10X8 B&W vintage photograph of Smiley Burnette selling Steamline Trailers. Signed in ballpoint ink, "Frog." Crease to a couple of corners, otherwise nice.

(1911-1967) Smiley Burnette was an American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and other B-movie cowboys. He was also a prolific singer-songwriter who is reported to have played proficiently over 100 musical instruments, sometimes more than one simultaneously. His career, beginning in 1934, spanned four decades, including a regular role on CBS-TV's Petticoat Junction in the 1960s.

This lot came from the Jim Wiggins collection we purchased in July 2022. Jim Wiggins accumulated the most unique and valuable autograph collection over a period of 70-plus years. He obtained his collection either in person or by writing to persons of fame and notoriety. 

Comes with a full Letter of Authenticity from Todd Mueller Authentics.