Barry Fitzgerald Autographs
William Joseph Shields (10 March 1888 – 4 January 1961), known professionally as Barry Fitzgerald, was an Irish stage, film, and television actor. In a career spanning almost forty years, he appeared in such notable films as Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Long Voyage Home (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), The Sea Wolf (1941), Going My Way (1944), None but the Lonely Heart (1944), and The Quiet Man (1952). For Going My Way, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was simultaneously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the same performance. In 2020, he was listed at number 11 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Fitzgerald was born William Joseph Shields in Walworth Road, Portobello, Dublin, Ireland, the son of Fanny Sophia (née Ungerland) and Adolphus Shields. His father was Irish and his mother was German. He was the older brother of Irish actor Arthur Shields. Although he would be frequently cast as stereotypical Irish Catholics throughout his career, Fitzgerald was raised in the Church of Ireland.
He attended Skerry's College in Dublin before going on to work in the civil service, starting as a junior clerk at the Dublin Board of Trade in 1911. He later went to work for the unemployment office. "It was an easy job, full of leisure," he later said.
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Traded items with a signature of Barry Fitzgerald
The most expensive item with a signature of Barry Fitzgerald (BARRY FITZGERALD - DOCUMENT SIGNED 02/12/1947) was sold in January 2026 for $714.85 while the cheapest item (BARRY FITZGERALD 06 HAND SIGNED ARCA DRIVERS CARD LOOK!) found a new owner for $3.03 in July 2009. The month with the most items sold (2) was October 2019 with an average selling price of $69.49 for an autographed item of Barry Fitzgerald. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2026 with $714.85 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.01 was June 2022. In average, an autographed item from Barry Fitzgerald is worth $89.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Barry Fitzgerald were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1934 Signed Letter by Barry Fitzgerald 'Going My Way' to Esther M. Hawley Author | $51.01 |  |
| ANGES MOOREHEAD AUTOGRAPH W/JSA AUTHENTICATION +BARRY FITZGERALD | $5.01 | |
 | BARRY FITZGERALD signed "THE QUIET MAN", | $135.00 | |
 | BARRY FITZGERALD signed 2x5 paper "THE QUIET MAN", "BRINGING UP BA JSA#CH17535 | $194.00 | |
| Barry Fitzgerald - 1940's Signed Album Page w/Orig. The Naked City Still Photo | $150.00 | |
| BARRY FITZGERALD - DOCUMENT SIGNED 02/12/1947 | $714.85 | |
| BARRY FITZGERALD d 1971 Signed 1X3 Cut of Paper Actor/Going My Way JSA CC22141 | $89.99 | |
| Barry Fitzgerald Golden Age HOLLYWOOD SIGNED AUTOGRAPH | $29.88 | |
| BARRY FITZGERALD NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART VINTAGE AUTOGRAPH PHOTO | $61.00 | |
| Barry Fitzgerald signed autographed index card! RARE! AMCo Authenticated! | $39.00 | |
| Barry Fitzgerald Signed Photo RARE Going My Way The Quiet Man With COA | $150.00 | |
| BARRY FITZGERALD—SIGNED Going My Way AA Photo—Hitchcock•McCarey•Ford•Cary Grant | $131.00 | |
| OSCAR WINNER SUPPORTING ACTOR BARRY FITZGERALD ,AUTOGRAPHED VINTAGE STUDIO PHOTO | $99.99 | |
| Rare. BARRY FITZGERALD Original Autographed Photo. Going My Way. 1944. | $54.63 | |
| Vintage Autographed BARRY FITZGERALD The Quiet Man Actor Sailing Photograph | $40.00 | |
