X8 B&W Photo & Card) found a new owner for $1.00 in June 2015. The month with the most items sold (9) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $60.50 for an autographed item of John Sayles. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2025 with $141.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.50 was March 2017. In average, an autographed item from John Sayles is worth $34.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Sayles were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Latest News about John Sayles
Book Review: ‘Jamie MacGillivray,’ by John Sayles (02/28/2023): “Jamie MacGillivray” gives readers a sweeping tour of 18th-century history, from Scotland to the American Colonies. New & Noteworthy, From John Sayles to Julius Caesar (12/31/2019): A selection of recent releases of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
