Card, Lobby - Bob Burns, "Mountain Music"
Object number2012.072.01
Date1937
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
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.
Lobby card from the movie "Mountain Music," starring Arkansas native Bob Burns. The card shows two scenes from the movie -- one in the upper right corner and the other in the bottom left corner. In the upper right corner is a black-and-white image that shows Burns, his right hand to his head, behind co-star Martha Raye. The bottom left corner shows a color image of a group of five people standing outside. The title appears in red lettering against a yellow background in the upper left corner. The movie was made by Paramount Studios. The bottom right corner reads, in white lettering, "Bob Burns / Martha Raye / with a Big Cast!"
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