SMILEY (LESTER) BURNETTE - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 295024
Price: $360.00
SMILEY BURNETTE
The actor is shown in a black and white publicity photograph for the 1950
western Texas Dynamo
Printed Photograph Signed in Ink: "Smiley Burnette", B/w 10x8. The
1950 western Texas Dynamo was released by Columbia Pictures, directed by
Ray Nazarro and starred Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette and Lois Hall. 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. Worn at edges. Lightly creased. Ink stamp on
verso (no show through). Otherwise, fine condition.
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