George Maharis Autographs
George Maharis (September 1, 1928 – May 24, 2023) was an American actor, singer, and visual artist who portrayed Buz Murdock in the first three seasons of the TV series Route 66. Maharis also recorded several pop music albums at the height of his fame, and later starred in the TV series The Most Deadly Game.
Maharis was born in Astoria, Queens, the third of six children born to Vasidos (later William) Mahairas and Demetra Stranis, both immigrants from Greece. He was raised in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of mid-town Manhattan. His brother Robert was a production assistant on Route 66 and became a film location manager. Maharis attended Flushing High School, where his schoolmates recognized his talent as a singer. He left before graduating and served for 18 months in the United States Marine Corps and then earned his high school diploma. He worked odd jobs while trying to launch a singing career, and appeared in musicals outside of New York City. He got his first break as an actor on the television comedy series Mister Peepers, playing a parody of Marlon Brando. He subsequently studied at the Actors Studio with Sanford Meisner and Lee Strasberg.
After a short stint at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Maharis returned to New York and won recognition in off-Broadway productions. In 1955, Maharis received critical acclaim for his roles in John Van Druten's play Dancing in the Chequered Shade, and 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. In October 1958, a critic at The New York Times described his performance in Jean Genet's Deathwatch as "correctly volatile, harsh, soft and cunning". In 1960 he performed in the first U.S. production of a work by Edward Albee, The Zoo Story. Brooks Atkinson wrote that Maharis' performance as the "overwrought yet searching intruder" was "a first-rate piece of acting". Maharis won the Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for his role in The Zoo Story.
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Traded items with a signature of George Maharis
The most expensive item with a signature of George Maharis (GEORGE MAHARIS & MARTIN MILNER Signed 8x10 ROUTE 66 Photo w/ Hologram COA) was sold in October 2022 for $375.00 while the cheapest item (George Maharis Signed 4x6 Photo Actor Route 66 Sylvia Maise Autograph Auto) found a new owner for $0.33 in April 2022. The month with the most items sold (5) was August 2022 with an average selling price of $2.11 for an autographed item of George Maharis. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2022 with $375.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was September 2012. In average, an autographed item from George Maharis is worth $13.49.
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Latest News about George Maharis
George Maharis, TV Heartthrob of ‘Route 66,’ Is Dead at 94 (05/28/2023): He appeared in Off Broadway roles before starring on CBS as one of two young men who find adventure crossing the country in a Corvette convertible. 
