Richard Red Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show. He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, and also appeared in burlesque, vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist. More about Red Skelton
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Skelton began developing his comedic and pantomime skills from the age of 10, when he became part of a traveling medicine show. He then spent time on a showboat, worked the burlesque circuit, and then entered into vaudeville in 1934. The "Doughnut Dunkers" pantomime sketch, which he wrote together with his wife, launched a career for him in vaudeville, radio, and films. His radio career began in 1937 with a guest appearance on The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour, which led to his becoming the host of Avalon Time in 1938. He became the host of The Raleigh Cigarette Program in 1941, on which many of his comedy characters were created, and he had a regularly scheduled radio program until 1957. Skelton made his film debut in 1938 alongside Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Alfred Santell's Having Wonderful Time, and would appear in numerous musical and comedy films throughout the 1940s and 1950s, with starring roles in 19 films, including Ship Ahoy (1941), I Dood It (1943), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), and The Clown (1953).In total, we tracked 216 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Red Skelton (RED SKELTON ORIGINAL SKETCH AND CHRISTMAS CARD WITH AIRPLANE MANIFEST ALL SIGNED) was sold in February 2021 for $850.00 while the cheapest item (Vintage Red Skelton Signed Autographed TV Radio Mirror Magazine Cover Only!) found a new owner for $0.99 in August 2019. The month with the most items sold (10) was May 2020 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Red Skelton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2021 with $850.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.28 was June 2019. In average, an autographed item from Red Skelton is worth $16.99.
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LQQK 5X7 vintage 1950s original HAND SIGNED photo RED SKELTON entertainer #15 | $6.00 | ||
RED SKELTON (+1997) - Comedian - Hollywood Walk of Fame - Autograph Trading Card | $9.99 | ||
RED SKELTON Autographed and 8x10 Photo Actor & Comedian | $9.99 | ||
Red Skelton autographed CIRCUS FIRST DAY COVER WITH CLOWN | $14.95 | ||
Red Skelton Autographed Signed 5 x 3 Card | $15.95 | ||
Red Skelton Famous Comedian Ocean's Eleven Ship Ahoy Signed Autograph Photo | $29.99 | ||
RED SKELTON signed AUTOGRAPH 9312 | $4.25 | ||
RED SKELTON SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTOGRAPH. NO INSCRIPTION. LIFETIME COA. | $55.00 | ||
Red Skelton SIGNED personalized Vintage 11x14 Photo BAS BH27669 | $149.99 | ||
WOW Old Hollywood Stars Time Capsule Red Skelton Stock Photo Signed Autograph | $15.00 |