Autographs of Jack Haley
John Joseph Haley Jr. (August 10, 1898 – June 6, 1979) was an American actor, comedian, dancer, radio host, singer, drummer and vaudevillian. He is most notable for his portrayal of the Tin Man and his farmhand counterpart Hickory in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz.
Haley was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 10, 1898 (some sources say 1897). His Canadian born father John Joseph Haley Sr. was a waiter by trade, and later a ship's steward. He died in the wreck of the schooner Charles A. Briggs at Nahant, Massachusetts on February 1, 1898, aged 31, before Jack was born. He had one older brother, William Anthony "Bill" Haley, a musician, who died in 1916 from tuberculosis at the age of 21.
Haley headlined in vaudeville as a song-and-dance comedian. One of his closest friends was Fred Allen, who would frequently mention "Mr. Jacob Haley of Newton Highlands, Massachusetts" on the air. Haley made a few phonograph records in 1923, and in the early 1930s starred in comedy shorts for Vitaphone in Brooklyn, New York. His wide-eyed, good-natured expression gained him supporting roles in musical feature films, including Poor Little Rich Girl with Shirley Temple, Higher and Higher with Frank Sinatra and the Irving Berlin musical Alexander's Ragtime Band. Both Poor Little Rich Girl and Alexander's Ragtime Band were released by Twentieth Century-Fox. Haley was under contract to them and appeared in the Fox films Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and Pigskin Parade, marking his first appearance with Judy Garland.\nHaley hosted a radio show from 1937 to 1939 known to many as The Jack Haley Show. The first season (1937–1938), the show was sponsored by Log Cabin Syrup and was known as The Log Cabin Jamboree. The next season (1938–1939), the show was sponsored by Wonder Bread and was known as The Wonder Show. During the second season the show featured Gale Gordon and Lucille Ball as regular radio performers.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Jack Haley (JACK HALEY WIZARD OF OZ SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PAGE) was sold in September 2019 for £1,000.00 while the cheapest item ('The Wizard Of Oz' Signed Photograph - Film Star Actors JACK HALEY & RAY BOLGER) found a new owner for £0.99 in October 2014. The month with the most items sold (8) was March 2018 with an average selling price of £13.66 for an autographed item of Jack Haley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2026 with £204.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was August 2014. In average, an autographed item from Jack Haley is worth £13.50.
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