Phil Harris Autographs
Wonga Philip Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American actor, bandleader, entertainer and singer. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with The Jack Benny Program, then in The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show in which he co-starred with his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris is also noted for his voice acting in animated films. As a voice actor, he played Baloo in The Jungle Book (1967), Thomas O'Malley in The Aristocats (1970), Little John in Robin Hood (1973), and Patou in Rock-a-Doodle (1991). As a singer, he recorded a number one novelty hit record, "The Thing" (1950).
Harris was born in Linton, Indiana on June 24, 1904, but grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and identified himself as a Southerner. His hallmark song was "That's What I Like About the South." He had a trace of a Southern accent and in later years made self-deprecating jokes over the air about his heritage. His parents were circus performers. His father, a tent bandleader, gave him his first job as a drummer with the circus band.
His unusual first name "Wonga," is said to derive from a Cherokee word meaning "messenger of fleet" or, perhaps more accurately translated, "fast messenger."
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Traded items with a signature of Phil Harris
The most expensive item with a signature of Phil Harris (Aristocats Phil Harris Thomas O’malley Signed Autographed Frame 16x21 Disney) was sold in March 2024 for $379.99 while the cheapest item (AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF CAPTAIN PHIL HARRIS) found a new owner for $0.99 in December 2008. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2017 with an average selling price of $49.12 for an autographed item of Phil Harris. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2017 with $99.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was December 2008. In average, an autographed item from Phil Harris is worth $21.50.
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