Henny Youngman Autographs
Henry "Henny" Youngman (March 16, 1906 – February 24, 1998) was an American comedian and musician famous for his mastery of the "one-liner", his best known being "Take my wife... please".
In a time when many comedians told elaborate anecdotes, Youngman's routine consisted of telling simple one-liner jokes, occasionally with interludes of violin playing. These depicted simple, cartoon-like situations, eliminating lengthy build-ups and going straight to the punch line. Known as "the King of the One-Liners", a title conferred to him by columnist Walter Winchell, a stage performance by Youngman lasted only 15 to 20 minutes but contained dozens of jokes in rapid succession.
Henry Youngman was born to Russian Jews Yonkel Yungman and Olga Chetkin in Whitechapel, in the East End of London, England. His family moved to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, when he was a child. He grew up in New York City, took violin lessons and began as a comedian after he had worked for years at a print shop, where he wrote "comedy cards" containing one-line gags. The comedy cards were discovered by up-and-coming comedian Milton Berle, who encouraged Youngman and formed a close friendship with him. Berle said about him, "The only thing funnier than Henny's jokes is his violin playing."
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Traded items with a signature of Henny Youngman
The most expensive item with a signature of Henny Youngman (HENNY YOUNGMAN - CONTRACT SIGNED 11/14/1945 CO-SIGNED BY: ANNA SOSENKO) was sold in October 2025 for $323.35 while the cheapest item (Henny Youngman Comedian Musician Movie IN PERSON Autographed Signed (#Ba56(61) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2020. The month with the most items sold (3) was October 2025 with an average selling price of $30.98 for an autographed item of Henny Youngman. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with $94.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was April 2018. In average, an autographed item from Henny Youngman is worth $21.97.
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