Card, Lobby - Jimmy Wakely, "Lonesome Trail"
Object number2013.005.25
Date1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensions10 15/16 x 14 in. (27.8 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionA lobby card for the movie "Lonesome Trail," starring Mineola, Arkansas native Jimmy Wakely.James Clarence Wakeley, better known as Jimmy Wakely (he dropped the second "e" as a teenager), was born on February 16, 1914, in Mineola, Howard County, Arkansas. He was a country western singer and actor from the 1930s through the 1950s. Wakely appeared in radio, movies, and television. Wakely released 15 studio albums, which included his two most popular country singles, "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" and "I Love You So Much It Hurts," both in 1948. From 1949 to 1952, he appeared in a series of comic books published by DC Comics as "Hollywood's Sensational Cowboy Star." He appeared in over 65 films and TV episodes. Wakely died on September 23, 1982 in California.
The card features an image of a group of men and women surrounding a man in a cowboy outfit who is lying on the floor of a bar with his arm across his gut. Jimmy Wakely's name is printed in a black rectangular box in the up right corner in yellow lettering. In the bottom right corner of the card is a red rectangle that lists Wakely's name, the title of the film, and the production company in yellow and white lettering. The card has an off-white border.
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