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Who would be the hardest celebrity to obtain an autograph?

I heard Marlon Brando was a tough gig to have sign, that he even asked trivia questions and if you got them right he would sign.
So who is the ball breaker?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 5, 2016 at 12:13am

For my money it would be Jackie "I never rehearsed or read a script" Gleason. That man would hardly sign anything.

Eric

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Permalink Reply by Steve Viola on February 5, 2016 at 11:59am

do u mean currently living?

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Permalink Reply by Paul on February 5, 2016 at 12:04pm

Any, when they were alive or still are alive.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Viola on February 5, 2016 at 12:23pm

Currently the toughest I think are Bob Dylan, Sean Penn, David Crosby, and now, Ringo. All speaking from personal experience.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on February 5, 2016 at 12:22pm

I think Prince and Dylan for living celebrities. I believe Celtic basketball player Bill Russell wouldn't sign (even for his own teammates.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 5, 2016 at 1:03pm

David Gilmour is one to add to the list.

Eric

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Permalink Reply by James on February 6, 2016 at 7:15pm

Yes, Russell used to be nearly impossible. Hence, his autograph value went way up. But once he finally agreed to start doing shows, he did several. And now his autograph prices are much lower than they used to be.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on February 6, 2016 at 7:19pm

Ah thanks James, I was not aware he started doing shows! I don't follow sports autographs as close as I should. I just remember old stories I heard of him.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on February 9, 2016 at 3:57pm

Russell wouldn't sign for anyone, his teammates or even kids. They even used that in a scene on the tv show The White Shadow. I attended his very first public signing at a card show in Vegas in the mid 90's. I remember asking him to add HOF and his year and he said, "I have no idea what year I was inducted, how about if I add my number?" At the time, I was the only person that had an inscription, nobody asked and he didn't offer. Now that all is history as he has a contract with Rich Altman.

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Permalink Reply by Xwiesy on February 5, 2016 at 1:13pm

Everybody signs.

But Prince- I don't think there is an exemplar since the 1990s.

Dylan can be broken down, Brando had a spurt there in the mid 1990s where he loosened up for a night or two.

Prince, I haven't seen anything new from him.

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Permalink Reply by James on February 6, 2016 at 7:17pm

Ya, I wonder what Prince's autographs cost. I never really see anyone here discussing his autograph. Personally, he's long been one of my favorite artists.