Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Color Early Photo Signed Autograph Western

This item is a 9" X 10 1/2",color lithograph photo of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.Rogers, Roy, 1911–98, American Western film star, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, as Leonard Franklin Slye. The guitar-strumming Rogers succeeded Gene Autry as America's favorite singing cowboy in movies of the mid-1940s. An ex–fruit picker and cowpuncher, he and his brother performed on the radio during the 1930s. Rogers was a founder (1934) of the Sons of the Pioneers, a singing trio that began appearing in movies in 1935. His first starring role came three years later. In 1947, Rogers, by then the “king of the cowboys,” married Dale Evans,. 1912–2001, b. Uvalde, Tex., as Frances Octavia Smith. Together, they sang, rode, and acted in dozens of B movies, usually accompanied by their bearded sidekick George “Gabby” Hayes and Roy's palomino horse Trigger. The couple also starred (1951–57) in television's Roy Rogers Show and hosted (1962–63) a variety program. The Roy Rogers–Dale Evans Museum, which displays their memorabilia, is in Branson, Mo.The color lithograph photo has been autographed on the front cover by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans......BOTH PHOTO AND AUTOGRAPHS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.