ROY ROGERS - INSCRIBED LOBBY CARD SIGNED - HFSID 251056

ROY ROGERS
Roy Rogers signs a lobby card for his movie Song of Texas.
Lobby Card inscribed and signed: "To Jim/Happy Trails/Roy Rogers". Color, 14x11. Promotion for his 1943 Republic film, Song of Texas. Directed by Joseph Kane, this Western musical starred Rogers as a rodeo cowboy of the same name. The film included such songs as "Mexicali Rose" and "Moonlight and Roses". A founding member of the Western music group, Sons of the Pioneers (1934), Roy Rogers (1911-1998) broke into films as a singing cowboy the following year. Beginning in 1938, he had starring roles in dozens of Western films featuring his horse, Trigger, and his frequent sidekick, Gabby Hayes. Another frequent co-star was Dale Evans. Roy and Dale co-starred in a number of films, including The Cowboy and the Senorita (1944), The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944), Don't Fence Me In (1945), My Pal Trigger (1946) and Apache Rose (1947), before they were married in 1947. They then starred on television on The Roy Rogers Show (1951-1957) and The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show (1962-1963), which closed with their theme song, "Happy Trails to You", written by Evans. Married for 50 years, "The King of the Cowboys" and "The Queen of the West" were a devoted couple with many children (many whom they adopted) and grandchildren. Lightly creased. 1-inch tear and staple holes at upper margin, staple holes at upper blank background. Lightly soiled. Collector's stamps on verso (no show through). Overall, fine condition.