Sam Jaffe Autograph

Shalom "Sam" Jaffe (March 10, 1891 – March 24, 1984) was an American actor, teacher, musician, and engineer. In 1951, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Asphalt Jungle (1950). He also appeared in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Ben-Hur (1959), and is additionally known for his roles as the titular character in Gunga Din (1939) and as the "High Lama" in Lost Horizon (1937). More about Sam Jaffe

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Current items with a signature of Sam Jaffe

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thumbnailSAM JAFFE - LETTER - SIGNED - CUKOR - BEN-HUR - BEN CASEY - AA NOM - BLACKLISTED$130.00logo
Jaffe was born to Ukrainian Jewish parents Heida (Ada) and Barnett Jaffe at 97 Orchard Street (current location of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum) in New York City, New York. His mother was a Yiddish actress in Odesa, Ukraine, prior to moving to the United States; his father was a jeweller. He was the youngest of four children; his siblings were Abraham, Sophie, and Annie. As a child, he appeared in Yiddish theatre productions with his mother, who after moving to the United States became a prominent actress and vaudeville star. He graduated from Townsend Harris High School and studied engineering at City College of New York, graduating in 1912. He later attended Columbia University for graduate studies. He also worked for several years as a teacher, and then dean, of mathematics at the Bronx Cultural Institute, a college preparatory school, before returning to acting in 1915.

As a young man, he lived in Greenwich Village in the same apartment building as a young John Huston. The two men became good friends and remained so for life. Jaffe was later to star in two of Huston's films: The Asphalt Jungle and The Barbarian and the Geisha. Jaffe's closest friends included Zero Mostel, Edward G. Robinson, Ray Bradbury, and Igor Stravinsky. In 1923 he appeared in the Broadway premiere of God of Vengeance (Got fun Nekome) by Sholem Asch, as Reb Ali. The production became notorious after the cast, producer, and theatre owner were indicted and found guilty on charges of indecency in May 1923. Jaffe began to work in film in 1934, rising to prominence with his very first role as the mad Tsar Peter III in The Scarlet Empress. In 1938, Jaffe was forty-seven years old when he played the title role of bhisti (waterbearer) Gunga Din. Read even more about Sam Jaffe at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Sam Jaffe

The most expensive item with a signature of Sam Jaffe (SAM JAFFE—SIGNED PHOTO—GUNGA DIN—ASPHALT JUNGLE—SCARLET EMPRESS—KILDARE) was sold in February 2023 for $65.00 while the cheapest item (BEN CASEY Autographed TV Guide Cover Signed by Sam Jaffe COA 1963) found a new owner for $3.99 in July 2022. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2013 with an average selling price of $15.00 for an autographed item of Sam Jaffe. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2017 with $49.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $11.49 was May 2023. In average, an autographed item from Sam Jaffe is worth $17.50.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Sam Jaffe were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

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thumbnailSam Jaffe (Ben Hur) Autographed Signed Card With Photograph$15.00logo
thumbnailSam Jaffe (Ben Hur) Autographed Signed Card With Photograph$15.00logo
thumbnailSam Jaffe (Ben Hur) Autographed Signed Card With Photograph$15.00logo
thumbnailSam Jaffe (Ben Hur/Ben Casey) Boldy Signed Card With Photograph$20.00logo
thumbnailSam Jaffe (Ben Hur/Ben Casey) Boldy Signed Card With Photograph$20.00logo
thumbnailSam Jaffe (Ben Hur/Ben Casey) Boldy Signed Card With Photograph$20.00logo
thumbnailSam Jaffe (Ben Hur/Ben Casey) Boldy Signed Card With Photograph$20.00logo
thumbnailSam Jaffe (Ben Hur/Ben Casey) Boldy Signed Card With Photograph$20.00logo
thumbnailSam Jaffe (Ben Hur/Ben Casey) Boldy Signed Card With Photograph$20.00logo
thumbnailSam Jaffe (Ben Hur/Ben Casey) Boldy Signed Card With Photograph$20.00logo
thumbnailSam Jaffe (Ben Hur/Ben Casey) Boldy Signed Card With Photograph$17.50logo
thumbnailSam Jaffe (Ben Hur/Ben Casey) Boldy Signed Card With Photograph$17.50logo
thumbnailSam Jaffe (Ben Hur/Ben Casey) Boldy Signed Card With Photograph$17.50logo
thumbnailSam Jaffe Famous Fabrics Ink Hooray for Hollywood Autograph Signed 1/1$49.99logo
thumbnailSam Jaffe signed 8x10 Photograph Scratch & Dent Sale Ben Casey$11.49logo