Original vintage gene autry coloring book 1949 copyright. Champion rare button from mid1950s tv cowboy set this 78 litho from. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. His sidekicks, actors, and all stuff gene see more ideas about actor, champion and western movies. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Authorized edition with black and white illustrations by dan muller. The champs were an american rock and roll band, most famous for their latintinged instrumental tequila. Last is gene autrys chuck wagon chatter coloring book.
Gene autry and champion little golden book, 267 monica hill, frank bolle on. The group took their name from the name of gene autry s horse, champion, and was formed by studio executives at autry s challenge records to record a bside for the dave burgess single, train to nowhere. Sep 12, 2014 all about gene autry, the singing cowboy, and his horse, champion. Santa clarita valley history in pictures melody ranch. It also pictures 24 pages of full color illustrations. Buck jones, cisco kid, durango kid, gene autry, hopalong cassidy, john wayne, johnny mack brown, lash larue, the lone ranger, rocky lane, roy rogers, tom mix, tim holt, zane grey, zorro, tv westerns, movie westerns and many more, go to this web site.
Gene autry peter cottontail gene autrys melody ranch. The strip, which often found gene far from the western rangein australia and arabia for example, was written by. Up for auction a 1957 7 x almost 8 39 page coloring book entitled gene autrys champion by whitman publishing. Gene autrys champion coloring book authorized edition paperback january 1, 1958 by gene autry author.
Gene s renewed popularity on tv led to a second gene autry strip. Autry recorded more than 600 songs, wrote or cowrote more than 250 songs, starred in his own. Competitive prices on gene autry and champion comic. Orvon gene autry september 29, 1907 october 2, 1998 was an american performer who gained fame as the singing cowboy. Gene autry was a singing cowboy star of radio, television and the movies and one of the top box office stars of the 1940s. Within three years he had his own show and a hit record, that silverhaired daddy of mine.
He finds the criminals corpse, a victim of fierce indians. Gene autry biography birthday, trivia american actor who2. Gene autry s fall tour of 1957 began on august 2, 1957, in wilkesbarre, pennsylvania, and ended november 16, 1957, in harrisburg, pennsylvania, with gene making appearances in 18 cities. Autry, the singing cowboy, was a true showbiz phenomenon, the only american performer to have five.
Whitman 1957 gene autry s champion coloring book never colored. Also a light sorrel with four white stockings, he resembled champion jr. Gene autry and the secret of naranjal, script by gaylord du bois, art by jesse marsh. Autry is the only entertainer to have been honored in all five categories by the hollywood walk of fame, having been awarded stars for his performances in radio, recording, motion pictures, television, and live theatreperformance. Champion iii, who appeared in the gene autry television series and also as the star of theadventures of champion television series, died in 1991 at the age of 42. Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero gene autry. Movie magic in placerita canyon by leon worden the signal, 3292003. General features began a daily 9852 with sunday pages following 42653. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for.
Unfollow gene autry books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Gene autrys champion coloring book published by whitman publishing company, 1957 condition. Late century childrens books in the bodleian library. Gene autry s fall tour of 1957 began on august 2, 1957, in wilkesbarre. This is a great book for any fan of gene autry, americas favorite cowboy.
Gene autry newspaper comic strip feb 021954 to july 31 195550 pages xxx download 41. Known as one of the entertainment industrys most popular singing cowboys and cowboy actors, mr. After high school gene autry worked as a laborer for the st. Gene autry 1907 1998 was an american performer who gained fame as the singing cowboy on the radio, in movies, on television, on live theater and rodeo performances. In 1928 he began singing on a local radio station, and three years later he had his own show and was making his first recordings.
This book has 36 pages and was uploaded by jekwai on december 10, 2012. He began his show business career in 1928, singing on a local radio station. Hitchhiking all the way to meet a class act gene autry. Retro 1950s gene autry western cowboy childs galoshes boots in original box. The cover is beautifully preserved and interior pages have taken on a more tan color from age. The crowd looks on, two in the crowd throw their arms up in cheer. Whitman 1957 gene autrys champion coloring booknever. Toth 01 gene autry champion 1 sundown incident, january 1957. Gene autry and champion comic for sale action figures shop. Orvon grover gene autry september 29, 1907 october 2, 1998, nicknamed the singing. Presenting our full collection of gene autry and champion comic in stock here online. Snipp snapp snurr and the reindeer 1957 vintage children book collectible.
During his long career, autry had three horses to fill the role of champion. Up for auction a 1957 7 x almost 8 39 page coloring book entitled gene autry s champion by whitman publishing. Mar 24, 2015 singing cowboy gene autry sings his hit easter song peter cottontail from gene autrys melody ranch radio show april 8, 1950. Gene autry big little books and novels big little book part 2. Whitman 1957 gene autrys champion coloring booknever colored. Autry was the owner of a television station, several radio stations in. Gene autry and his horse, champion, would be making an appearance at. In addition, champion starred in 26 episodes of his own television series the adventures of champion in 1955 and 1956. Gene autry and champion little golden book a edition vintage book covers. Grand comic database information on gene autry s champion.
Gene autry thief river outlaws, first edition abebooks. Very good soft cover from wordbank books hesperia, ca, u. See more ideas about western movies, movie stars and tv westerns. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Gene autry born orvon gene autry, 1907 1998 rose to american superstardom with phenomenally successful careers in singing, song writing, and acting. The intended throwaway track became more famous than its aside, as. Pictures by sparky moore and bob bartram, none of them have been colored. In the late forties, little champ joined gene s stable.
Boots and saddles is a 1937 american western film directed by joseph kane and starring gene autry, smiley burnette, and judith allen. Vintage 1950s gene autry kids boys cowboy rubber buckle boots. Gene autry s champion coloring book authorized edition paperback january 1, 1958 by gene autry author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Vintage 1948 gene autry champion watch always your pal original box and papers. Second is gene autry coloring book with facsimile signature below. Gene autry and champion last edited by cbishop on 090118 05. Based on a story by jack natteford, the film is about a young englishman who inherits a ranch that he wants to sell, but is. My years with gene autry and melody ranch by henry crowell the. Progression of ernie hicksons placeritos monogram ranch, 19361952 lw2924 rootintootinville, u.
Free download of movie western, tv, radio and pulp cowboy comics. Gene autry comics was first published by fawcett in 1941, and dell picked it up after 10 issues and ran 121 issues. There was also a personal appearance champion and a pony known as little champ. Gene autry, original name orvon grover autry, bynames the singing cowboy and oklahomas yodeling cowboy, born september 29, 1907, near tioga, texas, u. Champion the wonder horse was the onscreen companion of singing cowboy gene autry in 79 films between 1935 and 1952, and 91 television episodes of the gene autry show between 1950 and 1955. Shop for signed photos, autographs and other autographed items related to gene autry. Throughout these years, autry used three horses to portray champion. By 1948, dell publishing was printing over 1,000,000 gene autry comic books per year. His impact in entertainment has been so broad from radio, recordings, motion pictures, the stage, rodeos, television, and baseball that he has five stars on the hollywood walk of fame, more than any other entertainer. Comic book featuring adventures with youngster ricky and his pals, champion, the horse for the famous singing cowboy hero gene autry, and rebel, the dog. In this issue, the trio rescue some kidnapped animals in monkey business and track down some robbers terrorizing the area in the rawhide clue. Orvon grover gene autry september 29, 1907 october 2, 1998, nicknamed the singing cowboy, was an american singer, songwriter, actor, musician and rodeo performer who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Toth 01 gene autry champion 1 sundown incident, january 1957 pubblicato da gianluca maconi a. Autry is well known as one of the canniest and one of the richest businessmen in the world of entertainment, and one look was all he needed to see that the ranch suited his.
Gene autry, the singing cowboy, was a true showbiz phenomenon, the only american performer to have five different stars on the hollywood walk of fame one each for films, recordings, televis. Dell also published gene autrys champion for 19 issues from 5055. Book features an original story featuring gene autry famous motion picture star as the hero. First two pages partially colored, otherwise in very good condition. That title was changed to gene autry and champion, and ran an additional 20 issues from 1955 to 1959, making it the longestrunning by number of issues cowboy actor comic book. Cnn singing cowboy gene autry dead at 91 october 2, 1998. Three years after that he made his film debut in ken maynards in old santa fe 1934. Gene autrys champion coloring book authorized edition.
Gene autry s career spanned some 70 years in the entertainment industry. The third screen horse, television champion, costarred in gene s last films and also appeared on television in the gene autry show and the adventures of champion during the fifties. My memories of melody ranch by gene autry the gazette, nov. Tubby accidentally leaves a poem he wrote for gloria in a. Western roundup comics roy rogers, gene autry, etc. A native of ashboro, nc, she was born in 1957 and was introduced to gene autry and roy rogers movies at an early age because their films were still. For a free download of comic books based on movie and tv western cowboy stars such as. Apr 29, 2019 1957 the wonderful wizard of oz whitman publishing hardback book. Alas, the printing, coloring, and paper quality all conspire to disguise the loose excellence of the art, but that almost goes without saying in comic books. Gene autry photo, inset synopsis in the rodeo ring, champion in the foreground bucks, lasso about his neck, as the rodeo rider, astride his own horse in the background, pulls the rope tight. This book has 36 pages and was uploaded by prime user on november 7, 2010. Price new from used from paperback, january 1, 1958 please retry.