Autographs of Carmen Miranda
Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha GCIH, OMC (9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955), known professionally as Carmen Miranda (Portuguese pronunciation: ), was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer and actress. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", she was known for her signature fruit hat outfit that she wore in her American films. As a young woman, she designed hats in a boutique before making her first recordings with composer Josué de Barros in 1929. Miranda's 1930 recording of "Taí (Pra Você Gostar de Mim)", written by Joubert de Carvalho, catapulted her to stardom in Brazil as the foremost interpreter of samba. More about Carmen Miranda
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During the 1930s, Miranda performed on Brazilian radio and appeared in five Brazilian chanchadas, films celebrating Brazilian music, dance and the country's carnival culture. Hello, Hello Brazil! and Hello, Hello, Carnival! embodied the spirit of these early Miranda films. The 1939 musical Banana da Terra (directed by Ruy Costa) gave the world her "Baiana" image, inspired by Afro-Brazilians from the north-eastern state of Bahia.
In 1939, Broadway producer Lee Shubert offered Miranda an eight-week contract to perform in The Streets of Paris after seeing her at Cassino da Urca in Rio de Janeiro. The following year she made her first Hollywood film, Down Argentine Way with Don Ameche and Betty Grable and her exotic clothing and Lusophone accent became her trademark. That year, she was voted the third-most-popular personality in the United States; she and her group, Bando da Lua, were invited to sing and dance for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1943, Miranda starred in Busby Berkeley's The Gang's All Here, which featured musical numbers with the fruit hats that became her trademark. By 1945, she was the highest-paid woman in the United States. Read even more about Carmen Miranda at Wikipedia
In 1939, Broadway producer Lee Shubert offered Miranda an eight-week contract to perform in The Streets of Paris after seeing her at Cassino da Urca in Rio de Janeiro. The following year she made her first Hollywood film, Down Argentine Way with Don Ameche and Betty Grable and her exotic clothing and Lusophone accent became her trademark. That year, she was voted the third-most-popular personality in the United States; she and her group, Bando da Lua, were invited to sing and dance for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1943, Miranda starred in Busby Berkeley's The Gang's All Here, which featured musical numbers with the fruit hats that became her trademark. By 1945, she was the highest-paid woman in the United States. Read even more about Carmen Miranda at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Carmen Miranda
In total, we tracked 40 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Carmen Miranda (CARMEN MIRANDA SCARCE HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 PHOTO) was sold in August 2016 for £410.00 while the cheapest item (Signed photos: Red Skelton, Carmen Miranda.) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2017. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2014 with an average selling price of £30.00 for an autographed item of Carmen Miranda. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2016 with £410.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.20 was March 2024. In average, an autographed item from Carmen Miranda is worth £35.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Carmen Miranda were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ORIGINAL CARMEN MIRANDA ACTRESS SINGER DANCER SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTOGRAPH/CARD | £29.50 | |
| 1948 REGAL EDMONTON LONDON THEATRE SIGNED PROGRAMME CARMEN MIRANDA AUTOGRAPH | £160.95 | |
| Betty Grable & Carmen Miranda Vintage Film Stars Original Signed 2 Photos 8x10 | £44.00 | |
| CARMEN MIRANDA 1909- 1955: GENUINE AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO & FILM STAR PARADE BOOK | £165.00 | |
| CARMEN MIRANDA AUTOGRAPHED VINTAGE PHOTO 1940S BRAZILLIAN BOMBSHELL W ICONIC HAT | £46.00 | |
| CARMEN MIRANDA Genuine Handsigned Signature. | £45.00 | |
| CARMEN MIRANDA ORIGINAL SIGNED PAGE. | £99.99 | |
| Carmen Miranda signed photo print | £3.49 | |
| CARMEN MIRANDA signed sepia 10 x 8 photo London Palladium 1948 | £200.00 | |
| Carmen Miranda vintage signed album page AFTAL#145 | £32.53 | |
| Carmen Miranda vintage signed album page AFTAL#145 | £35.00 | |
| Carmen Miranda vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £69.99 | |
| Carmen Miranda vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £56.00 | |
| Carmen Miranda, Signed Photo, True 1950's Autograph, Rare Collectible. | £1.20 | |
| CARMEN MIRANDA, That Night In Rio, original signed autograph + 10x8 photo | £35.00 | |