Eubie Blake Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
EUBIE BLAKE
Born: February 07, 1887 in Baltimore, Maryland
Died: February 12, 1983 in New York City, New York
Biography
Eubie Blake (1887-1983, born James Hubert Blake in Baltimore, Maryland) worked closely with musician Noble Sissle throughout his career. Together they helped create the Broadway show Shuffle Along (1921), whose cast included Josephine Baker and Paul Robeson. Many of Blake's most famous songs came from Shuffle Along, including I'm Just Wild about Harry and Love Will Find a Way. Blake died five days after his 96th birthday. Although he claimed to be born in 1883 late in life, multiple government documents agree he was born in 1887. Eubie Blake will be remembered as one of the first African-American Broadway directors and a famed ragtime and jazz pianist. In 1978, the musical Eubie!reminded audiences of the composer's music from the 1920s, becoming a Broadway hit.
1975-Upstairs,-Downstairs (Sound), Boardwalk-Empire (Sound), 1981-They-All-Laughed (Sound), 2008-Hollywood-Singing-and-Dancing:-A-Musical-Treasure (Sound), 2008-Hollywood-Singing-and-Dancing:-A-Musical-History---The-1920s:-The (Sound), 1987-Harry-and-the-Hendersons (Sound), 1982-Bugs-Bunny's-3rd-Movie:-1001-Rabbit-Tales (Sound), 1945-Roughly-Speaking (Sound), 1941-Goofy-Groceries (Sound), 1939-Dave-Apollon-and-His-Orchestra (Sound), 1932-Ladies-of-the-Jury (Sound), 1923-Noble-Sissle-and-Eubie-Blake-Sing-Snappy-Songs (Sound), 1981-Eubie! (Sound), 1980-Today (in person), 1978-1979-Good-Morning-America (in person), 1973-Evening-at-Pops (in person), 1970-1971-The-David-Frost-Show (in person), 1950-The-Milton-Berle-Show (in person), 1923-Noble-Sissle-and-Eubie-Blake-Sing-Snappy-Songs (in person), 1971-The-Dean-Martin-Comedy-Hour (in person), 1979-The-33rd-Annual-Tony-Awards (in person), 1977-1979-The-Mike-Douglas-Show (in person), 1991-My-Girl (Sound), 1990-1991-Tiny-Toon-Adventures (Sound), 1984-The-Philadelphia-Experiment (Sound), 1978-The-Muppet-Show (Sound), 1956-The-Benny-Goodman-Story (Sound), 1952-The-Story-of-Will-Rogers (Sound), 1951-The-Milton-Berle-Show (Sound), 1949-Jolson-Sings-Again (Sound), 1949-John-Loves-Mary (Sound), 1948-Daffy-Duck-Slept-Here (Sound), 1944-Greenwich-Village (Sound), 1942-Broadway (Sound), 1940-Little-Blabbermouse (Sound), 1933-Rambling-'Round-Radio-Row-#5 (Sound), 1973-1980-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Johnny-Carson (in person), 1979-Tony-Brown's-Journal (in person), 1979-The-21st-Annual-Grammy-Awards (in person), 1973-Camera-Three (in person), 1960-The-DuPont-Show-of-the-Month (in person), 1932-Harlem-Is-Heaven (in person), 1991-60-Minutes:-The-Entertainers (Other), 2009-Hollywood-Singing-and-Dancing:-A-Musical-History---The-1930s: (Sound), 1960-The-Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond (Sound), 1959-The-Gene-Krupa-Story (Sound), 1957-The-Helen-Morgan-Story (Sound), 1955-One-Froggy-Evening (Sound), 1953-She's-Back-on-Broadway (Sound), 1951-I'll-See-You-in-My-Dreams (Sound), 1946-Daffy-Doodles (Sound), 1943-Cavalcade-of-Dance (Sound), 1943-Yankee-Doodle-Daffy (Sound), 1942-Casablanca (Sound), 1941-A-Shot-in-the-Dark (Sound), 1940-City-for-Conquest (Sound), 1940-A-Wild-Hare (Sound), 1940-One-for-the-Book (Sound), 1939-The-Roaring-Twenties (Sound), 1931-Peach-O-Reno (Sound), 1923-Noble-Sissle-and-Eubie-Blake (Sound), 1923-Eubie-Blake-Plays-His-Fantasy-on-Swanee-River (Sound), 1978-New-York,-New-York (in person), 1923-Noble-Sissle-and-Eubie-Blake (in person), 1923-Eubie-Blake-Plays-His-Fantasy-on-Swanee-River (in person), 2004-Melinda-and-Melinda (Sound), 2001-The-Cat's-Meow (Sound), 1997-American-Masters (Sound), 1987-In-the-Mood (Sound), 1981-True-Confessions (Sound), 1979-Saturday-Night-Live (Sound), 1959-Wild-About-Hurry (Sound), 1958-Too-Much,-Too-Soon (Sound), 1953-So-This-Is-Love (Sound), 1952-Cracked-Quack (Sound), 1951-A-Bear-for-Punishment (Sound), 1943-Is-Everybody-Happy (Sound), 1942-The-Pride-of-the-Yankees (Sound), 1939-Babes-in-Arms (Sound), 1939-Rose-of-Washington-Square (Sound), 1932-Pie,-Pie-Blackbird (Sound), 1977-Scott-Joplin (Performer), 1932-Pie,-Pie-Blackbird (Music Department), 1979-Saturday-Night-Live (in person), 1977-All-You-Need-Is-Love (in person), 1932-Pie,-Pie-Blackbird (in person), 2004-Broadway:-The-American-Musical (Other), 1997-American-Masters (Other), 1990-That's-Black-Entertainment (Other)
Sally-Marr...and-her-escorts - Music (May 5, 1994 - June 19, 1994), Black-and-Blue - Music (January 26, 1989 - January 20, 1991), Big-Deal - Music (April 10, 1986 - June 8, 1986), Eubie! - Music (September 20, 1978 - October 7, 1979), Bubbling-Brown-Sugar - Music (March 2, 1976 - December 31, 1977), Doctor-Jazz - Music (March 19, 1975 - March 22, 1975), Shuffle-Along-[1952] - Performer (May 8, 1952 - May 10, 1952), Swing-It - Music (July 22, 1937 - September 1, 1937), Shuffle-Along-[1933] - Performer (December 26, 1932 - January 7, 1933), Chamberlain-Brown's-Scrap-Book - Music (August 1, 1932 - August 8, 1932), Lew-Leslie's-Blackbirds - Music (October 22, 1930 - December 1930), The-Chocolate-Dandies - Performer (September 1, 1924 - November 22, 1924), Andre-Charlot's-Revue-of-1924 - Music (January 9, 1924 - September 20, 1924), Elsie - Music (April 2, 1923 - May 5, 1923), Shuffle-Along-[1921] - Music (May 23, 1921 - July 15, 1922)
Style
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EUBIE BLAKE - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 37653Index card signed by Eubie Blake, featuring the inscription "from/Eubie Blake" in black felt tip pen. Blake, an influential African-American composer and musician, co-created the Broadway show Shuffle Along and is known for songs like I'm Just Wild about Harry.Sale Price $105.00
$120.00
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EUBIE BLAKE - AUTOGRAPH ENVELOPE SIGNED CIRCA 1972 - HFSID 13933Envelope signed by Eubie Blake in 1972, with his name in the return address and initialed in the lower left corner. Addressed to Mrs. Francis Schillinger, it includes a postmark from Brooklyn and five Eisenhower stamps.
Price: $140.00
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EUBIE BLAKE - AUTOGRAPH ENVELOPE UNSIGNED CIRCA 1972 - HFSID 142076Envelope hand-addressed by Eubie Blake to Francis Schillinger in 1972, with a return address for Eubie Blake Music stamped on it. Envelope is unsigned and postmarked from Brooklyn, New York, with three 8¢ American flag stamps affixed.
Price: $100.00
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EUBIE BLAKE - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT ON FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED - HFSID 343601First Day Cover signed by Eubie Blake, including the sentiment "From/Eubie Blake" in black felt. This cover honors George Gershwin, is postmarked February 28, 1973, and includes an 8c stamp.
Price: $200.00
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EUBIE BLAKE - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED - HFSID 27157Eubie Blake signs "From/Eubie Blake" on this 3x5 card in black felt tip. Known for his contributions to Shuffle Along and notable songs like I'm Just Wild about Harry, Blake is recognized as a pioneering African-American Broadway director.
Price: $120.00
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EUBIE BLAKE - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 3999Photograph of Eubie Blake shows him seated in a suit and cap. It is inscribed and signed as "To Sheila/Love/Eubie Blake". Taken by Tom Caravaglia, it highlights Blake's contributions to Broadway, especially in Shuffle Along.
Sale Price $195.00
$240.00
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EUBIE BLAKE - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 04/05/1972 - HFSID 13993Photograph of Eubie Blake, signed and inscribed "To Mrs. Frances/Schillinger/from/Eubie Blake/April 5th/1972." Dated 1972, it captures him at a piano in a suit and glasses, highlighting his legacy as a pioneering musician and Broadway figure.
Sale Price $195.00
$240.00
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EUBIE BLAKE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 5736Photograph signed "Eubie Blake", depicting Eubie Blake in a dark suit, glasses, and cloth cap. Includes a facsimile signature "Love/Eubie Blake". Taken by Tom Caravaglia, Blake was a notable African-American Broadway director and musician.
Price: $280.00
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EUBIE BLAKE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 48451Bust photograph of Eubie Blake, signed with "Eubie Blake", taken by Tom Caravaglia. Blake, an influential musician and composer, is depicted in a suit and tie, smoking a cigarette. Notable for his contributions to Shuffle Along and Broadway.
Price: $280.00
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EUBIE BLAKE - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED - HFSID 55590First Day Cover signed "Eubie Blake." Issued in 1978, it honors Jimmie Rodgers, featuring a cachet of Jimmie Roberts. Postmarked Meridian, Mississippi, on May 24, 1978, it includes a 13-cent Jimmie Rodgers stamp.
Sale Price $175.00
$220.00
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EUBIE BLAKE - INSCRIBED SHEET MUSIC COVER SIGNED 03/17/1972 - HFSID 13934Sheet music for I'm Just Wild About Harry from the 1921 musical Shuffle Along, signed by Eubie Blake in 1972. Inscribed as "To Mrs. Frances Schillinger/Love/Eubie Blake/March 17th/1972", it includes lyrics for Truman's 1948 campaign.
Price: $220.00
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EUBIE BLAKE - TYPESCRIPT SIGNED - HFSID 5733Signed typescript of I'm Just Wild About Harry, modified lyrics for Harry Truman's 1948 campaign, contains 11 lines from the song by Eubie Blake, signed with the inscription, "Love/Eubie Blake". The song originated in the musical Shuffle Along.
Sale Price $180.00
$240.00
