Sophie Tucker Autographs
Sophie Tucker (born Sofia Kalish; January 13, 1886 – February 9, 1966) was a Ukrainian-born American singer of Jewish descent, comedian, actress, and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century. She was known by the nickname "the Last of the Red-Hot Mamas".
Tucker was born Sofiya "Sonya" Kalish (Ukrainian: Соня Калиш; Yiddish: סאָפיאַ קאַליש) in 1886 to a Jewish family in Tulchyn, Russian Empire, now Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. (Sonya is a pet name for Sofiya in Ukrainian as well as for Sofya, the Yiddish form of the name Sophia.) They arrived in Boston on September 26, 1887. The family adopted the surname Abuza before immigrating, her father fearing repercussions for having deserted from the Imperial Russian Army. The family lived in Boston's North End for eight years, then settled in Hartford, Connecticut, and opened a restaurant.
At a young age, she began singing at her parents' restaurant for tips. Between taking orders and serving customers, Tucker recalled that she "would stand up in the narrow space by the door and sing with all the drama I could put into it. At the end of the last chorus, between me and the onions, there wasn't a dry eye in the place."
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Current items with a signature of Sophie Tucker
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Traded items with a signature of Sophie Tucker
The most expensive item with a signature of Sophie Tucker (JUDY GARLAND - SIGNED + PHOTOGRAPH - SOPHIE TUCKER - OZ - GROSSINGER'S - AA) was sold in April 2020 for $295.00 while the cheapest item (SOPHIE TUCKER AUTOGRAPHED CABARET DAYS 1954 MERCURY LABEL SIGNED RECORD) found a new owner for $0.99 in August 2023. The month with the most items sold (6) was April 2025 with an average selling price of $73.75 for an autographed item of Sophie Tucker. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2024 with $250.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.78 was February 2019. In average, an autographed item from Sophie Tucker is worth $29.41.
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