Lina Basquette Autographs
Lina Basquette (born Lena Copeland Baskette; April 19, 1907 – September 30, 1994) was an American actress. She is noted for her 75-year career in entertainment, which began during the silent film era. Talented as a dancer, she was paid as a girl for performing and gained her first film contract at age nine. In her acting career, Basquette may have been best known for her role as Judith in The Godless Girl (1929). The film was based on the life of Queen Selections Silver, a 1927 Hollywood High School student who started an atheist society, a 20th-century child prodigy, and feminist and socialist orator, accused of leaving atheist pamphlets in student lockers at Hollywood High School in 1927.
Basquette also was noted for her several marriages, including her first, to the much older noted producer, Sam Warner, a co-founder of Warner Bros. film studio. When her film career declined, she returned for a period to dancing and stage performances. After she retired from the entertainment world, in 1947 Basquette moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where she became a noted breeder of Great Danes; her dogs won numerous professional show prizes. She wrote several books on dog breeding as well. Later living in West Virginia, she also served as a judge for the American Kennel Club, and wrote a column.
Basquette was born on April 19, 1907, as Lena Copeland Baskette, to parents Frank E. Baskette, a drugstore owner, and his wife Gladys Lee (née Rosenberg) Baskette in San Mateo, California. She began dancing as a child. A Victor Talking Machine Company representative saw her dancing to a record in her father's store. He hired her at the age of eight (through her parents) to advertise Victrolas at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition, held in San Francisco. Basquette later began studying ballet.
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Traded items with a signature of Lina Basquette
The most expensive item with a signature of Lina Basquette (LINA BASQUETTE SIGNED JSA ACTRESS 8X10 AUTHENTICATED #P41542) was sold in June 2025 for $172.90 while the cheapest item (1930's MGM Lina Basquette signed? fan photo Metro Goldwyn Mayer 4 x 5 #621) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2022. The month with the most items sold (3) was May 2026 with an average selling price of $35.25 for an autographed item of Lina Basquette. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2025 with $104.38 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2018. In average, an autographed item from Lina Basquette is worth $20.00.
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