SMILEY (LESTER) BURNETTE - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 324793
Sale Price $295.00
Reg. $360.00
SMILEY BURNETTE
Black and white photograph of Burnette next to fellow countryman Gene
Autry, signed to a fan in blue ink (5x7¼)
Inscribed photograph signed: "To Carol/from/Smiley", in blue
ink, B/w 5x7¼. 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 Millhouse, 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. Tears on left and right edge. Corners slightly worn and
creased. Light surface creases. Faint stains on bottom margin. Paper remnants on
verso. Ink print on verso. Otherwise, fine condition.
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