Advertisement, Magazine - Bob Burns, "The Arkansas Traveler"
Object number2008.225.01
Date1938
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions10 3/8" w 14" H
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Bob Burns was born on August 2, 1890, in Greenwood, Arkansas, and grew up in Van Buren, Arkansas. He was a musical comedian who starred in radio programs and in movies from 1930 to 1947. He had two radio shows – “The Arkansas Traveler” and “The Bob Burns Show." He appeared in 10 movies. In addition to his work in radio and in movies, he wrote a weekly newspaper column for sixteen years. He was also the inventor of the musical instrument the bazooka, which includes a long pipe and a funnel and that functions as a crude trombone. Burns died February 2, 1956.
Magazine advertisement for the 1938 movie "The Arkansas Traveler," starring Arkansas native Bob Burns. The ad features a black and white photograph of Burns in character against a blank background. The title reads, "Here Comes Bob Burns, 'The Arkansas Traveler.'" In the film, as in real life, Burns's character is from Van Buren, Arkansas. A quote from the movie appears to the right of Burns: "Things in Arkansas is the same's everywhere... the rich is still in the gravy... and the poor is still in the majority..." Two small blocks of print at the bottom of the page describes the movie, which stars Burns, Fay Bainter, John Beal, Irvin S Cobb, and Jean Parker.
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