Lawrence Mervil Tibbett (November 16, 1896 – July 15, 1960) was an American opera singer and recording artist who also performed as a film actor and radio personality. A baritone, he sang leading roles with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City more than 600 times from 1923 to 1950. He performed diverse musical theatre roles, including Captain Hook in Peter Pan in a touring show. More about Lawrence Tibbett
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Lawrence Tibbett was born Lawrence Mervil Tibbet (with a single final "t") on November 16, 1896, in Bakersfield, California. His father was a part-time deputy sheriff, killed in a shootout with outlaw Jim McKinney in 1903. Tibbett grew up in Los Angeles, earning money by singing in church choirs and at funerals. He graduated from Manual Arts High School in 1915. A year later, he met his future wife, Grace Mackay Smith, who rented a room in his mother's house. During World War I, he served in the Merchant Marine, after which he found employment singing as prologue to silent movies at the Grauman "Million Dollar" Theater in downtown Los Angeles.The most expensive item with a signature of Lawrence Tibbett (Lawrence Tibbett Oberfelder Slack Concert Series Autograph Signed Playbill 1939) was sold in July 2021 for $156.24 while the cheapest item (LAWRENCE TIBBETT 8 X 10 AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2017. The month with the most items sold (3) was July 2020 with an average selling price of $12.99 for an autographed item of Lawrence Tibbett. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2021 with $156.24 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.25 was September 2021. In average, an autographed item from Lawrence Tibbett is worth $39.99.
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1937 Operatic Baritone Lawrence Tibbett Signed Photograph | $85.00 | ||
1943 LAWRENCE TIBBETT PHOTO,AUTOGRAPH,METROPOLITAN OPERA BARITONE,CLEVELAND | $39.99 | ||
American opera singer Lawrence Tibbett Signed Photo frame size 8*7 | $65.00 | ||
Lawrence Tibbett (d. 1960) Signed Vintage 8x10 Photo - Opera Singer, Actor | $9.99 | ||
Lawrence Tibbett - Actor & Opera Singer - Autographed Mailing Envelope, 1937 | $9.50 | ||
Lawrence Tibbett - H.M. Brehm - Signed Postal Cover - 1931 | $99.99 | ||
Lawrence Tibbett Signed 8 x 10 Photo 1943 / Autographed Opera Singer | $29.99 | ||
Lawrence Tibbett Signed Photo 8x10 Vintage Auto | $79.99 | ||
Lawrence Tibbett Signed Photograph 1925, (by G. Maillard Kesslere) | $99.99 | ||
Opera Singer and Actor Lawrence Tibbett Autograph | $9.95 |