Martha Raye Autographs
Martha Raye (born Margy Reed; August 27, 1916 – October 19, 1994), nicknamed The Big Mouth, was an American comic actress and singer who performed in movies, and later on television. She also acted in plays, including on Broadway.\nShe was honored in 1969 at the Academy Awards as the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient for her volunteer efforts and services to the troops.
Raye was born at St. James Hospital in Butte, Montana, as Margy Reed, the daughter of Irish immigrant Peter F. Reed Jr., and Maybelle Hazel (Hooper) Reed, who had been raised in Milwaukee and Montana. Her parents were performing in a local vaudeville theatre as Reed and Hooper when their daughter was born.
As a teenager in the early 1930s, Raye began her career as a vocalist with the Paul Ash and Boris Morros orchestras. She made her first film appearance in a band short titled A Nite in the Nite Club (1934). In 1936, she was signed for comic roles by Paramount Pictures; her first feature film was Rhythm on the Range with Bing Crosby. She made her Broadway debut in the Harry Akst musical Calling All Stars in 1934, and later returned to Broadway in starring roles in Yip Harburg's Hold On to Your Hats (1941), Jerry Herman's Hello, Dolly! (1967), and Vincent Youmans's No, No, Nanette (1972).
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Traded items with a signature of Martha Raye
The most expensive item with a signature of Martha Raye (MARTHA RAYE - INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED CIRCA 1937) was sold in August 2025 for $612.85 while the cheapest item (Martha Raye Autograph Index Card) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2023. The month with the most items sold (10) was June 2025 with an average selling price of $51.90 for an autographed item of Martha Raye. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2016 with $116.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.85 was June 2011. In average, an autographed item from Martha Raye is worth $16.00.
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