Jim Backus Autograph
James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989) was an American actor. Among his most famous roles were Thurston Howell III on the 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island, the father of James Dean's character in Rebel Without a Cause, the voice of the near-sighted cartoon character Mr. Magoo, the rich Hubert Updike III on the radio version of The Alan Young Show, and Joan Davis' character's husband (a domestic court judge) on TV's I Married Joan. He also starred in his own show of one season, The Jim Backus Show, also known as Hot Off the Wire. More about Jim Backus
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Backus was born February 25, 1913, in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Bratenahl, Ohio, an East Side suburb of Cleveland located on the Lake Erie shore, surrounded by the city on three sides. He was the only son of Russell Gould Backus and Daisy Taylor (née Gilmore) Backus. His older sister was Katherine Jane Backus. He attended Shaw High School in East Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from University School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Read even more about Jim Backus at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Jim Backus
In total, we tracked 71 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Backus (MARLON BRANDO SIGNED NOTE TO JIM BACKUS) was sold in December 2019 for $455.00 while the cheapest item (GILLIGAN'S ISLAND mr magoo JIM BACKUS wife HENNY BACKUS signed AUTOGRAPH 3530) found a new owner for $3.99 in November 2020. The month with the most items sold (4) was January 2021 with an average selling price of $44.99 for an autographed item of Jim Backus. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2014 with $139.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.50 was November 2020. In average, an autographed item from Jim Backus is worth $32.09.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jim Backus were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ACTOR JIM BACKUS (GILLIGAN'S ISLAND) SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED INDEX CARD (DEC. 1989) | $10.50 | |
| Jim Backus (1913-1989) GILLIGAN'S ISLAND Signed Photo - UACC | $45.12 | |
| Jim Backus 5” By 7” Signed Photo “Gilligan’s Island” | $15.00 | |
| Jim Backus Autograph 3x5 Index Card Gilligan's Island & Mr. Magoo (JSA) Cert | $100.00 | |
| Jim Backus Autographed 8x10 Photo TV Movie Actor Thurston Howell Mr Magoo JSA | $149.99 | |
| JIM BACKUS SIGNED & DAWN WELLS SIGNED AUTOGRAPH - GILLIGAN'S ISLAND | $26.00 | |
| JIM BACKUS SIGNED 3x5 INDEX CARD AUTOGRAPH - MAGOO | $20.00 | |
| JIM BACKUS SIGNED 3x5 INDEX CARD AUTOGRAPH - MR MAGOO | $15.00 | |
| JIM BACKUS SIGNED 4x6 INDEX CARD AUTOGRAPH - MR MAGOO / GILLIGAN'S ISLAND | $20.00 | |
| Jim Backus Signed Original 4x5 Photo Gilligans Island Rare Autograph | $20.00 | |