George Hayes portrait #1 card
by David Lee Guss
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George Hayes portrait #1 card
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David Lee Guss
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Photograph - Photography
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Popular Western sidekick George 'Gabby' Hayes (1885-1969) appeared in 12 Duke films, this being one of them. The ex-vaudevillian was a shrewd investor who lost his money in the 1929 crash but found refuge in "the new fangled talkin' pictures," as Windy, then Gabby, would say.
Besides Duke, he performed sidekick, comic relief duties for William Boyd (1895-1972), Roy Rogers and Randolph Scott. Hayes was "offstage an elegant and well appointed connoisseur and man about town." Rumor has it that he wore fancy dress clothes while dining in his own home. He was the one guest that Johnny Carson often mentioned regretted not getting to appear on his "Tonight Show." I imagine Hayes did not want to blemish his "yer durn tootin' image."
"He's my boy. He's the best. Couldn't think more of him if he was my own son."... George Hayes (1886-1969), talking about John Wayne
@2012 David Lee Guss Film homage, JW, George Hayes, The Star Packer, 1934-2012
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April 19th, 2013
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