Autographs of Clive James
Clive James AO CBE FRSL (born Vivian Leopold James; 7 October 1939 – 24 November 2019) was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1962 until his death in 2019. He began his career specialising in literary criticism before becoming television critic for The Observer in 1972, where he made his name for his wry, deadpan humour.
During this period, he earned an independent reputation as a poet and satirist. He achieved mainstream success in the UK first as a writer for television, and eventually as the lead in his own programmes, including ...on Television.
James was born Vivian Leopold James in Kogarah, a southern suburb of Sydney. He was allowed to change his name as a child because "after Vivien Leigh played Scarlett O'Hara the name became irrevocably a girl's name no matter how you spelled it". He chose "Clive", the name of Tyrone Power's character in the 1942 film This Above All.
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Traded items with a signature of Clive James
The most expensive item with a signature of Clive James (The Book of My Enemy: Collected Verse 1958-2003, Clive James, 1st Signed HBDJ) was sold in January 2026 for £213.18 while the cheapest item (Clive James signed photocard) found a new owner for £0.75 in March 2014. The month with the most items sold (14) was December 2019 with an average selling price of £34.99 for an autographed item of Clive James. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2026 with £99.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was September 2019. In average, an autographed item from Clive James is worth £20.00.
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