Ken Curtis Autographs
Ken Curtis (born Curtis Wain Gates; July 2, 1916 – April 28, 1991) was an American actor and singer best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the Western television series Gunsmoke.
Born on July 2, 1916 as the youngest of three boys in Lamar in Prowers County in southeastern Colorado, Curtis lived his first 10 years on a ranch on Muddy Creek in eastern Bent County. In 1926, the family moved to Las Animas, the county seat of Bent County, so that his father, Dan Sullivan Gates, could run for sheriff. The campaign was successful, and Gates served from 1926 to 1931 as Bent County sheriff.
Curtis was the quarterback of his Bent County High School football team and played clarinet in the school band. He graduated in 1935. During World War II, Curtis served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945.
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Traded items with a signature of Ken Curtis
The most expensive item with a signature of Ken Curtis (1950 Signed Sons of the Pioneers Contract for "RIO BRAVO" Ken Curtis, Farr, Etc!) was sold in February 2026 for $3,545.00 while the cheapest item (Maine Governor Ken Curtis Hand Signed Autograph Card) found a new owner for $0.49 in March 2015. The month with the most items sold (5) was January 2020 with an average selling price of $24.98 for an autographed item of Ken Curtis. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $545.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.49 was March 2015. In average, an autographed item from Ken Curtis is worth $51.00.
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