Photograph, Bob Burns

 
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Photograph, Bob Burns
Photograph, Bob Burns
Photograph, Bob Burns
Photograph, Bob Burns

Photograph, Bob Burns

Object number2008.232.01
Date1937
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionPress photograph of Bob Burns. He is known for inventing the musical instrument the bazooka. Burns was born in Greenwood and grew up in nearby Van Buren.

    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.

    Black and white movie photograph of Arkansas native Bob Burns. Image shows Burns with a pipe in his mouth, peering around a wall. Burns is wearing a suit jacket and a polka dot tie. In the bottom left corner the print reads, "Bob Burns / In Paramount Pictures." The photograph was granted for reprint in newspapers and magazines.
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    Not on view
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