Scarce vintage inscribed blue fountain pen signature ona 2.5 x 3-inch portion of am irregularly-trimmed yellow slip, acquired in-person in the 1930s and affixed with browned tape to a larger sheet of paper by the original collector. In fine condition for its age. After years on the circus and vaudeville circuits, Si "Rawhide" Jenks played grizzled, toothless codgers in scores of Hollywood westerns, most notably the Tim McCoy series of the 1930s. In non-westerns, he played town drunks, hillbillies and Oldest Living Citizens, typically with names like Homer and Zeke. He made a number of contributions to the horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and mystery genres, including The Murder in the Museum (1934), Charlie Chan's Courage (1934), Life Returns (1935), Fury (1936), Topper (1937), Road to Alcatraz (1945), and Manhunt of Mystery Island (1947). Gone with the Wind (1939) enthusiasts may remember him in a small role as a Union soldier in that beloved film.

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