VINTAGE 1914 BRONCO BILLY OLD WEST WESTERN POSTER 1235

Pricing & History

Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
Sold Date
Source eBay

Vintage 1914 BRONCO BILLY OLD WEST western POSTER The2FunAdGuyz offer a new, high-quality reproduction print of a 1914 poster promoting a piece of sheet music for a song called “Bronco Billy”. The song is about going to see Bronco Billy movies. The music may or may not have been a big hit but the character is—although many people may not know about “Bronco Billy” Anderson, they should. “Bronco Billy” is arguably credited with being the first movie star, but t is no doubt that he helped to create the modern cowboy movie. Born in Arkansas in 1880, Gilbert M. Anderson (nee Max Aronson) found himself in New York shortly after movie production began. He appeared in The Great Train Robbery in 1903, playing three roles. He soon became co-founder of Essanay Studios and during his career starred in somew between 350 and 700 movies, depending on who you believe. After 1916, Anderson flirted with a variety of film and stage ventures, none of which were greatly successful. In 1958 he received a special Academy Award for being a pioneer in the motion picture industry. He also had a cameo appearance in The Bounty Killers in 1968. He died in 1971. PLEASE NOTE: This is only a poster of the cover of the sheet music—not the entire music and words. “Bronco Billy” atop a rearing horse is featured in the drawing. The lower right-hand photo features read more

Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.

Flag item for content or copyright

If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.

If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.