John Kander Autograph

John Harold Kander (born March 18, 1927) is an American composer, known largely for his work in the musical theater. As part of the songwriting team Kander and Ebb (with lyricist Fred Ebb), Kander wrote the scores for 15 musicals, including Cabaret (1966) and Chicago (1975), both of which were later adapted into acclaimed films. He and Ebb also wrote the standard "New York, New York" (also known as "Theme from New York, New York"). More about John Kander

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John Kander, the second son of Harold and Bernice (Aaron) Kander, was born on March 18, 1927, in Kansas City, Missouri. He has stated that he grew up in a loving, middle-class Jewish family and maintained a lifelong close relationship with his older brother, Edward, who became a sales manager at a brokerage house in the city. John attributes his early interest in music (starting at age four) to the family's love of singing around the piano. His first composition was a Christmas carol, written during second-grade mathematics class; his teacher's encouragement led to the school choir singing it for a holiday assembly. His 2nd grade teacher discreetly asked his parents permission to use the song, since he is ironically Jewish. He attended his first opera performances at the age of nine, when the San Carlo Opera came to Kansas City with their productions of Aida and Madama Butterfly. According to Kander, "My mother took me and we sat in the first row. There were these giants on the stage, and my feet were dangling over my seat. It was overwhelming for me, even though I could see the strings that held the beards on the Egyptian soldiers.... My interest in telling a story through music in many ways derived from early experiences like those."

Kander attended Westport High School before transferring to the Pembroke Country-Day School. During World War II, Kander joined the U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps. After completing his training in California and sailing between San Francisco and Asia, Kander left the Corps on May 3, 1946. However, due to rule changes governing national service, Kander was forced to enlist in the Army Reserves in September of the same year, after having already completed one semester at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. During the Korean War, Kander was ordered back into active duty, but he was forced to remain in New York City for six months of observation after a medical physical revealed scars on his lungs. He was officially discharged on July 3, 1957. Read even more about John Kander at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of John Kander

The most expensive item with a signature of John Kander (Musical phrase handwritten & signed by John Kander from film NEW YORK, NEW YORK) was sold in May 2022 for $1500.00 while the cheapest item (John Kander Signed 4x6 Photo Broadway Songwriter Composer Autograph Auto) found a new owner for $0.01 in March 2022. The month with the most items sold (3) was October 2020 with an average selling price of $3.25 for an autographed item of John Kander. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2021 with $14.33 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.00 was February 2022. In average, an autographed item from John Kander is worth $8.00.

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thumbnailJOHN KANDER Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 Photo - COMPOSER CABARET$8.50logo
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thumbnailJOHN KANDER Hand Signed Autograph 3X5 CARD - COMPOSER CABARET & THE HAPPY TIME$1.26logo
thumbnailJOHN KANDER Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 Photo - COMPOSER - THE HAPPY TIME $8.01logo
thumbnailJOHN KANDER Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 Photo - COMPOSER - THE HAPPY TIME $8.50logo
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thumbnailJOHN KANDER Hand Signed Autograph CUT With 4X6 Photo - COMPOSER CABARET $1.00logo
thumbnailJOHN KANDER Hand Signed Autograph CUT With 4X6 Photo - COMPOSER CABARET $3.61logo
thumbnailJOHN KANDER Hand Signed Autograph CUT With 4X6 Photo - COMPOSER CABARET $1.25logo