Autographs of Renée Houston
Renée Houston (born Katherina Rita Murphy Gribbin; 24 July 1902 – 9 February 1980) was a Scottish comedy actress and revue artist who appeared in television and film roles. More about Renée Houston
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Born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, into a theatrical family who performed as James Houston and Company, she toured music halls and revues with her sister Billie Houston (born Sarah McMahon Gribbin; 1906–1972) as the "Houston Sisters". They became a leading variety act in the 1920s, sometimes performing as two children in over-sized furniture; Billie played the part of a boy.
In 1926, the sisters made a short musical film, the script of which Renée had written. It was produced by Lee De Forest, whose process, Phonofilm, enabled a soundtrack to be played alongside the film (a year before The Jazz Singer). The sisters ended their working partnership in 1936, when Billie reportedly became ill, although it is suggested that the split may have been due to the sisters' frequent disagreements. Read even more about Renée Houston at Wikipedia
In 1926, the sisters made a short musical film, the script of which Renée had written. It was produced by Lee De Forest, whose process, Phonofilm, enabled a soundtrack to be played alongside the film (a year before The Jazz Singer). The sisters ended their working partnership in 1936, when Billie reportedly became ill, although it is suggested that the split may have been due to the sisters' frequent disagreements. Read even more about Renée Houston at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Renée Houston
In total, we tracked 53 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Renée Houston (Renee Houston, vintage signed photograph AFTAL#145) was sold in January 2021 for £42.01 while the cheapest item (STANLEY HOLLOWAY, DONALD STEWART, RENEE HOUSTON & CHARLIE KUNZ signed album page) found a new owner for £0.95 in April 2016. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2018 with an average selling price of £8.50 for an autographed item of Renée Houston. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2021 with £29.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was September 2020. In average, an autographed item from Renée Houston is worth £7.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Renée Houston were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 x Renee Houston Carry On signed / autographed letters - Excellent provenance | £9.50 | |
| 3 x Renee Houston Carry On signed / autographed letters - Excellent provenance | £10.00 | |
| Actors - Richard Attenborough - Denison - Renee Houston - 3 Early Signed Pages | £20.00 | |
| MUSIC HALL VARIETY ACT 1920s, RENEE HOUSTON, SCOTTISH FILM AND TV ACTRESS SIGNED | £16.00 | |
| ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH RENEE HOUSTON Repulsion, Carry on | £3.99 | |
| Original Autographs - Signed Page - Renee Houston | £1.99 | |
| Renee Houston autograph / signed letter + envelope. Famous for Carry On film. | £8.00 | |
| RENEE HOUSTON HAND SIGNED POSTCARD | £19.99 | |
| Renee Houston, vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £6.50 | |
| Renee Houston, vintage signed photograph AFTAL#145 | £42.01 | |
| Renée Houston Autograph Signed Poatcard | £10.75 | |
| Renée Houston vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £10.50 | |
| Renée Houston vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £25.50 | |
| Signed Donald Stewart 1910-1966 American Actor Renee Houston Comedy 1930s 1940s | £0.99 | |
| Signed Renee Houston 1902-1980 Scottish Music Hall Comedy TV Film Actress 1920s | £2.20 | |