eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 5g176 GENE AUTRY signed 8x10 still '30s portrait with super young Alex Gordon! Date Sold 8/22/2010Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Autographed 8" x 10" (8x10) Still (Learn More) Gene Autry was a famous singing cowboy western actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. He began singing on radio in 1928, and by 1931, he had his own show. But his big break came in 1934, when he appeared in Ken Maynard's "In Old Santa Fe", and the audiences liked this "singing cowboy", and the next year, he starred in a really wacky serial "The Phantom Empire", which had an underground civilization and robots, but Gene managed to duck away every chapter to sing on his radio show! In 1936, he signed with Republic Pictures, and that ushered in the era of singing cowboy westerns, which soon became much more popular than most regular westerns. He continued his singing, writing over 200 songs, including his greatest ever, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", which sold over 30 million copies. He had a hugely successful TV show, and there was all sorts of merchandising, including toys, games, and comic books. He invested wisely in real estate and bought radio and TV stations, as well as the California Angels baseball team, and he became one of the most successful actors turned businessmen ever. Some of his movies include: Red River Valley, Melody Ranch, and Springtime in the Rockies. He always appeared with his horse Champion. He has five different stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (for movies, radio, television, recording, and live performance), the only person ever awarded five different stars! Autry passed away in 1998 at the age of 91. Important Added Info: This still was given by Gene Autry to famous producer Alex Gordon, and was consigned directly to us from Gordon's estate! Many of you may not know that Alex Gordon was one of Autry's teenage fans in England, and that he organized a huge fan club for Autry in England in the 1930s. When Autry visited England, he was met by all the members of the fan club, and he was so impressed by all that Gordon had accomplished that he asked him to come to work for him personally, even though he was just a teenager! Gordon agreed and worked for Autry for many years, and then became a Hollywood producer, and in his later years, he returned to work for Autry, managing the merchandising of his vast interests. This photo is of Autry and Gordon in the 1930s, and Autry signed it to him, and it was framed on Gordon's wall, and late in his life he consigned it to eMoviePoster.com! Condition: very good to fine. Learn More about condition grades
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