Richard Red Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show. He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, and also appeared in burlesque, vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist. More about Red Skelton
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Skelton began developing his comedic and pantomime skills from the age of 10, when he became part of a traveling medicine show. He then spent time on a showboat, worked the burlesque circuit, and then entered into vaudeville in 1934. The "Doughnut Dunkers" pantomime sketch, which he wrote together with his wife, launched a career for him in vaudeville, radio, and films. His radio career began in 1937 with a guest appearance on The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour, which led to his becoming the host of Avalon Time in 1938. He became the host of The Raleigh Cigarette Program in 1941, on which many of his comedy characters were created, and he had a regularly scheduled radio program until 1957. Skelton made his film debut in 1938 alongside Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Alfred Santell's Having Wonderful Time, and would appear in numerous musical and comedy films throughout the 1940s and 1950s, with starring roles in 19 films, including Ship Ahoy (1941), I Dood It (1943), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), and The Clown (1953).The most expensive item with a signature of Red Skelton (Gertrude & Heathcliffe signed by Red Skelton 1974 HC/DJ 1st print Pristine Cond.) was sold in June 2022 for £73.75 while the cheapest item (Red Skelton 8 x 10 autographed photograph) found a new owner for £0.99 in April 2014. The month with the most items sold (5) was March 2015 with an average selling price of £5.00 for an autographed item of Red Skelton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2016 with £22.01 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was January 2014. In average, an autographed item from Red Skelton is worth £5.51.
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(LT7) RED SKELTON GENGUINE SIGNED AUTOGRAPH AMERICAN PRESENTER RED SKELTON SHOW | £4.99 | ||
AUTOGRAPH RED SKELTON - OCEANS 11 HAND SIGNED 1979 WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIV TICKET | £7.50 | ||
RARE STILL SIGNED RED SKELTON OLD PHOTO 8 x 10 | £5.78 | ||
RED SKELTON (1913-1997) Comedy Entertainer - Ziegfeld Follies etc Signed pic | £3.94 | ||
RED SKELTON autograph | £1.99 | ||
RED SKELTON sepia signed photo 1930's | £20.00 | ||
RED SKELTON signed book | £2.99 | ||
Red SKELTON †1997 American entertainer & comedian ink/hand signed 4x6++ pic | £14.00 | ||
RED SKELTON. Genuine Handsigned Signature on Album Page. | £9.99 | ||
RED SKELTON. Genuine Handsigned Signature. | £7.99 |