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7 Issues of the "Magazine" of the Dick Jones Fan Club
Dick Jones: Cowboy Star of 1950s Westerns
He was also the Voice of Pinocchio in Walt Disney's 1940 Movie.
Magazines Dated 1957 through 1959
Created by Dick Jones Fan Club President: Miss Joanne Collins of Westlake,
Ohio
Includes 10 Original Photos of Dick Jones
Plus a Photo Signed by Dick Jones as Buffalo Bill Jr.
Plus a 2-Page "Special Bulletin" - June 11 and 22, 1957
Magazine Size: 11 x 8.50 inches
127 Pages of Text
Above: Seven 1950s Fanzines about Dick Jones
1950s Cowboy Actor, and Voice of Pinocchio in the 1940 Disney Movie
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With a Signed Photo of Dick Jones
Plus a 2-Page "Special Bulletin" - June 11 and 22, 1957
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Above: Includes 10 Original Photos of Dick Jones
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Actor Dick Jones:
This rare fanzine / Hollywood magazine presents detailed information about
the life and career of Western actor Dick Jones (born 1927), who is also
remembered as the original voice of Pinocchio, in the 1940 Walt Disney movie
of that same name.
Dick Jones was a popular actor in B-Westerns and in television. Jones was
an accomplished horseman, stuntman, and trick rider.
Jones was born in Snyder, Texas, in Scurry County. By age four, he was billed
as the "World's Youngest Trick Rider and Trick Roper". By age six,
he was hired to do riding and lariat tricks in the rodeo owned by Western
star Hoot Gibson. During this time he was known as Dickie Jones.
Early in his career, Jones appeared as a bit player in several of the Hal
Roach Our Gang (Little Rascals) shorts.
In 1940 he was the voice of Pinocchio in Walt Disney's animated film
Pinocchio. Jones attended Hollywood High School. At age 15, he
took over the role of Henry Aldrich on the hit radio show "The Aldrich Family".
In World War II, he served in the Army in Alaska.
Western cowby Gene Autry cast Jones in Westerns in film and television, produced
by Autry's Flying A Pictures production company. In the early 1950s, he starred
in the Range Rider TV show as Dick West, sidekick to the "The Range Rider"
Dick Mahoney, which ran for 76 episodes. In 1955 Gene Autry gave Jones
his own series, "Buffalo Bill, Jr." which ran for 40 episodes on NBC.
Dick Jones was one of the few Western actors who did his own stunt work.
In 1957, Jones appeared twice as "Ned" in the American Civil War series Gray
Ghost, with Tod Andrews. In 1960, starred in an episodoe of The Blue
Angels, about the elite air-show squadron of the United States Navy. In 1962,
he appeared in the western series Wagon Train starring John McIntire.
He also appeared in the television short The Night Rider starring
Johnny Cash and Eddie Dean.
In 2000, Dick Jones was named a Disney Legend, for doing the voice of Pinocchio
in the 1940 movie.
The Fan Club Magazines:
Following is information about one of the magazines, which is typical of
each magazine:
1. Summer 1957: President: Joanne Collins of Westlake, Ohio;
Members' Editors: Mary Ann Rukavina of Cleveland, Ohio, and Armene
Kaptis of Cleveland, Ohio; Pen Pal Editor: Nacny Csorey of Cleveland,
Ohio; Happy Birthday Editor: Joan Dieterle of Los Angeles, California;
Honorary Members: Jock Mahoney, Nancy Gilbert, and Harry Cheshire.
1. Dick Writes: Article by Dick Jones with information about appearing at
the Emerald Empire Round-up rodeo in Eugene, Oregon; Also appearing in
Kouisville, Kentucky. Filming the movie Johnny Sundown. Boat
racing in San Diego.
2 and 3: Two articles by club president Joanne Collins about setting up club
chapters with Joyce Dibert in Akron Ohio and with Frances Moussa in Chicago.
Discussing Dick Jones' horses and dogs, his appearances in Oregon, his movies
"Johnny Sundown" and "Cool and Crazy", Dick meeting Jock Mahoney (Range Rider),
Dick's twin children, etc. Plus a paragaraph of information about each
club member: Patricia Kierna of Chicago, Mary Barron of Berwick, Maine, Judy
Vitous of St. Paul, Minnesota, Ethelyn Breaux of New Orleans, Mary Lindstrom
of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Shirley Davis of Milanville, Pennsylvania, Janice Joerin
of Milford Michigan, Faye King of Kale Wilcox Ontario, Josephine Babiake
of Chicago Illinois, Margaret Brinafield of Vienna Maryland, George Foster
of Wylie Texas, Mildred Benjamin of Brooklyn New York, Frances DiPiazza of
Clifton New Jersey, Mary Koesterner of Chicago, Gerladine Kager of Senece,
Illinois, Dorothy Luker of Montebello California, Betty Peterson of Lake
Wilcox Ontario, Marie Mucci of New York City, Judy HOfstatter of Alligan
Michigan, Mrs. Carolyn Hardy of Richmond California, Lynn Schiessles of
Haddonfield New Jersey, Frances Singer of Far Rockaway New York, Troy Wayne
Flowers of Sulphur Oklahoma, Judy Flanagan of Westmont New Jersey, Frances
Bishop of Wendell Idaho, Patty Olson of Ada Minnesota.
"Riding the Range with Dick" by Carolyn Hardy and Maxine Levine. About Dick
boat racing with Roy Rogers etc. With a horse drawing by Frances Moussa.
Information about several episodes of the tv show"Buffalo Bill Jr", written
by Dwight Cummins.
"How and Why I began to Like Dick" by Joyce Dibert. About meeting Dick Jones
in Canton, Ohio.
Articles by Christine Senese, Vicki Boyer, etc.
Plus there are 6 more Dick Jones fanzine magazines, like the one described
above.
I purchased these fanzines from an antiques dealer here in Pennsylvania.
Condition: Very Nice Condition. No library
or institution markings. Pages and covers are bright and clean, with
only a few spots to a few covers. One cover lacks its photograph. Four
of the magazines lack the back cover. The signed photograph has some old
tape in the margins, and has some slight discoloration in the image.
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