OLIVER DRAKE - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 1983 CO-SIGNED BY: JAMES L. "RIP" BROWN - HFSID 323886

OLIVER DRAKE and JAMES L. "RIP" BROWN
Candid photograph of Drake and Brown, presumably at a convention, signed to a fan (4½x3½)
Inscribed photograph signed: "To Clint/Best of luck/your friend/James L. Brown", "To Clint/my very best/wishes/Oliver Drake/83", in ink, Color 4½x3½. OLIVER DRAKE (1903-1991), wrote, directed and produced a long list of Westerns in the 1930s and 1940s. He also acted in one film, Red Blood and Blue (1925) and composed songs for a number of films. Drake's songs include "Moon Over Montana", "Sweetheart of the Rio Grande", "Stardust Trail", "rose of the Prairie" and "Guns and Guitars". In the 1950s and 1960s, Drake directed TV's Sky King (1951-1962) and Colt .45 (1957-1960) as well as feature films. A former tennis pro, JAMES L. BROWN (1920-1992) had starring roles in several films in the 1940s (Going My Way, 1944; Objective Burma, 1945) before securing his best remembered role as Lieutenant "Rip" Masters in the TV series, Rin Tin Tin (1954-1959). The series, which aired on ABC, was set at Fort Apache in 19th-century Arizona. Brown, who also appeared in made-for-TV movies and made guest starring appearances on a number of TV shows, had a recurring role as Detective Harry McSween on Dallas (1978-1989), and he made his last TV appearance on an episode of Murder, She Wrote in 1988. In addition to his acting career, Brown successfully marketed body-building equipment and headed customer relations for Faberge cosmetics. Corners slightly worn. Fine condition.