Melvyn Douglas Autograph
Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor. Douglas came to prominence in 1929 as a suave leading man, perhaps best typified by his performance in the romantic comedy Ninotchka (1939) with Greta Garbo. Douglas later played mature and fatherly characters, as in his Academy Award-winning performances in Hud (1963) and Being There (1979) and his Academy Award–nominated performance in I Never Sang for My Father (1970). Douglas was one of 24 performers to win the Triple Crown of Acting. In the last few years of his life Douglas appeared in films with supernatural stories involving ghosts, including The Changeling in 1980 and Ghost Story in 1981, his last completed film role. More about Melvyn Douglas
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Douglas was born in Macon, Georgia, the son of Lena Priscilla (née Shackelford) and Edouard Gregory Hesselberg, a concert pianist and composer. His father was a Jewish emigrant from Riga, Latvia, then part of the Russian Empire. His mother, a native of Tennessee, was Protestant and a Mayflower descendant.
Douglas, in his autobiography, See You at the Movies (1987), wrote that he was unaware of his Jewish background until later in his youth: "I did not learn about the non-Christian part of my heritage until my early teens," as his parents preferred to hide his Jewish heritage. It was his aunts, on his father's side, who told him "the truth" when he was 14. He writes that he "admired them unstintingly"; and they in turn treated him like a son. Read even more about Melvyn Douglas at Wikipedia
Douglas, in his autobiography, See You at the Movies (1987), wrote that he was unaware of his Jewish background until later in his youth: "I did not learn about the non-Christian part of my heritage until my early teens," as his parents preferred to hide his Jewish heritage. It was his aunts, on his father's side, who told him "the truth" when he was 14. He writes that he "admired them unstintingly"; and they in turn treated him like a son. Read even more about Melvyn Douglas at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Melvyn Douglas
The most expensive item with a signature of Melvyn Douglas (MELVYN DOUGLAS signed deluxe 10.5x13.5 still '40s head & shoulders portrait) was sold in July 2022 for $168.68 while the cheapest item (S841. MELVYN DOUGLAS, ACTOR, AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED NOTE DATED 4/19/1977. Melvyn Do) found a new owner for $1.99 in October 2019. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2018 with an average selling price of $44.88 for an autographed item of Melvyn Douglas. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2022 with $168.68 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.99 was October 2019. In average, an autographed item from Melvyn Douglas is worth $14.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Melvyn Douglas were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Autographed photo (5” by 7”) famous actor Melvyn Douglas | $35.00 | |
| Joan Crawford Autograph Signed Photo with Melvyn Douglas Drew Eliot 8 X 10 | $66.00 | |
| MELVYN DOUGLAS (1901-1981) AUTOGRAPH 1955 INHERIT THE WIND PLAYBILL COVER~ | $7.50 | |
| Melvyn Douglas signed autograph 3x 5 card Academy Award Guaranteed authentic | $18.00 | |
| Melvyn Douglas signed autograph 3x 5 card Academy Award Winning Actor | $14.95 | |
| Melvyn Douglas Signed Autographed B&W Photo Headshot - the Melchior Collection | $30.00 | |
| MELVYN DOUGLAS signed deluxe 10.5x13.5 still '40s head & shoulders portrait | $168.68 | |
| Melvyn Douglas Signed Vintage 1932 Contract Autograph AUTO PSA/DNA COA Actor | $44.88 | |
| Melvyn Douglas- Clipped Fountain Pen Ink Signature | $8.00 | |
| Melvyn Douglas- Signed Index Card with Transmittal Envelope | $19.99 | |
| S841. MELVYN DOUGLAS, ACTOR, AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED NOTE DATED 4/19/1977. Melvyn Do | $1.99 | |
| S937. MELVYN DOUGLAS, ACTOR, AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PERSONAL HAND WRITTEN LETTER ON | $9.00 | |
| TIME OUT FOR GINGER orig 1950's prog signed by MELVYN DOUGLAS & 8 more | $27.50 | |
| Vintage Hollywood 1930's Melvyn Douglas Autographed 5x7 Studio Photo | $89.99 | |
| Vol 2 #4 1967 Melvyn Douglas - SPOFFORD Signed on Cover by Cast Crew | $14.99 | |