Clarence Linden Crabbe II (/ˈkræb/; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983), known professionally as Buster Crabbe, was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his career on the silver screen and later television. He starred in a variety of popular feature films and movie serials released between 1933 and the 1950s, portraying the top three syndicated comic-strip heroes of the 1930s: Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers. More about Buster Crabbe
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Crabbe was born in 1908 to Edward Clinton Simmons Crabbe, a real estate broker, and Lucy Agnes (née McNamara) Crabbe, in Oakland, California. He had a brother, Edward Clinton Simmons Crabbe Jr. (1909–1972). Crabbe grew up in Hawaii and graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu. He then attended the University of Southern California, where he was the school's first All-American swimmer (1931) and a 1931 NCAA freestyle titlist. He also became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity before graduating from USC in 1931.In total, we tracked 215 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Buster Crabbe (BUSTER CRABBE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED POSTER) was sold in March 2021 for $725.00 while the cheapest item (GLORIA DEA w/Buster Crabbe King Of The Jungle Signed/Autographed 8x10 Photograph) found a new owner for $5.00 in January 2023. The month with the most items sold (5) was April 2022 with an average selling price of $48.00 for an autographed item of Buster Crabbe. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2012 with $274.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.50 was November 2015. In average, an autographed item from Buster Crabbe is worth $36.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Buster Crabbe were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Buster Crabbe & Jean Rogers signed card - Flash Gordon / Buck Rogers / Tarzan | $34.00 | ||
Buster Crabbe (Flash Gordon) signed Letter 1941 | $85.00 | ||
BUSTER CRABBE CAPTAIN GALLENT VINTAGE AUTOGRAPH PHOTO | $9.95 | ||
Buster Crabbe Hand Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo - Movie Actor | $7.00 | ||
Buster Crabbe Olympic Gold Medalist Actor Vtg Signed 4x7.25 Paper Letter JSA COA | $49.99 | ||
Buster Crabbe Signed Framed 16x20 Photo Display JSA Flash Gordon | $249.99 | ||
Buster Crabbe Signed Framed 16x20 Photo Poster Display Flash Gordon | $249.99 | ||
Buster Crabbe Signed Framed 16x20 Photo Set Flash Gordon / Olympian | $174.99 | ||
BUSTER CRABBE SIGNED Print Portrait FLASH GORDON BUCK ROGERS 8.5x11 | $125.00 | ||
Buster Crabbe, swimming champion and great movie star' signed 10x8 color photo | $25.00 |