Ramon Novarro Autographs
Ramón Gil Samaniego (February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968), known professionally as Ramon Novarro, was a Mexican actor. He began his career in American silent films in 1917 and eventually became a leading man and one of the top box-office attractions of the 1920s and early 1930s. Novarro was promoted by MGM as a "Latin lover" and became known as a sex symbol after the death of Rudolph Valentino. He is recognized as the first Latin American actor to succeed in Hollywood.
Novarro was born Ramón Gil Samaniego on February 6, 1899, in Durango City, Durango, north-west Mexico, to Dr. Mariano N. Samaniego, and his wife, Leonor Pérez Gavilán. The family moved to Los Angeles to escape the Mexican Revolution in 1913. Novarro's direct ancestors came from the Castilian town of Burgos, whence two brothers emigrated to the New World in the seventeenth century.
The Samaniegos were an influential and well-respected family in Mexico. Many Samaniegos had prominent positions in the affairs of state and were held in high esteem by the president. Ramon's grandfather, Mariano Samaniego, was a well-known physician in Juarez. Known as a charitable and outgoing man, he was once an interim governor for the State of Chihuahua and was the first city councilman of El Paso, Texas....\nRamon's father, Dr. Mariano N. Samaniego, was born in Juarez and attended high school in Las Cruces, New Mexico. After receiving his degree in dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania, he moved to Durango, Mexico, and began a flourishing dental practice. In 1891 he married Leonor Pérez-Gavilán, the beautiful daughter of a prosperous landowner. The Pérez-Gaviláns were a mixture of Spanish and Aztec blood, and according to local legend, they were descended from Guerrero, a prince of Montezuma.
Read more about Ramon Novarro on Wikipedia
Affiliate disclosure: When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Current items with a signature of Ramon Novarro
These are the most current items with a signature of Ramon Novarro that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
Traded items with a signature of Ramon Novarro
The most expensive item with a signature of Ramon Novarro (RAMON NOVARRO - PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED) was sold in January 2026 for $813.19 while the cheapest item (Vintage Silent Film Star Ramon Novarro Signed Photo) found a new owner for $1.25 in August 2024. The month with the most items sold (8) was January 2026 with an average selling price of $394.92 for an autographed item of Ramon Novarro. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2023 with $699.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.25 was September 2024. In average, an autographed item from Ramon Novarro is worth $117.25.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ramon Novarro were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
