Slim Pickens Autographs
Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), better known by his stage name Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. Starting off in the rodeo, Pickens took up acting, and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. For much of his career, Pickens played cowboy roles. He played comic roles in Dr. Strangelove, Blazing Saddles, 1941, and his villainous turn in One-Eyed Jacks with Marlon Brando.
Louis Burton Lindley Jr., was born in Kingsburg, California, the son of Sally Mosher (née Turk) and Louis Bert Lindley Sr., a Texas-born dairy farmer. Young Lindley was an excellent horse rider from an early age. Known as "Burt" to his family and friends, he grew bored with dairy farming and began to make a few dollars by riding broncos and roping steers in his early teens. His father found out and forbade this activity, but Lindley took no notice, went to compete in a rodeo, and was told by the doubtful rodeo manager that there would be "slim pickins" (i.e. little chance of any prize money) for him. To prevent his father from discovering that he had competed, he entered his name as Slim Pickens, and won $400 that afternoon.
Lindley graduated from Hanford High School (in Hanford) and was a member of the Future Farmers of America. He joined the rodeo, billed as Slim Pickens, and eventually became a well-known rodeo clown. During World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces. Reportedly when the recruiter asked him his profession, Lindley responded "rodeo"; misread on a form as "radio", he spent his entire enlistment at a radio station in the Midwest.
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Traded items with a signature of Slim Pickens
The most expensive item with a signature of Slim Pickens (Terry Wilson John Smith Slim Pickens Robert Fuller Polaroid Photo Autographed) was sold in August 2020 for $270.01 while the cheapest item (Slim Pickens Autograph) found a new owner for $5.00 in September 2024. The month with the most items sold (3) was September 2024 with an average selling price of $51.00 for an autographed item of Slim Pickens. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2025 with $254.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $7.50 was August 2009. In average, an autographed item from Slim Pickens is worth $55.54.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Slim Pickens were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Autographed Slim Pickens 3x 5 Index Card Blazing Saddles Dr. Strangelove | $195.00 |  |
| Rare Slim Pickens Promo Photo - Autographed - 8 x 10 - Actor | $39.55 | |
 | REX ALLEN signed VINTAGE 1953 REPUBLIC WESTERN 8x10 w/ coa SLIM PICKENS CLOSEUP | $55.54 | |
| Slim Pickens - Signed Autograph Book Page - Dr. Strangelove - Blazing Saddles | $155.98 | |
| Slim Pickens Autograph | $5.00 | |
| Slim Pickens Autograph 3x5 Index Card Dr. Strangelove & Blazing Saddles | $254.99 | |
| SLIM PICKENS Autograph Western Cowboy Actor DR. STRANGELOVE Died-1983 | $103.50 | |
| Slim Pickens great cowboy star, character actor signed inscribed 8x10 | $51.00 | |
| Slim Pickens Karl Malden One Eyed Jacks Razor Dual Signed Cuts Autographs 1/1 | $249.00 | |
| Slim Pickens PSA DNA Coa Signed 3x5 Index Card Cut Autograph | $235.00 | |
| SLIM PICKENS signed 6x5 paper BLAZING SADDLES,THE GETAWAY,DR. JSA#AI75408 | $130.00 | |
| Slim Pickens Signed Photo | $225.00 | |
| Slim Pickens Stagecoach cowboy star actor signed inscribed 8x10 +obit | $151.50 | |
| SLIM PICKENS Western Cowboy Actor Blazing Saddles 1941 Autographed 8x10 Photo VF | $99.99 | |
| Vintage SLIM PICKENS Signed AUTOGRAPH PHOTO Western TV COWBOY Film Movie Star | $87.08 | |
