Helen Morgan Autograph

Helen Morgan (née Riggins; August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s. She starred as Julie LaVerne in the original Broadway production of Hammerstein and Kern's musical Show Boat in 1927, as well as in the 1932 Broadway revival of the musical, and appeared in two film adaptations, a part-talkie made in 1929 (prologue only) and a full-sound version made in 1936, becoming firmly associated with the role. She suffered from bouts of alcoholism, and despite her notable success in the title role of another Hammerstein and Kern's Broadway musical, Sweet Adeline (1929), her stage career was relatively short. Helen Morgan died of cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 41. She was portrayed by Polly Bergen in the Playhouse 90 drama The Helen Morgan Story and by Ann Blyth in the 1957 biopic based on the television drama. More about Helen Morgan

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Current items with a signature of Helen Morgan

These are the most current items with a signature of Helen Morgan that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Helen Morgan (1900-1941) Rare Autographed Postcard	$80.00
	Helen Morgan (d.1941) Signed Album Page Actress Singer Autographed BAS	$19.99
	Helen Morgan. Film and stage star who died at 41. Signed card & Christmas card	$35.00
	HELEN MORGAN—SIGNED PHOTO—SHOW BOAT—KERN-WODEHOUSE—ZIEGFELD—HAMMERSTEIN	$300.00
	Hollywood Star Paul Newman signed autographed 1957 Helen Morgan Story photo #2--	$79.99

She was born Helen Riggins in 1900 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Her father, Frank Riggin, was a farmer in Davis Township, Fountain County, Indiana. After her mother, Lulu Lang Riggin, divorced and remarried, she changed her last name to Morgan. Her mother's second marriage ended in divorce, and she moved to Chicago with her daughter. Helen never finished school beyond the eighth grade, and worked a variety of unskilled occupations. She worked as an extra in films. By the age of 20, Morgan had taken voice lessons and started singing in speakeasies in Chicago. Her voice was not fashionable during the 1920s for the kind of songs in which she specialized; nevertheless, she became a wildly popular torch singer. A draped-over-the-piano look became her signature while performing at Billy Rose's Backstage Club in 1925. Morgan became a heavy drinker and was often reportedly drunk during these performances.

Morgan was noticed by Florenz Ziegfeld while dancing in the chorus of his production of Sally in 1923, and she went on to perform with the Ziegfeld Follies in 1931, the Follies' last active year. During this period, she studied music at the Metropolitan Opera in her free time. Read even more about Helen Morgan at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Helen Morgan

The most expensive item with a signature of Helen Morgan (Zito Drawing of Helen Morgan (D1941) and signed by Morgan ~ Incredibly Rare) was sold in January 2022 for $350.00 while the cheapest item (ANN BLYTH SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO. KISMET. HELEN MORGAN STORY. WAGON TRAIN.) found a new owner for $0.99 in August 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2023 with an average selling price of $5.49 for an autographed item of Helen Morgan. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2022 with $150.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was August 2020. In average, an autographed item from Helen Morgan is worth $16.68.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Helen Morgan were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	ANN BLYTH SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO. MILDRED PIERCE. HELEN MORGAN STORY. KISMET.	$8.99
	ANN BLYTH THE HELEN MORGAN STORY AUTOGRAPH CUT	$2.00
	Autographed HELEN MORGAN Actress Old Hollywood Photo by William Shewell Ellis	$95.00
	Autographed Photo HELEN MORGAN signed Old Antique real deal old Hollywood movies	$125.00
	GOGI GRANT - Record LP Album THE HELEN MORGAN STORY - SIGNED in Person	$5.95
	Helen Morgan (d. 1941) signed autograph auto 2.5x3.5 cut Show Boat PSA Slabbed	$150.00
	HELEN MORGAN Hand Signed ON BACK OF 4X6 PHOTO -MODEL & ACTRESS - MISS WALES & UK	$1.35
	Helen Morgan, singer Show Boat, unique signed and inscribed 8x10 Glossy Photo	$129.99
	Hobart Cavanaugh & Helen Morgan - Classic Actors - Autographed Album Page	$21.50
	Vintage Helen Morgan Signed Photo James Hargis Connelly Portrait-Chicago	$18.35