BOB (ROBERT) ALLEN - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 1985 - HFSID 345041

BOB ALLEN

The famous actor is shown gazing into the camera and holding a gun in this black and white photograph, signed in black felt tip

Inscribed Photograph Signed: “To/my good friend,/Fred Russell,/my best,/Bob Allen/1985” in black felt tip. 8x10. Robert "Tex" Allen(1906-1998) was an American actor born as Irvine E. Theodore Baehr and who graduatedfrom the New York Military Academy in 1924, where he rode in the academy cavalry and from Dartmouth College in 1929 with a degree in English. His first appearance in the screen occurred in 1926 before signing a standard acting contract with Paramount Pictures in 1929. He appeared in the famous Marx Brothers movie Animal Crackers and several other parts. Afterwards, he signed with Columbia Pictures in 1935 and later with 20th Century Fox. His first important role was the male lead in Love Me Forever (1935), for which he won a Box Office Award. After the departure of cowboy star Ken Maynard, Bob was plugged into producer Larry Darmour's formulaic Ranger pictures. Along with sidekick Wally Walles he redefined the role known as the Bob Allen Ranger series. Nevertheless, the studio was looking for a singing cowboy to compete with Gene Autry so Allen was eventually replaced by Roy Rogers. Bob Allen appeared in two dozen films after that. He acted on Broadway in the original productions of Show Boat and Kiss Them for me and in 1956 he appeared in the original production of Auntie Mame, opposite Rosalind Russell and later Greer Garson. Bob also appeared in other Broadway plays, in touring productions, in soap operas, documentaries and commercials. He became a real estate broker in 1964 but returned to the stage sometimes, including an appearance as J.B. Biggley in the 1972 Equity Library Theatre revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Slightly creased. Otherwise, fine condition.