Western Movie Photographs and Autographs - 9780764339349

Primarily a collection of historic photographs, this book is a price guide for autographs of actors in US Western genre films. Each chapter covers a category of actor ("Singing Cowboys" "Indians in Westerns" "Women in Westerns") for a particular decade or decades. Within the chapter, each actor has a page with their name, several photographs, and a price range for their autograph in the contemporary market. The appearance of the actor's authentic autograph may or may not be shown, and separate prices for clip signatures and signed photos may or may not be included. Sometimes birth and death dates are included. Some actors who appeared in Westerns but are not usually associated with the genre, such as Marlene Dietrich and Steve McQueen, are included. Of interest to autograph collectors and those interested in Western film memorabilia. Of secondary interest to readers interested in film or cultural history; some unexpected images appear, such as Native American football star Jim Thorpe as a film extra dressed in a plains war bonnet. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)