Melvin Mouron Belli (July 29, 1907 – July 9, 1996) was a United States lawyer and writer known as "The King of Torts" and by insurance companies as "Melvin Bellicose". He had many celebrity clients, including Zsa Zsa Gabor, Errol Flynn, Chuck Berry, Muhammad Ali, The Rolling Stones, Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker, Martha Mitchell, Maureen Connolly, Lana Turner, Tony Curtis, and Mae West. During his legal career, he won over $600 million in damages for his clients. He was also the attorney for Jack Ruby, who shot Lee Harvey Oswald days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. More about Melvin Belli
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Belli was born in the California Gold Rush town of Sonora, California in the Sierra Nevada foothills. His parents were of Italian ancestry from Switzerland. His grandmother, Anna Mouron, was the first female pharmacist in California. By the 1920s, the family had moved to the Central Valley city of Stockton, California, where Belli attended the now-defunct Stockton High School.The most expensive item with a signature of Melvin Belli (Melvin Belli Personal Handwritten Case Notes Trial Book with Signed Law Book) was sold in May 2016 for $225.00 while the cheapest item (Frist Day Cover Signed by Melvin Belli) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2010. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2012 with an average selling price of $5.97 for an autographed item of Melvin Belli. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2016 with $225.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2009. In average, an autographed item from Melvin Belli is worth $13.49.
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2 AUTOGRAPHED MELVIN BELLI BOOKS | $20.00 | ||
King of Torts Defense Attorney Melvin Belli signed/autographed photo card-RARE! | $13.99 | ||
King of Torts Melvin Belli autograph and letter | $9.49 | ||
MELVIN BELLI JACK RUBY ATTORNEY JSA AUTHENTICATED SIGNED FDC CERTED AUTOGRAPH | $69.00 | ||
MELVIN BELLI JACK RUBY KENNEDY ASSASSINATION LAWYER AUTOGRAPH SIGNED MAIL COVER | $74.99 | ||
Melvin Belli King Of Torts Famous Lawyer Signed Autograph Christmas Card Photo | $69.99 | ||
Melvin Belli King Of Torts Famous Lawyer Signed Autograph Photo W/ Toni Tennille | $69.99 | ||
MELVIN BELLI LAWYER THE KING OF TORTS dec. 1996 SIGNED CARD | $4.95 | ||
Melvin Belli Personal Handwritten Case Notes Trial Book with Signed Law Book | $225.00 | ||
Melvin Belli Signed Autographed 5x7 Photo JSA Cert Attorney King Of Torts | $89.95 |