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DEDICATED TO
LEGENDARY SINGING COWBOYS
TEX RITTER and EDDIE DEAN
Legendary singing cowboys Tex Ritter and Eddie
Dean were stars of radio, film, records, TV and
personal appearances and
heroes to millions of fans
from the Saturday matinee era of the 1930’s and
40’s on into the television era.
Both
men were born and raised in Texas and their
careers were similar in many ways. Tex was born
Woodward Maurice Ritter on January 12, 1905 in
the little town of Murvaul, TX. Eddie Dean was
born Edgar Dean Glosup on July 9, 1907 in the
small town of Posey, TX. Both had musical
careers on radio before coming to Hollywood in
the mid-1930’s. Between 1935 and 1945, Tex
starred or co-starred in 60 B-western feature
films. Dean appeared in dozens of movies between
1934 and 1945, often as a member of the gang,
one of the posse, or part of a group of cowboys
singing around the campfire. Many of these roles
were unbilled non-speaking parts. Finally in
1945, Eddie got his big break and starred in 18
singing cowboy westerns.
The Happy Trails Children's
Foundation is proud to honor Tex Ritter and
Eddie Dean this year with Silver Screen Legend
XV. This is the 15th year the
foundation, through the generosity of the
renowned Colt’s Manufacturing Co. LLC of
Hartford, CT, has used very special guns and
holsters to raise money for abused children.
The exquisite
engraving on the pistols, the custom tuning of
the six-guns and the magnificent silver spots,
conchas and buckle sets on the belt and holsters
were provided by Conrad Anderson, Rocktree
Ranch. The genuine pre-ban elephant ivory grips
on the guns were hand crafted by Bob Leskovec,
Precision Pro Grips, from Ivory donated by David
Warther, of the Warther Museum in Dover, OH. Jim
Lockwood of Legends in Leather crafted the
hand-carved and Sterling silver mounted double
holster rig in the Tex Ritter and Eddie Dean
style. Ron Love made and donated the prop
cartridges. All of these wonderful people
and companies are enduring examples of that very
special American spirit known as “the cowboy
way.”
Renowned
western entertainers Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
spent a lifetime devoted to children and their
support of children-at-risk is well
documented. The Happy Trails Children’s
Foundation is proud to carry on the work with
abused children who were so important to Roy and
Dale. However, we need your help!
As a
result of our association with Roy and Dale, and
the positive and wholesome family values and
American Tradition they represented, the Happy
Trails Children’s Foundation is the only
known children’s charity in the country today
that actively supports shooting sports, Second
Amendment Rights and responsible gun ownership,
and is in turn supported by generous
contributions from shooters, collectors,
organized shooting sports and the firearms
industry! We are proud of this unique
partnership!
Order
your tickets today for this beautiful and unique
museum quality one-of-a-kind cowboy collectible.
Tickets are $10 each or 11 tickets for $100. The
drawing will be held Saturday evening, December
15, 2012. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TO
WIN! The winner will be notified by phone.
You may check our web site for the winner's
name, after the drawing.
The
total proceeds of this drawing benefit the Happy
Trails Children's Foundation for abused
children. The Happy Trails Children's Foundation
is a charitable non-profit organization under
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
All donations are fully tax deductible to the
extent allowed by law. You may order tickets by
phone (760) 240-3330 or online. American
Express, Discover, MasterCard and VISA accepted.
Or you may send your check to:
Happy Trails Children's Foundation
Silver Screen Legend XV
10755 Apple Valley Road
Apple Valley, CA 92308
(760) 240-3330
www.happytrails.org
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