Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was an American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and other B-movie cowboys. He was also a prolific singer-songwriter who is reported to have played proficiently over 100 musical instruments, sometimes more than one simultaneously. His career, beginning in 1934, spanned four decades, including a regular role on CBS-TV's Petticoat Junction in the 1960s. More about Smiley Burnette
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Lester A. Burnett (he added the final "e" later in life) was born in Summum, Illinois, on March 18, 1911, and grew up in Ravenwood, Missouri. He began singing as a child and learned to play a wide variety of instruments by ear, yet never learned to read or write music. In his teens, he worked in vaudeville, and starting in 1929, at the state's first commercial radio station, WDZ-AM in Tuscola, Illinois.The most expensive item with a signature of Smiley Burnette (SMILEY BURNETTE Autograph 3x5 Index Card Signed Singer & Actor Authentic Auto) was sold in January 2021 for $99.99 while the cheapest item (Smiley Burnette- Signed To Wilson Smiley 5X7 Photograph 1940s ) found a new owner for $5.00 in July 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was September 2020 with an average selling price of $55.75 for an autographed item of Smiley Burnette. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2022 with $90.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $7.99 was November 2022. In average, an autographed item from Smiley Burnette is worth $19.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Smiley Burnette were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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1955 Signed Gene Autry & Smiley Burnette Autographed 5x7 Photo Western Cowboy TV | $19.99 | ||
Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette autographed 3x5 card and photo matted with COA | $30.00 | ||
Smiley Burnette and Sig Arno Signed 1940's Album Page Autographed Signature | $8.50 | ||
Smiley Burnette autograph | $10.00 | ||
Smiley Burnette d 1967 signed autograph 2.5x3 cut Petticoat Junction PSA Slabbed | $90.00 | ||
Smiley Burnette Signed Album Page / Autographed Actor Petticoat Junction | $18.99 | ||
Smiley Burnette SIGNED Card Pic Movie TV Actor Gene Autry Westerns Green Acres | $32.00 | ||
SMILEY BURNETTE signed cut WESTERNS | $7.99 | ||
Western Actors Charles Durango Starrett & Smiley Burnette AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 | $19.99 | ||
Western Comedic Actor Smiley Burnette AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 Photo | $41.00 |