Ozzie Nelson Autographs
Oswald George Nelson (March 20, 1906 – June 3, 1975) was an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and bandleader. He originated and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, a radio and television series with his wife Harriet and two sons David and Ricky Nelson.
Nelson was born March 20, 1906, in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. He was the second son of Ethel Irene (née Orr) and George Waldemar Nelson. His paternal grandparents were Swedish and his mother was of English descent. Nelson was raised in Ridgefield Park, where he was active in Scouting, earning the rank of Eagle Scout at age 13. He played football at Ridgefield Park High School and during his college years at Rutgers University. He was a member of the Cap and Skull fraternity. He graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor's degree and earned a law degree from Rutgers School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, in 1930. Nelson was made a doctor of humane letters by Rutgers University in 1957. As a student, he made pocket money playing saxophone in a band and coaching football. Nelson was rejected to be the vocalist for the Rutgers Jazz Bandits, led by Scrappy Lambert and later Hawley Ades. Nelson was not discouraged and was gracious about this rejection when he met Ades years later. During the Depression, he turned to music as a full-time career.
Nelson started his entertainment career as a band leader. He formed and led the Ozzie Nelson Band, and had some initial limited success. Nelson made his own "big break" in 1930, when The New York Daily Mirror ran a poll of its readers to determine their favorite band. Since he knew that news vendors got credit from the newspaper for unsold copies by returning the front page and discarding the rest of the issue, he cannily had his band's members gather hundreds of discarded newspapers and fill out ballots in their own favor. They edged out Paul Whiteman and were pronounced the winners.
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Current items with a signature of Ozzie Nelson
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Traded items with a signature of Ozzie Nelson
The most expensive item with a signature of Ozzie Nelson (Ozzie Nelson Signed Framed 16x20 Photo Display) was sold in November 2021 for $399.99 while the cheapest item (OZZIE NELSON ORIGINAL SIGNED PHOTO 8X10) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2013. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2020 with an average selling price of $22.24 for an autographed item of Ozzie Nelson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2022 with $194.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was August 2023. In average, an autographed item from Ozzie Nelson is worth $56.27.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ozzie Nelson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Ozzie Nelson JSA Coa Signed Album Page Autograph | $95.25 |  |
| Ozzie Nelson JSA Coa Signed Album Page Autograph | $95.25 | |
| Ozzie Nelson JSA Coa Signed Album Page Autograph | $95.25 | |
| Ozzie Nelson JSA Coa Signed Album Page Autograph | $95.25 | |
| Ozzie Nelson JSA Coa Signed Album Page Autograph | $94.95 | |
| Ozzie Nelson JSA Coa Signed Album Page Autograph | $94.95 | |
| Ozzie Nelson JSA Coa Signed Album Page Autograph | $94.95 | |
| Ozzie Nelson JSA Coa Signed Album Page Autograph | $94.95 | |
 | Ozzie Nelson JSA Coa Signed Album Page Autograph | $94.95 | |
| Ozzie Nelson JSA Coa Signed Album Page Autograph | $94.95 | |
| Ozzie Nelson JSA Coa Signed Album Page Autograph | $94.95 | |
| Vintage Ozzie Nelson Autograph Card | $55.99 | |
| Vintage Ozzie Nelson Autograph Card | $55.99 | |
| Vintage Ozzie Nelson Autograph Card | $55.99 | |
| Vintage Ozzie Nelson Autograph Card | $55.99 | |
