Leo Gorcey Autograph
Leo Bernard Gorcey (June 3, 1917– June 2, 1969) was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of hooligans known variously as the Dead End Kids, the East Side Kids and, as adults, The Bowery Boys. Gorcey was famous for his use of malapropisms, such as "I depreciate it!" instead of "I appreciate it!" More about Leo Gorcey
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Gorcey was born in New York City on June 3, 1917, the son of Josephine (née Condon), an Irish Catholic immigrant, and Bernard Gorcey, a Russian Jewish immigrant. Both were vaudevillian actors of short stature. Bernard Gorcey was 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m) and his wife was 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m). Their son would reach 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) in adulthood.
In the 1930s, Gorcey's father lived apart from the family while working in theater and film. When he returned in 1935, he and Leo's younger brother David Gorcey persuaded Leo to audition for a small part in the play Dead End. Leo had just lost a job as a plumber's apprentice and wished to emulate his father's modest success. The Gorcey boys were cast in small roles as two members of the East 53rd Place Gang (originally dubbed the "2nd Avenue Boys") in the play Dead End by Sidney Kingsley. Charles Duncan, originally cast as Spit, left the play, and Gorcey, his understudy, was promoted. Gorcey created the stage persona of a quarrelsome guttersnipe whose greatest joy was to make trouble. Read even more about Leo Gorcey at Wikipedia
In the 1930s, Gorcey's father lived apart from the family while working in theater and film. When he returned in 1935, he and Leo's younger brother David Gorcey persuaded Leo to audition for a small part in the play Dead End. Leo had just lost a job as a plumber's apprentice and wished to emulate his father's modest success. The Gorcey boys were cast in small roles as two members of the East 53rd Place Gang (originally dubbed the "2nd Avenue Boys") in the play Dead End by Sidney Kingsley. Charles Duncan, originally cast as Spit, left the play, and Gorcey, his understudy, was promoted. Gorcey created the stage persona of a quarrelsome guttersnipe whose greatest joy was to make trouble. Read even more about Leo Gorcey at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Leo Gorcey
The most expensive item with a signature of Leo Gorcey (LEO GORCEY Signed Book First Edition 1967 Dead End Kids Bowery Boys Autograph ?) was sold in October 2023 for $699.77 while the cheapest item (Leo Gorcey Bowery Boys Dead End Eastside Kids SIgned Autograph Repro 8x10 Still) found a new owner for $8.95 in April 2021. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2022 with an average selling price of $30.00 for an autographed item of Leo Gorcey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2023 with $699.77 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $8.95 was April 2021. In average, an autographed item from Leo Gorcey is worth $77.48.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Leo Gorcey were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Leo Gorcey Actor Dead End Kid & Wife Vintage Autograph Pre 1950's FREE SHIP | $26.00 | |
| LEO GORCEY and WILLIAM BEAUDINE AUTOGRAPHED CUT SIGNATURES DEAD END KIDS JSA | $10.49 | |
| Leo Gorcey Autograph 1940's Hand Signed 5x7 Bio Photo Bowery Boys Ghost Chasers | $152.50 | |
| Leo Gorcey Autographed Vintage Album Page Dead End Kids Film Actor JSA COA | $196.99 | |
| Leo Gorcey Bowery Boys Dead End Eastside Kids SIgned Autograph Repro 8x10 Still | $8.95 | |
| Leo Gorcey D.1969 Actor Mad, Mad World signed 3x5 index Card | $79.96 | |
| Leo Gorcey Dead End Kids Actor Signed Auto Vintage 1949 5x7 Photo (d. 1969) | $126.30 | |
| LEO GORCEY Dead End Kids Bowery Boys Comedy Legend RARE Signed Photo Vintage | $95.00 | |
| Leo Gorcey Hand Signed Autographed Paper GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC | $27.99 | |
| Leo Gorcey signed 8x10 BW photograph | $119.50 | |
| LEO GORCEY SIGNED AUTOGRAPH ALBUM PAGE WITH MOUNTED CUT-OUT PHOTO-EAST SIDE KIDS | $99.99 | |
| LEO GORCEY Signed Book First Edition 1967 Dead End Kids Bowery Boys Autograph ? | $699.77 | |
| LEO GORCEY SIGNED SCRAPBOOK PAGE CUT AUTOGRAPH - VINTAGE | $49.50 | |
| Original Signed Auto Cut Leo Gorcey Died 1969 Dead End Kids, The East Side Kids | $73.00 | |
| Willian Benedict SIGNED Photo Whitey Bowery Boys Leo Gorcey Crazy Over Horses 51 | $34.00 | |