Autographs of Sophie Tucker
Sophie Tucker (born Sofia Kalish; January 13, 1886 – February 9, 1966) was a Jewish-American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century. She was known by the nickname "the Last of the Red-Hot Mamas".
Tucker was born Sofiya "Sonya" Kalish (Ukrainian: Соня Калиш; Russian: Софья «Соня» Калиш; Yiddish: סאָפיאַ קאַליש) in 1886 to a Jewish family in Tulchyn, Russian Empire, now Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. (Sonya is a pet name for Sofiya in both Russian and Ukrainian as well as for Sofya, the Yiddish form of the name Sophia.) They arrived in Boston on September 26, 1887. The family adopted the surname Abuza before immigrating, her father fearing repercussions for having deserted from the Imperial Russian Army. The family lived in Boston's North End for eight years, then settled in Hartford, Connecticut, and opened a restaurant.
At a young age, she began singing at her parents' restaurant for tips. Between taking orders and serving customers, Tucker recalled that she "would stand up in the narrow space by the door and sing with all the drama I could put into it. At the end of the last chorus, between me and the onions, there wasn't a dry eye in the place."
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Traded items with a signature of Sophie Tucker
The most expensive item with a signature of Sophie Tucker (Sophie Tucker Golden Jubilee Signed Vinyl Record SIGNED Personalized 1956) was sold in March 2025 for £761.23 while the cheapest item (Vintage Hand-Signed Autograph Letter - US Singer - Red Hot Mama - Sophie Tucker) found a new owner for £0.99 in June 2017. The month with the most items sold (5) was January 2014 with an average selling price of £14.75 for an autographed item of Sophie Tucker. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with £142.08 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was September 2012. In average, an autographed item from Sophie Tucker is worth £7.30.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Sophie Tucker were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | PHOTOGRAPH OF SOPHIE TUCKER - SIGNED | £5.00 |  |
| PHOTOGRAPH OF SOPHIE TUCKER - SIGNED | £5.00 | |
| PHOTOGRAPH OF SOPHIE TUCKER - SIGNED | £5.00 | |
| SOPHIE TUCKER HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED THEATRE FLYER 210mm X 100mm | £3.49 | |
| SOPHIE TUCKER HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED THEATRE FLYER 210mm X 100mm | £3.49 | |
| SOPHIE TUCKER HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED THEATRE FLYER 210mm X 100mm | £3.49 | |
 | Sophie Tucker hand signed photo | £40.00 | |
| Sophie Tucker hand signed photo | £40.00 | |
| Sophie Tucker hand signed photo | £40.00 | |
| Sophie Tucker SIGNED 10x8 photo display. Red Hot Mamma, Vaudeville singer. | £142.08 | |
| Sophie Tucker SIGNED 10x8 photo display. Red Hot Mamma, Vaudeville singer. | £142.08 | |
| Sophie Tucker SIGNED 10x8 photo display. Red Hot Mamma, Vaudeville singer. | £142.08 | |
| Sophie Tucker USA Singer Celebrity Signed Photo And Words | £102.20 | |
| Sophie Tucker USA Singer Celebrity Signed Photo And Words | £102.20 | |
| Sophie Tucker USA Singer Celebrity Signed Photo And Words | £102.20 | |
