Monty Hall OC, OM (born Monte Halparin; August 25, 1921 – September 30, 2017) was a Canadian radio and television show host who moved to the United States in 1955 to pursue a career in broadcasting. After working as a radio newsreader and sportscaster, Hall returned to television in the U.S., this time in game shows. Starting in 1963, he was best known as the game show host and producer of Let's Make a Deal. He had a conundrum with game theory and psychology aspects named after him: the Monty Hall problem. Behind the scenes, Hall also carried on an active life of philanthropy. More about Monty Hall
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Hall was born as Monte Halparin in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on August 25, 1921, to Orthodox Jewish parents Maurice Harvey Halparin, who owned a slaughterhouse, and Rose (née Rusen). He was raised in Winnipeg's north end, where he attended Lord Selkirk School (Elmwood, Winnipeg), and, later St. John's High School. Hall graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Manitoba, where he majored in chemistry and zoology. He was sponsored through university by Max Freed, a local businessman who was a customer of his father. Originally though, Hall had hoped to go to medical school but was not admitted due to secret quotas restricting the number of Jewish students admitted.The most expensive item with a signature of Monty Hall (2012 Leaf Signature Alex Trebek / Monty Hall Beckett BAS Jeopardy Autograph AUTO) was sold in November 2020 for $250.00 while the cheapest item (Monty Hall Host Signed/Autographed Trading Card #224) found a new owner for $0.01 in September 2019. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2019 with an average selling price of $3.64 for an autographed item of Monty Hall. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2020 with $55.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was September 2013. In average, an autographed item from Monty Hall is worth $5.52.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Monty Hall were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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let's make a deal MONTY HALL signed AUTOGRAPH 6956 | $3.89 | ||
let's make a deal MONTY HALL with COA signed AUTOGRAPH 5277 | $3.99 | ||
MONTY HALL (1921-2017) SIGNED STARLINE HOLLYWOOD CARD LET'S MAKE A DEAL | $9.99 | ||
Monty Hall - Let's Make a Deal Game Show Host - Autographed First Day Cover | $6.50 | ||
MONTY HALL 1991 STARLINE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME #224 AUTOGRAPHED CARD | $7.99 | ||
Monty Hall Actor Lets Make A Deal 8 x 10 Autograph Picture | $4.99 | ||
Monty Hall Autograph | $4.99 | ||
Monty Hall SIGNED 2013 Allen & Ginter's #175 autograph auto Game Show host card | $12.99 | ||
MONTY HALL SIGNED HOLLYWOOD CARD, COA & MYSTERY GIFT (028) | $16.95 | ||
MONTY HALL SIGNED INDEX CARD W/ PHOTO ATTACHED TO 9X11 SHEET | $2.99 |