Photograph, Press - Bob Burns, "Belle of the Yukon"
Object number2013.007.01
Date1944
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionA press photograph from the movie "Belle of the Yukon," featuring Bob Burns. 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.
A hand-tinted photograph from "Belle of the Yukon", a film starring Arkansas native Bob Burns. The photograph features Burns on the far left, with co-stars Randolph Scott and Gypsy Rose Lee in an old West town setting. Burns is wearing a brown suit and a straw boater hat. The film was produced by International Pictures in 1944.
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