John Qualen Autographs
John Qualen (born Johan Mandt Kvalen, December 8, 1899 – September 12, 1987) was an American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles.
Qualen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of immigrants from Norway; his father was a Lutheran minister Some sources give Oleson as the family's original name, later Oleson Kvalen as Qualen's earlier surnames. His father's ministering meant many moves and John was 20 when he graduated from Elgin (Illinois) High School in 1920. For four years, Qualen attended the University of Toronto, but he left there to join a Toronto-based traveling troupe as an actor.
In a Milwaukee Journal interview he said he needed to start working and did so with the Chautauqua Circuit. He drove stakes for the tent used for presentations until a night in Ripon, Wisconsin, when the scheduled principal lecturer did not arrive. Qualen replaced the missing man after he showed the Chautauqua manager a medal he had won for oratory as a high school student. Not long after that, he formed his own troupe, The Qualen Concert Company. At the conclusion of a tour following his marriage, Qualen and his wife, Pearle, formed the company to produce plays. The group's stops in a two-year tour included Boston, Chicago, and New Orleans. The Qualens' income was low enough that he sold cookware in New York for additional funds. Using a handcart to move the merchandise, he made more money from sales than from his acting.
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Traded items with a signature of John Qualen
The most expensive item with a signature of John Qualen (JOHN QUALEN-SIGNED PHOTO w/COA- Grapes of Wrath—Girl Friday—Searchers—Casablanca) was sold in April 2023 for $250.00 while the cheapest item (JOHN QUALEN actor 'The Big Land' Signed Autographed Auto 8 x 10 Photo d. 1987) found a new owner for $1.41 in August 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was September 2020 with an average selling price of $36.33 for an autographed item of John Qualen. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2023 with $250.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.41 was August 2020. In average, an autographed item from John Qualen is worth $42.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Qualen were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | (3) JOHN QUALEN actor 'The Searchers' Autograph Signed 8 x 10 Photos d. 1987 | $27.66 |  |
 | ?John Qualen "Casablanca" , "The Grapes Of Wrath" Signed Autograph Index Page? | $129.99 | |
 | John Qualen Hand Written Signed Letter Says Grapes Of Wrath Muley Favorite Role | $149.99 | |
 | John Qualen - Signed Autograph Book Page - Casablanca - The Searchers | $75.98 | |
| John Qualen - Signed Vintage Celebrity Autograph Photo | $64.99 | |
| John Qualen - TV & Film Actor - Autographed 8x10 Photo | $11.83 | |
| JOHN QUALEN actor 'The Big Land' Signed Autographed Auto 8 x 10 Photo d. 1987 | $1.41 | |
| John Qualen Autograph Actor The Grapes Of Wrath Casablanca Signed Photo | $44.99 | |
| John Qualen signed 8x10 Photo Beckett Authenticated Scratch & Dent Sale! | $10.50 | |
| John Qualen Signed Autographed Photograph Casablanca,His Girl Friday,Grapes Of W | $135.00 | |
| John Qualen Signed Index Card 1981 / Autographed | $39.99 | |
| JOHN QUALEN Signed Vintage Photo AuToGrApH JOHN FORD / WAYNE Stock Co. SEARCHERS | $95.00 | |
| JOHN QUALEN-SIGNED PHOTO w/COA- Grapes of Wrath—Girl Friday—Searchers—Casablanca | $250.00 | |
| SCANDINAVAN CHARACTER ACTOR JOHN QUALEN (1899-1987) AUTOGRAPH INDEX CARD~ | $6.50 | |
| Very Nice JOHN QUALEN Signed 8 x 10 Photo | $45.00 | |
