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 transitioned to acting, and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. For much of his career, Pickens played mainly cowboy roles. He is perhaps best remembered today for his comic roles in Dr. Strangelove (riding the atomic bomb to its target), Blazing Saddles, and 1941, and his villainous turn in One-Eyed Jacks with Marlon Brando. More about Slim Pickens
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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 pickin's" (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.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 (SCREEN COWBOY LOT: SLIM PICKENS SIGNED PHOTO & PRINT) found a new owner for $7.50 in August 2009. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2018 with an average selling price of $47.50 for an autographed item of Slim Pickens. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2024 with $249.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $7.50 was August 2009. In average, an autographed item from Slim Pickens is worth $43.99.
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Item Title | Price | Store | |
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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 | ||
SLIM PICKENS AUTOGRAPH PHOTO | $17.16 | ||
SLIM PICKENS Autograph Western Cowboy Actor DR. STRANGELOVE Died-1983 | $103.50 | ||
Slim Pickens JSA Coa Signed 3x5 Index Card Autograph | $149.00 | ||
Slim Pickens Karl Malden One Eyed Jacks Razor Dual Signed Cuts Autographs 1/1 | $249.00 | ||
Slim Pickens of Dr. Strangelove signed autograph page RARE | $99.99 | ||
Slim Pickens PSA DNA Coa Signed 3x5 Index Card Cut Autograph | $235.00 | ||
Slim Pickens signed Cowboy 8x10 photo picture poster autograph RP | $13.99 | ||
Slim Pickens Very Rare Early Vintage Autographed Page Dr. Strangelove | $129.99 |