Elaine May Autographs
Elaine Iva May (née Berlin; born April 21, 1932) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and director. She first gained fame in the 1950s for her improvisational comedy routines with Mike Nichols before going on to write and direct several critically acclaimed films. She has received numerous awards, including a BAFTA Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. She was honored with the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in 2013, and an Honorary Academy Award in 2022.
In 1955, May moved to Chicago and became a founding member of the Compass Players, an improvisational theater group. She began working alongside Nichols and in 1957, they both quit the group to form their own stage act, Nichols and May. In New York, they performed nightly in clubs in Greenwich Village alongside Joan Rivers and Woody Allen, as well as on the Broadway stage. They also made regular appearances on television and radio broadcasts. They released multiple comedy albums and received four Grammy Award nominations, winning Best Comedy Album for An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May in 1962. Their collaboration was covered in the PBS documentary Nichols and May: Take Two (1996).
May infrequently acted in films, including Luv, Enter Laughing (both 1967), California Suite (1978), and Small Time Crooks (2000). She became the first female director with a Hollywood deal since Ida Lupino when she directed the 1971 black screwball comedy A New Leaf. Experimenting with genres, she directed the dark romantic comedy The Heartbreak Kid (1972), the gangster film Mikey and Nicky (1976), and adventure comedy Ishtar (1987). May later earned acclaim writing the screenplays for Warren Beatty's Heaven Can Wait (1978), and Mike Nichols' The Birdcage (1996) and Primary Colors (1998). Heaven Can Wait and Primary Colors each earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, while the latter won her the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Traded items with a signature of Elaine May
The most expensive item with a signature of Elaine May (WAVERLY GALLERY Full Cast Lucas Hedges, Elaine May + Signed Playbill) was sold in February 2019 for $399.00 while the cheapest item (ELAINE MAY AUTOGRAPHED COVER 77259) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2008. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2019 with an average selling price of $64.00 for an autographed item of Elaine May. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2026 with $307.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $14.50 was June 2013. In average, an autographed item from Elaine May is worth $135.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Elaine May were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | AMERICAN COMEDIAN ,SCREENWRITER & FILM DIRECTOR ELAINE MAY ,SIGNED VINTAGE PHOTO | $39.99 |  |
| Elaine May & Lucas Hedges signed 8x10 photo In Person. Academy Award Winner | $262.00 | |
| Elaine May Signed / Inscribed Photo 8”X10 California Suite Film 1978 Autographed | $39.98 | |
| Elaine May signed 8x10 photo In Person. Academy Award Winner | $232.00 | |
| Elaine May signed 8x10 photo In Person. Academy Award Winner | $232.00 | |
| Elaine May signed 8x10 photo In Person. Academy Award Winner | $232.00 | |
| Elaine May signed 8X10 photo In Person. Heaven Can Wait, Waverly Gallery | $125.00 | |
| Elaine May Signed Auto 3x5 Index Card Luv | $149.00 | |
| ELAINE MAY.. Alluring Actress / Comedienne - SIGNED | $165.00 | |
 | ELAINE MAY... A New Leaf - SIGNED | $307.00 | |
| ELAINE MAY... A New Leaf - SIGNED | $245.00 | |
| JAMES COCO—SIGNED PHOTO—Emmy+AA Nom•NEIL SIMON•MUPPETS•ELAINE MAY•FALK•MATTHAU | $41.00 | |
| Joan Allen signed Elaine May 8x10 photo In Person. Jason Bourne | $52.00 | |
| VERY RARE Iconic Elaine May Signed Autographed 4x6 Index Card Photo Actress | $274.99 | |
| VINTAGE ELAINE MAY SIGNED INDEX CARD | $9.99 | |
