Card, Lobby - Dale Evans, "Hitchhike to Happiness"
Object number2012.088.01
Date1942
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Dale Evans was born Lucille Wood Smith (she later changed her name to Frances Octavia Smith) on October 31, 1912, in Uvalde, Texas, and spent part of childhood in Osceola, Arkansas. Smith finally changed her named to Dale Evans to help boost her singing career. She was an actress, writer and singer and was best known for her partnership with her husband, Roy Rogers. They co-starred in “The Roy Rogers Show” and the “The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show." She also wrote the song “Happy Trails" and appeared in 40 movies. Evans died on February 7, 2001.
Lobby card from the move "Hitchhike to Happiness," starring Dale Evans. The card has a green background and white print. A heart-shaped outline has one image of a movie scene showing three men and one woman. One of the men is a police officer. Another man is bearded and in a brown suit and hat. The woman is wearing a red dress. There is a yellow stuffed bunny in the middle of the card. There are also two more sepia colored movie scenes in each bottom corner. White print. The movie was made by Republic Pictures.
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