Autographs of Ed Sullivan

Edward Vincent Sullivan (September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American television personality, impresario, sports and entertainment reporter, and syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. He is principally remembered as the creator and host of the television variety program The Toast of the Town, later popularly—and, eventually, officially—renamed The Ed Sullivan Show. Broadcast for 23 years from 1948 to 1971, it set a record as the longest-running variety show in US broadcast history. "It was, by almost any measure, the last great TV show," said television critic David Hinckley. "It's one of our fondest, dearest pop culture memories." More about Ed Sullivan

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Current items with a signature of Ed Sullivan

These are the most current items with a signature of Ed Sullivan that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

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thumbnail1955, Ed Sullivan Autographed (JSA) Full Letter w/ Envelope (Scarce / Vintage)£235.59logo
thumbnailAutographed Typed Small card Ed Sullivan American television Host£63.41logo
Sullivan was a broadcasting pioneer at many levels during television's infancy. As TV critic David Bianculli wrote, "Before MTV, Sullivan presented rock acts. Before Bravo, he presented jazz and classical music and theater. Before the Comedy Channel, even before there was the Tonight Show, Sullivan discovered, anointed and popularized young comedians. Before there were 500 channels, before there was cable, Ed Sullivan was where the choice was. From the start, he was indeed 'the Toast of the Town'." In 1996, Sullivan was ranked number 50 on TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time".

Edward Vincent Sullivan was born on September 28, 1901 in Harlem, New York City, the son of Elizabeth F. (née Smith) and Peter Arthur Sullivan, a customs house employee. He grew up in Port Chester, New York where the family lived in a small red brick home at 53 Washington Street. He was of Irish descent. The entire family loved music, and someone was always playing the piano or singing. A phonograph was a prized possession; the family loved playing all types of records on it. Sullivan was a gifted athlete in high school, earning 12 athletic letters at Port Chester High School. He played halfback in football; he was a guard in basketball; in track he was a sprinter. With the baseball team, Sullivan was catcher and team captain, and he led the team to several championships. Baseball made an impression on him that would affect his career as well as the culture of America. Sullivan noted that, in the state of New York, regarding high school sports, then integration was taken for granted: "When we went up into Connecticut, we ran into clubs that had Negro players. In those days this was accepted as commonplace; and so, my instinctive antagonism years later to any theory that a Negro wasn't a worthy opponent or was an inferior person. It was just as simple as that." Read even more about Ed Sullivan at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Ed Sullivan

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The most expensive item with a signature of Ed Sullivan (Betty Sullivan Precht / Christmas with Ed Sullivan Signed 1st Edition 1959) was sold in April 2024 for £118.07 while the cheapest item (ELKINS SISTERS Balancing Act Theatre The Ed Sullivan Show Signed Picture) found a new owner for £1.96 in May 2014. The month with the most items sold (1) was July 2023 with an average selling price of £3.88 for an autographed item of Ed Sullivan. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2024 with £118.07 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.88 was July 2023.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Ed Sullivan were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnailBetty Sullivan Precht / Christmas with Ed Sullivan Signed 1st Edition 1959£118.07logo
thumbnailWWII The Longest Day Book Signed By Ed Sullivan£3.88logo