Autographs of George Formby

Current items with a signature of George Formby

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

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	GEORGE FORMBY - ORIGINAL HAND-SIGNED ALBUM PAGE 1958	£129.99
	George Formby Genuine Signed Authentic Autograph - UACC / AFTAL.	£89.99
	GEORGE FORMBY Signed Autograph PHOTO Signature Fan Gift Print Cleaning Windows	£1.89
	George Formby signed autograph Zip Goes a Million promotional bank note 1951	£129.00

Born in Wigan, Lancashire, he was the son of George Formby Sr, from whom he later took his stage name. After an early career as a stable boy and jockey, Formby took to the music hall stage after the early death of his father in 1921. His early performances were taken exclusively from his father's act, including the same songs, jokes and characters. In 1923 he made two career-changing decisions – he purchased a ukulele, and married Beryl Ingham, a fellow performer who became his manager and transformed his act. She insisted that he appear on stage formally dressed, and introduced the ukulele to his performance. He started his recording career in 1926 and, from 1934, he increasingly worked in film to develop into a major star by the late 1930s and 1940s, and became the UK's most popular entertainer during those decades. The media historian Brian McFarlane writes that on film, Formby portrayed gormless Lancastrian innocents who would win through against some form of villainy, gaining the affection of an attractive middle-class girl in the process.

During the Second World War Formby worked extensively for the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA), and entertained civilians and troops, and by 1946 it was estimated that he had performed in front of three million service personnel. After the war his career declined, although he toured the Commonwealth, and continued to appear in variety and pantomime. His last television appearance was in December 1960, two weeks before the death of Beryl. He surprised people by announcing his engagement to a school teacher, Pat Howson, seven weeks after Beryl's funeral, but died in Preston three weeks later, at the age of 56; he was buried in Warrington, alongside his father. Read even more about George Formby at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of George Formby

In total, we tracked 506 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of George Formby (Vintage Autograph Book 100s Signatures 1930s Sandy Powell George Formby See Pics) was sold in September 2023 for £260.00 while the cheapest item (FELIX AYLMER-English Comic Actor With-Will Hay & George Formby-Signed + Pic) found a new owner for £0.95 in September 2014. The month with the most items sold (15) was June 2013 with an average selling price of £23.01 for an autographed item of George Formby. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2023 with £167.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.00 was July 2017. In average, an autographed item from George Formby is worth £21.00.

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

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	George Formby Autograph 1934 in Leather Bound Autographs Book, Rare!	£69.99
	GEORGE FORMBY AUTOGRAPH 1939 OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR 2	£20.00
	GEORGE FORMBY FRAMED AUTOGRAPH, PLUS TWO BOOKS, ONE IS ALAN RANDALL AUTOGRAPHED.	£75.00
	George Formby Genuine Signed Authentic Autograph - UACC / AFTAL.	£79.99
	George Formby signed album page. Ukelele playing comedy legend signed in 1943	£34.99
	George Formby Signed Autograph + Other 1940's Stars/Celebrities L1	£20.00
	George Formby The War Years 1939-45 By Andrew Atkinson Signed Copy	£6.99
	Good Collection Of Hand Signed Vintage Actor Photos Including George Formby	£16.99
	Vintage 1960s Autograph Book Inc George Formby & Many Other 50s-70s Stars	£129.00
	VINTAGE AUTOGRAPH BOOK. GEORGE FORMBY, JOHNNY WARDLE YORKSHIRE CRICKETEER, ETC.	£45.88

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