George Raft Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
GEORGE RAFT
Born: September 26, 1895 in New York City, New York
Died: November 24, 1980 in Los Angeles, California
Biography
George Raft (1895-1980), best known for his tough-guy roles, frequently played gangsters. His films include Scarface (1930), The Bowery (1933), Rumba (1935), Each Dawn I Die (1939) and They Drive By Night (1940). He reprised his gangster role in the 1959 comedy, Some Like It Hot.
1959-The-Jack-Paar-Tonight-Show (in person), 1956-The-Jimmy-Durante-Show (Sound), 1994-Entertaining-the-Troops (Other), 1976-All-This-and-World-War-II (Other), 1952-I'll-Get-You (Performer), 1992-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Johnny-Carson (Other), 1963-Hollywood-and-the-Stars (Other), 1968-Skidoo (Performer), 1959-Jet-Over-the-Atlantic (Performer), 1955-A-Bullet-for-Joey (Performer), 1953-I'm-the-Law (Performer), 1948-Race-Street (Performer), 1946-Whistle-Stop (Performer), 1943-Background-to-Danger (Performer), 1939-The-Lady's-from-Kentucky (Performer), 1938-You-and-Me (Performer), 1936-Yours-for-the-Asking (Performer), 1935-Every-Night-at-Eight (Performer), 1934-All-of-Me (Performer), 1933-Pick-up (Performer), 1932-Night-After-Night (Performer), 1931-Palmy-Days (Performer), 1929-Side-Street (Performer), 1929-Queen-of-the-Night-Clubs (Performer), 1969-The-David-Frost-Show (in person), 1959-The-Arthur-Murray-Party (in person), 1943-Stage-Door-Canteen (in person), 1941-Hedda-Hopper's-Hollywood-No.-2 (in person), 1941-Meet-the-Stars-#6:-Stars-at-Play (in person), 1933-Hollywood-on-Parade-No.-B-5 (in person), 1975-Brother-Can-You-Spare-a-Dime (Other), 1937-Screen-Snapshots-Series-17,-No.-1 (Other), 1951-Lucky-Nick-Cain (Performer), 1983-Hollywood-Out-takes-and-Rare-Footage (Other), 1953-The-Man-from-Cairo (Performer), 2008-Public-Enemies:-The-Golden-Age-of-the-Gangster-Film (Other), 2001-Biography (Other), 1963-Hollywood-Without-Make-Up (Other), 1956-Around-the-World-in-Eighty-Days (Performer), 1949-A-Dangerous-Profession (Performer), 1949-Outpost-in-Morocco (Performer), 1947-Intrigue (Performer), 1945-Johnny-Angel (Performer), 1945-Nob-Hill (Performer), 1940-They-Drive-by-Night (Performer), 1939-Each-Dawn-I-Die (Performer), 1937-Souls-at-Sea (Performer), 1935-The-Glass-Key (Performer), 1933-The-Bowery (Performer), 1933-Midnight-Club (Performer), 1932-Under-Cover-Man (Performer), 1966-1974-Today (in person), 1973-Deadhead-Miles (in person), 1970-1971-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Johnny-Carson (in person), 1969-The-Great-Sex-War (in person), 1967-Casino-Royale (in person), 1960-About-Faces (in person), 1953-1954-The-Milton-Berle-Show (in person), 1942-Broadway (in person), 1933-Hollywood-on-Parade-No.-A-9 (in person), 1974-AFI-Life-Achievement-Award:-A-Tribute-to-James-Cagney (in person), 1957-1964-The-Ed-Sullivan-Show (in person), 1932-Winner-Take-All (Other), 1981-Brooklyn-Bridge (Other), 1966-The-Upper-Hand (Performer), 1937-Screen-Snapshots-Series-16,-No.-11 (Other), 1981-James-Cagney:-That-Yankee-Doodle-Dandy (Other), 1973-The-Men-Who-Made-the-Movies:-Howard-Hawks (Other), 1960-Red-Skelton-Timex-Special (in person), 1955-1956-The-Jimmy-Durante-Show (in person), 1953-1955-The-Name's-the-Same (in person), 1953-I've-Got-a-Secret (in person), 1953-What's-My-Line (in person), 1950-We-Will-All-Go-to-Paris (in person), 1938-Screen-Snapshots-Series-18,-No.-4 (in person), 1934-Hollywood-on-Parade-No.-B-8 (in person), 1978-Sextette (Performer), 1972-Hammersmith-Is-Out (Performer), 1967-Five-Golden-Dragons (Performer), 1954-Rogue-Cop (Performer), 1952-Loan-Shark (Performer), 1946-Nocturne (Performer), 1944-Follow-the-Boys (Performer), 1939-Invisible-Stripes (Performer), 1935-She-Couldn't-Take-It (Performer), 1935-Stolen-Harmony (Performer), 1932-Night-World (Performer), 1932-Dancers-in-the-Dark (Performer), 1931-Hush-Money (Performer), 1931-Goldie (Performer), 1972-Tribute-to-Bogart (in person), 1969-Della (in person), 1967-Batman (in person), 1965-The-New-London-Palladium-Show (in person), 1961-Here's-Hollywood (in person), 1970-Happy-Days (Other), 1955-1960-The-Red-Skelton-Hour (Performer), 1941-Breakdowns-of-1941 (Other), 2005-Bullets-Over-Hollywood (Other), 1990-The-Wonderful-Wizard-of-Oz:-50-Years-of-Magic (Other), 1939-Land-of-Liberty (Other), 1979-Hollywood-Greats (in person), 2011-Fragments:-Surviving-Pieces-of-Lost-Films (Other), 1966-Hippodrome (in person), 2003-Barbra-Streisand:-The-Movie-Album (Other), 1980-The-Man-with-Bogart's-Face (Performer), 1971-The-Chicago-Teddy-Bears (Performer), 1964-For-Those-Who-Think-Young (Performer), 1962-Two-Guys-Abroad (Performer), 1960-Ocean's-Eleven (Performer), 1959-Some-Like-It-Hot (Performer), 1954-Black-Widow (Performer), 1949-Red-Light (Performer), 1949-Johnny-Allegro (Performer), 1947-Christmas-Eve (Performer), 1946-Mr.-Ace (Performer), 1941-Manpower (Performer), 1940-The-House-Across-the-Bay (Performer), 1939-I-Stole-a-Million (Performer), 1938-Spawn-of-the-North (Performer), 1936-It-Had-to-Happen (Performer), 1935-Rumba (Performer), 1934-Limehouse-Blues (Performer), 1934-The-Trumpet-Blows (Performer), 1934-Bolero (Performer), 1932-If-I-Had-a-Million (Performer), 1932-Madame-Racketeer (Performer), 1932-Love-Is-a-Racket (Performer), 1932-Scarface (Performer), 1932-Taxi! (Performer), 1931-Quick-Millions (Performer), 1929-Gold-Diggers-of-Broadway (Performer), 1970-The-Movie-Game (in person), 1967-1968-The-Joey-Bishop-Show (in person), 1968-Silent-Treatment (in person), 1966-The-Eamonn-Andrews-Show (in person), 1964-The-Patsy (in person), 1961-The-Ladies-Man (in person), 1957-The-Gisele-MacKenzie-Show (in person), 1956-Inside-Beverly-Hills (in person), 1951-1955-The-Colgate-Comedy-Hour (in person), 1949-Screen-Snapshots:-Vacation-at-Del-Mar (in person), 1946-Hollywood-Park (in person), 1940-Cavalcade-of-the-Academy-Awards (in person), 1935-The-Fashion-Side-of-Hollywood (in person)
Theater Credits
Padlocks-of-1927 - Performer (July 5, 1927 - September 24, 1927), The-City-Chap - Performer (October 26, 1925 - December 26, 1925)
Style
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GEORGE RAFT - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 431Card signed by George Raft in teal ink, inscribing "George Raft". Raft, known for his tough-guy roles in films like Scarface and Some Like It Hot, is recognized for his portrayal of gangsters.Sale Price $115.00
$140.00
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GEORGE RAFT - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 145589Lined piece of paper signed by George Raft with the signature "George Raft". Accompanied by two captioned newspaper photographs of Raft and unsigned photographs of Ava Gardner on the verso. Raft is known for his tough-guy roles in films like Scarface and Some Like It Hot.
Price: $160.00
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GEORGE RAFT - AUTOGRAPH CIRCA 1980 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 28533Signatures of George Raft, Alice Faye, and Richard Crenna are found on a 5¾x3½ sheet. Raft and Faye's signatures are on the front, while Crenna's is on the verso. The sheet is imprinted with the word "Urgent" at the bottom.
Price: $120.00
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GEORGE RAFT - AUTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 287472Album leaf signed by George Raft and Ralph Richardson, with Raft's signature reading "George Raft" and Richardson's on the verso as "R Richardson". Raft is known for tough-guy roles, while Richardson was a versatile English actor.
Price: $180.00
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GEORGE RAFT - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 37678Index card signed by George Raft, reading "To Jane/My Best/George Raft" in blue ink. Raft, known for his tough-guy roles in films like Scarface and Some Like It Hot, was an iconic actor from 1895-1980.
Price: $140.00
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GEORGE RAFT - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED - HFSID 145311Card featuring George Raft's autograph sentiment, signed in blue ink as "My Best/George Raft". Raft, known for his gangster roles in films like Scarface and Some Like It Hot, was active from 1895 to 1980.
Price: $140.00
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GEORGE RAFT - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 70254Publicity photograph of George Raft in a scene from the 1949 crime drama Johnny Allegro. Photograph inscribed and signed: "Ken/Best wishes/George Raft". Captioned at the lower margin, featuring Raft in a prominent role.
Sale Price $295.00
$350.00
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GEORGE RAFT - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 30741Photograph of George Raft in a scene from the 1949 crime drama Johnny Allegro, inscribed and signed: “To Judith/My Best/George Raft.” The item features a caption at the lower margin, showcasing Raft's notable cinematic work.
Price: $325.00
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GEORGE RAFT - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 22749Photograph of George Raft with Mae West in a scene from Night After Night, inscribed and signed: "To Penn/My Best/George Raft". Raft, known for playing gangsters, starred in several notable films including Scarface and Some Like It Hot.
Sale Price $295.00
$350.00
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GEORGE RAFT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 41566Photograph of George Raft shows him leaning on his elbow in a suit and tie. It is signed "My Best/George Raft". Raft is known for his tough-guy roles in films like Scarface, Some Like It Hot, and others.
Sale Price $295.00
$350.00
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GEORGE RAFT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 67477Publicity photograph of George Raft, signed with the message, “Yours,/George Raft.” Known for his tough-guy roles, Raft's notable films include Scarface and Some Like It Hot. Minor defects from the original negative appear in the image.
Sale Price $795.00
$950.00
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GEORGE RAFT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 257422Photograph of Night After Night signed by George Raft. It is a publicity still from the 1932 romantic drama starring Raft. The actor, known for tough-guy roles, appeared in films like Scarface and Some Like It Hot.
Price: $425.00
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GEORGE RAFT - CONTRACT SIGNED 02/06/1958 - HFSID 255724Document hiring the William Morris Agency signed by George Raft on February 6, 1958. The contract establishes Raft as their exclusive agent for one year. Raft, known for his gangster roles, starred in films like Scarface and Some Like It Hot.
Sale Price $595.00
$700.00
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GEORGE RAFT - CONTRACT SIGNED 02/13/1961 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 178519Contract signed by George Raft to appear in The Ladies' Man, dated February 13, 1961, involving Bert McKay as a representative of York Pictures Corporation. Raft agreed to a weekly salary of $5,000 for his role.
Sale Price $595.00
$700.00
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GEORGE RAFT - DOCUMENT SIGNED 07/20/1944 - HFSID 166311Document signed by George Raft authorizing the Feldman-Blum Corporation to accept delivery of checks and money on his behalf, dated July 20, 1944. Signed as "George Raft", it includes a commitment to indemnify the recipient for any loss.
Sale Price $295.00
$350.00
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GEORGE RAFT - DOCUMENT SIGNED 1946 - HFSID 288960Consent form authorizing the Motion Picture Relief Fund to reproduce George Raft's signature and likeness for stamps is signed by Raft in 1946. It grants the exclusive right to use his name and likeness for fundraising efforts.
Sale Price $745.00
$900.00
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GEORGE RAFT - INSCRIBED BOOK SIGNED - HFSID 285542Biography by Lewis Yablonsky, inscribed by George Raft on the flyleaf with the message, "To My Pal/Jack/Hope you like it./Your Pal/George Raft." This hardcover edition, published in 1974, features 293 pages detailing Raft's career as a tough-guy actor.
Sale Price $195.00
$240.00
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GEORGE RAFT - INSCRIBED PICTURE POSTCARD SIGNED - HFSID 172114Picture postcard of George Raft in a sea captain's uniform, inscribed and signed "To/John/George Raft". Shown in his role from the film Johnny Angel (1945), he is known for tough-guy and gangster characters in classic films.
Sale Price $195.00
$300.00
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GEORGE RAFT - INSCRIBED SIGNATURE - HFSID 57067Album leaf inscribed by George Raft with the signature "To John/George Raft". Raft, known for his gangster roles in films like Scarface and Some Like It Hot, has an unknown signature on the verso.
Sale Price $115.00
$140.00
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GEORGE RAFT - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 46583Postcard photograph of George Raft in profile, signed "George Raft". British postcard imprinted with his name and "Paramount Pictures" at the lower margin. Raft is known for his tough-guy roles in films like Scarface and Some Like It Hot.
Price: $300.00
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JOHN RAITT - ORIGINAL ART SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 284263Portrait of George Raft, drawn by John Raitt, is signed by both individuals. Raft signs in ink, stating "Fine,/George Raft", while Raitt signs in pencil as "J Raitt". A typed caption is affixed at the lower edge.
Price: $325.00
