Doris Merrick Autographs
Doris Roberta Merrick (nee Simpson, June 6, 1919 – November 30, 2019) was an American film actress and model.
Merrick was born in June 1919, to Joseph Simpson and Nellie Weber, and had five brothers and four sisters. She attended Hyde Park High School and worked as a singer with her sisters, before becoming a soloist at NBC, she subsequently worked as a model before signing a contract with Warner Bros. in 1941. She was first given the name Beth Drake but changed to Doris Merrick not long after. After appearing in an uncredited role in Yankee Doodle Dandy, starring James Cagney, in 1941, she made her star film debut the following year in Girl Trouble. While a couple of her roles went uncredited she had a notable supporting role in the Laurel and Hardy comedy The Big Noise (1944). She appeared in the magazine Yank, the Army Weekly during the WWII years and her professional acting career ended in 1955.
Merrick was married to boxer Max Marek from 1936 to 1944, before being married to rancher and lumberman John Meagher Knoll from 1946 to 1962. Merrick lived in the Golden Valley Estates Assisted Living Centre in Yuma, Arizona and was going under her married name of Doris Hatfield. Merrick turned 100 in June 2019 and died in November.
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Traded items with a signature of Doris Merrick
The most expensive item with a signature of Doris Merrick (VINTAGE DORIS MERRICK signed autographed BLACK & WHITE 8x10 SIGNED Photo) was sold in March 2026 for $89.99 while the cheapest item (DORIS MERRICK AUTO SIGNED 3X5 INDEX CARD...THE BIG NOISE) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2015. The month with the most items sold (2) was October 2011 with an average selling price of $7.80 for an autographed item of Doris Merrick. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2026 with $89.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was February 2021. In average, an autographed item from Doris Merrick is worth $14.74.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Doris Merrick were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | ACTRESS DORIS MERRICK ,VINTAGE SIGNED OUTDOOR PHOTO | $29.99 |  |
| Actress Doris Merrick Signed 3x4 Photo Laurel And Hardy Movies | $14.50 | |
| Doris Merrick 8 x 10 Autograph Signed Actress Photo Lived to be 100 | $19.00 | |
| Doris Merrick 8x10 Autographed B/W Photo | $10.50 | |
 | DORIS MERRICK Autographed 8X11 Laurel and Hardy FREE SHIPPING! The Big Noise | $29.95 | |
| Doris Merrick Cowboy Western Star The Big Nose Untamed Women Signed Autograph | $14.99 | |
| Doris Merrick Signed 3x5 Index Card 'Heaven Can Wait' d. 2019 | $2.99 | |
| Doris Merrick Signed 8.5" x 11" Photo, Girl Trouble, Yankee Doodle Dandy | $5.50 | |
| Doris Merrick Signed Autograph (8x10) Photo | Classic Film Actress | $25.00 | |
| Doris Merrick SIGNED Photo 40s Movie Actress Girl Trouble Laurel & Hardy Warners | $43.50 | |
| Doris Merrick SIGNED Photo 40s Movie Actress Girl Trouble Laurel & Hardy Warners | $43.50 | |
| Doris Merrick SIGNED Photo 40s Movie Actress Girl Trouble Laurel & Hardy Warners | $43.50 | |
| DORIS MERRICK TIME TO KILL AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $6.00 | |
| DORIS MERRICK TIME TO KILL AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $4.20 | |
 | VINTAGE DORIS MERRICK signed autographed BLACK & WHITE 8x10 SIGNED Photo | $89.99 | |
