Fantastic conditioned Cowboy hat signed on the brim “TO MY PAL FROM GENE AUTRY.” The hat is made of an off white felt material with a leather sweatband inside. Further cementing the ID is a mark on the sweatband that reads “MADE ESPECIALLY FOR GENE AUTRY.” This mark is done in silver on the brown sweatband and Mr. Autry’s name is done in an autograph style. The hat is complete as worn with a creased crown and a thin matching hat band around the base of the crown. The hat is a size 7.  There is some light surface dirt on the hat from age and storage as well as some scattered small moth bites. Despite the bites there are no holes.

The second item in the group is a silk western style shirt owned by Gene Autry accompanied by a copy of “GENE AUTRY COMICS” that has a photograph of him wearing this shirt. Not surprisingly the motif of the decoration on the shirt is red, white & blue. The body of the shirt is white with blue patches on the shoulders and down the side of the front placket. The collar is outlined in red as are the blue patches on the shoulders. The shirt has seven red snaps that run between two parallel lines of red piping all the way down the front. Each breast has an “S” shaped pocket outlined in blue & red. The shirt is long sleeved with patches of blue on each cuff. The blue material narrows and runs up the sleeve approx. 9.50 inches. In this strip of blue are six red cuff snaps. Running down each side of the shirt are permanent pleats. These start just below the center of each breast pocket and continue to the bottom edge. The shirt is in wonderful lightly used condition. There are minor signs of wear in the collar and cuffs but overall it is first rate.

The copy of “GENE AUTRY COMICS” that comes with the shirt has a full color photograph on the cover of Mr. Autry standing with pistol ready, wearing this shirt. The issue is Volume 1, Number 55 from September of 1951. The issue runs 52 pages and is in good condition. The cover edges show some wear and the lower right corner is chipped but the interior is still very good.

From 1934 to 1953 Mr. Autry appeared in 93 films and 91 episodes of “The Gene Autry Show” television series. During the 1930s and 1940s, he personified the straight-shooting hero—honest, brave, and true—and profoundly touched the lives of millions of Americans. Mr. Autry was also one of the most important figures in the history of country music, considered the second major influential artist of the genre's development after Jimmie Rodgers. His singing cowboy movies were the first vehicle to carry country music to a national audience. In addition to his signature song, "Back in the Saddle Again", Mr. Autry is still remembered for his Christmas holiday songs, "Here Comes Santa Claus", which he wrote, "Frosty the Snowman", and his biggest hit, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".

Mr. Autry also had a hand in television and radio production. He owned a TV station and several radio stations. From 1961-1997 he was also the owner of the Anaheim Angels in the American League of Major League Baseball. His long career was a vast one too long to be covered in this short description.

This lot of items will be the prized possession of any Gene Autry fan or Hollywood collector.

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