Roy, Dale...And Jack! :)

Hi All!

As a rule, I generally don't post photos in TDS which aren't physically part of the Kellection.

However, I'm making an exception for the picture of Jack Kelly below because of its special and documented place in screen western history.

Its provenance: It was among a group of celebrity photos which sold for nearly $1500 at a live auction in 2015. Before that, the photos were part of the now-defunct Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum located in Victorville, CA, and later Branson, MO. The photos had been auctioned previously by Christie's in 2010.

As if the matted portrait isn't wonderful enough, it was autographed by JK himself! The Kelly humor is evident in the inscription which reads, "For Dale & Roy - You have no right to celebrate a fiftieth anniversary '45' years too early!! - Jack Kelly". (Roy and Dale were married in 1947, but the photo was apparently dated 10/16/81.)

Enjoy! :)

 

Tee Time! (Pt. ll)

Time to tee off with JK!

 

 

Yep, that's JK practicing on the set of Maverick for the Bing Crosby Golf Tournament which would take place on Sunday, January 22, 1961. Just look at that concentration, that stance, that dark outfit--why, JK is a veritable Gary Player in cowboy boots! :)

  

 

Here we have a funsome foursome consisting of JK, his golf instructor/occasional Maverick actor Art Stuart, wife Donna Kelly, and a poodle. (Not to be confused with a puddle, which is

 what JK is hitting from.)

 

 

 

Time to go home! Donna lends a shoulder as JK checks his score. (And they'd better watch out for that giant golf ball behind them!)

 

 

 

Another day, another 18 holes. Here, Donna watches as JK pencils in his score at the Rogers Sports Center in the

 San Fernando Valley near Chatsworth, CA.

By the way, that's "Rogers" as in Roy Rogers. The "King of the Cowboys" was

 part-owner of this sports center,

which also contained a skeet-shooting range.

 

 

NEXT TIME: More golfing fun with JK! :)