Samuel Goldwyn Autographs
Samuel Goldwyn (/ˈɡoʊldwɪn/ GOHLD-win; born Szmuel Gelbfisz; Yiddish: שמואל געלבפֿיש; July 1879 – January 31, 1974) was a Polish-born American film producer and pioneer in the American film industry, who produced the United States's first major motion picture. He was best known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios. He was awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (1973), the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1947), and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1958).
Goldwyn was born as Szmuel Gelbfisz in Warsaw to Hasidic Jewish parents, Aaron Dawid Gelbfisz, a peddler, and Hanna Frymet (née Fiszhaut). He was likely born in July 1879, although he claimed his birthday to be August 27, 1882. At the time, most Jews fabricated their ages to prevent future conscription for the Imperial Russian Army.
He left Congress Poland penniless after his father's death and made his way from Warsaw to Hamburg. There he stayed with acquaintances of his family where he trained as a glove maker. On November 26, 1898, Gelbfisz left Hamburg for Birmingham, England, where he remained with relatives for six weeks under the name Samuel Goldfish. On January 4, 1899, he sailed from Liverpool, arrived in Philadelphia on January 19, and went to New York. He found work upstate in Gloversville, New York, in the bustling glove business. Soon, his marketing skills made him a very successful salesman at the Elite Glove Company. After four years as vice-president of sales, he moved to New York City and settled at 10 West 61st Street.
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Current items with a signature of Samuel Goldwyn
These are the most current items with a signature of Samuel Goldwyn that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | ? JANE WITHERS Signed 1943 SAMUEL GOLDWYN Contract - child actress scarce | $365.68 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Samuel Goldwyn
The most expensive item with a signature of Samuel Goldwyn (Olaf Hytten SAMUEL GOLDWYN INC LETTER 192 HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH) was sold in March 2020 for $2,026.07 while the cheapest item (Samuel Goldwyn Productions signed check for $13,509.73) found a new owner for $1.00 in October 2024. The month with the most items sold (165) was March 2020 with an average selling price of $49.99 for an autographed item of Samuel Goldwyn. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2026 with $1,200.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.00 was October 2024. In average, an autographed item from Samuel Goldwyn is worth $39.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Samuel Goldwyn were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1950s MINT-EXC HAND SIGNED Samuel Goldwyn Porgy And Bess 5410 LP33 | $159.60 |  |
| ? JANE WITHERS Signed 1943 SAMUEL GOLDWYN Contract - "The North Star" (Clavdia) | $350.00 | |
| ? JANE WITHERS Signed 1943 SAMUEL GOLDWYN Contract - child actress scarce | $365.68 | |
| ? JANE WITHERS Signed 1943 SAMUEL GOLDWYN Contract - child actress scarce | $365.68 | |
| ? JANE WITHERS Signed 1943 SAMUEL GOLDWYN Contract - child actress scarce | $365.72 | |
| ? JANE WITHERS Signed 1943 SAMUEL GOLDWYN Contract - child actress scarce | $332.47 | |
 | Leo Gorcey Signed First Movie Contract Samuel Goldwyn 1937 (Dead End Kids) | $1,200.00 | |
| Ray Freiman / Samuel Goldwyn Motion Picture Production of Porgy and Bess Signed | $556.00 | |
| SAMUEL GOLDWYN - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 12/30/1968 WITH CO-SIGNERS | $1,023.35 | |
| SAMUEL GOLDWYN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 07/19/1944 CO-SIGNED BY: Y. FRANK FREEMAN | $563.10 | |
| SAMUEL GOLDWYN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 08/19/1946 | $523.35 | |
| SAMUEL GOLDWYN JR Hollywood producer signed letter + invite 1999 to LA reporter | $148.24 | |
| SAMUEL GOLDWYN JR Hollywood producer signed letter + invite 1999 to LA reporter | $147.23 | |
| SAMUEL GOLDWYN JR Hollywood producer signed letter + invite 1999 to LA reporter | $149.76 | |
| SAMUEL GOLDWYN TLS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED wishing MERRY CHRISTMAS 12/15/1955 | $125.00 | |
Latest News about Samuel Goldwyn
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