SMILEY (LESTER) BURNETTE - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 294198
Sale Price $150.00
Reg. $180.00
SMILEY BURNETTE
The actor who played Gene Autry's sidekick signs a 6½x4½ album leaf
in blue ink and adds his character name "Frog".
Autograph Note signed: "To Jane/from Frog/Smiley Burnette" in
blue ink, 6½x4½ album leaf. Actor, singer and songwriter Smiley Burnette
(1911-1967), born Lester Alvin Burnette, appeared on vaudeville
before joining his friend, Gene Autry, on the radio show, The National
Barn Dance. Burnette and Autry
broke into films together in 1934 (In Old Santa Fe), and they went on
to appear in over 80 Westerns. Burnette, who played Autry's sidekick, Frog
Milhouse, also provided comic relief for other Western stars,
including Sunset Carson and Charles "Durango Kid" Starrett. A talented musician
who played over 100 instruments, Burnette wrote over 300 Western songs,
some of which he sang in his films. After retiring from the big screen in 1953,
Burnette debuted on the small screen in 1958, appearing as a regular on the
TV series, Ranch Party. His best known TV role was as Charley
Pratt (1963-1967) on the TV sitcom, Petticoat Junction. Toned along edges. Six pin head-size holes at
left. Slightly creased. Otherwise, fine condition.
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