Card, Lobby - Dale Evans, "Sunset in El Dorado"
Object number2013.047.03
Date1945
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionA lobby card for "Sunset in El Dorado", a film starring Osceola, Arkansas native Dale Evans.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.
A lobby card for "Sunset in El Dorado", a film starring Dale Evans. The card features an image of Evans and two of her male co-stars within a restaurant. Evans is dressed in a yellow and black striped dress with a flower bouquet sewn on the left shoulder strap. "Sunset in El Dorado" was produced by Republic Pictures in 1945.
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