Butterfly McQueen Autographs
Butterfly McQueen (born Thelma McQueen; January 8, 1911 – December 22, 1995) was an American actress. Originally a dancer, McQueen first appeared in films as Prissy in Gone with the Wind (1939). She also appeared in the films Cabin in the Sky (1943), Mildred Pierce (1944), and Duel in the Sun (1946).
Often typecast as a maid, she said: "I didn't mind playing a maid the first time, because I thought that was how you got into the business. But after I did the same thing over and over, I resented it. I didn't mind being funny, but I didn't like being stupid." She continued as an actress in film in the 1940s, and then moved to television acting in the 1950s. She won a 1980 Daytime Emmy Award for her performance in the ABC Afterschool Special episode "Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid".
Born January 8, 1911, in Tampa, Florida, Thelma McQueen was the daughter of Wallace McQueen, a stevedore/dockworker, and Mary McQueen, who worked as a maid. After her parents separated, Thelma lived with her mother in Augusta, Georgia, where she was educated by nuns at a convent. She had planned to become a nurse until a high-school teacher suggested that she try acting. McQueen initially studied with Janet Collins and danced with the Venezuela Jones Negro Youth Group. Around this time she acquired the nickname "Butterfly" – a tribute to her constantly moving hands – for her performance of the Butterfly Ballet in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Disliking her birth name, she later legally changed it to Butterfly McQueen. She performed with the dance troupe of Katherine Dunham before making her professional debut in George Abbott's Brown Sugar.
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Current items with a signature of Butterfly McQueen
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Traded items with a signature of Butterfly McQueen
The most expensive item with a signature of Butterfly McQueen (BUTTERFLY McQUEEN - ORIGINAL ART ON AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/08/1991) was sold in October 2025 for $814.85 while the cheapest item (Butterfly McQueen Prissy Gone With The Wind Signed Paper Autograph) found a new owner for $0.99 in June 2024. The month with the most items sold (10) was October 2025 with an average selling price of $86.75 for an autographed item of Butterfly McQueen. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2026 with $375.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.99 was June 2010. In average, an autographed item from Butterfly McQueen is worth $33.00.
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