Vera Zorina Autographs

Vera Zorina (January 2, 1917 – April 9, 2003), born Eva Brigitta Hartwig, was a German-Norwegian ballerina, theatre and film actress, and choreographer, chiefly remembered for her films choreographed by her husband George Balanchine. They include the Slaughter on Tenth Avenue sequence from On Your Toes, The Goldwyn Follies, I Was an Adventuress with Erich Von Stroheim and Peter Lorre, Louisiana Purchase with Bob Hope, and dancing to "That Old Black Magic" in Paramount Pictures' Star Spangled Rhythm.
Zorina was born in Berlin, Germany. Her father Fritz Hartwig was a German lapsed Roman Catholic, and her mother Abigail Johanne Wimpelmann (known as Billie Hartwig) was Norwegian and Lutheran. Both were professional singers. Zorina was brought up in Kristiansund, a small coastal town between Trondheim and Molde, where she debuted as a dancer at the local theatre, Festiviteten. She received her education at the Lyceum for Girls in Berlin and was trained in dance by Olga Preobrajenska and Nicholas Legat.
At age 12, she was presented to Max Reinhardt, who cast her in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1929) and Tales of Hoffmann (1931). A performance at London's Gaiety Theatre won her an invitation to join the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1933, at which time she adopted the stage name of Vera Zorina. The company wanted only Russian names. She was given a list of 20 and chose the last one because she could pronounce it. A few years later, she attained a lead role in the London production of On Your Toes (1937) and was seen by American film producer Samuel Goldwyn, who signed her to a seven-year film contract. She appeared in seven Hollywood movies between 1938 and 1946.
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Traded items with a signature of Vera Zorina

The most expensive item with a signature of Vera Zorina (VERA ZORINA - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 12/18/1937) was sold in January 2026 for $523.35 while the cheapest item (ACTRESS BALLERINA VERA ZORINA SIGNED PAGE AND VINTAGE THE TEMPEST PROGRAM D.2003) found a new owner for $3.00 in January 2014. The month with the most items sold (2) was June 2021 with an average selling price of $29.28 for an autographed item of Vera Zorina. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2020 with $65.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.50 was November 2019. In average, an autographed item from Vera Zorina is worth $42.00.

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

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Jerome Weidman / Letter of Credit Signed With Note To Vera Zorina 1/20/41	$60.00
	Jerome Weidman / Letter of Credit Signed With Note To Vera Zorina 1/20/41	$60.00
	Vera Zorina - Norwegian Ballerina & Actress - Signed 8x10 Silver Print Photo	$5.50
	Vera ZORINA / Signature Signed	$40.00
	Vera ZORINA / Signature Signed	$40.00
	Vera Zorina Ballet Stage Actress Vintage Autograph Signature	$52.48
	Vera Zorina Ballet Stage Actress Vintage Autograph Signature	$52.48
	Vera Zorina Ballet Stage Actress Vintage Autograph Signature	$52.48
	Vera Zorina Ballet Stage Actress Vintage Autograph Signature	$52.48
	Vera Zorina Ballet Stage Actress Vintage Autograph Signature	$52.48
	Vera Zorina Ballet Stage Actress Vintage Autograph Signature	$52.48
	Young -The Three Fountains 1st Ed 1924 Signed By Young To Brigitta (Vera Zorina)	$50.00
	Young -The Three Fountains 1st Ed 1924 Signed By Young To Brigitta (Vera Zorina)	$50.00
	Zorina by Vera Zorina HC First Edition Like New 1986 Signed	$54.95
	Zorina by Vera Zorina HC First Edition Like New 1986 Signed	$54.95