Lassie was one of those shows broadcast on early cable television that our family caught now and again. The plot was always the same and the poor acting job of Hugh Reilly was always the high point. I remember greeting Jon Provost who played the pivotal role of Timmy in the Lassie series at the Summer 1995 Hollywood Collectors Show with little fanfare. I simply shelled out the ten bucks and grabbed the nice (yet flimsy paper) photo that he signed to me. The bright colors and pre-printed paw print appealed to me. Obviously he didn’t mean enough to me to have my picture taken with him – which I now obviously regret.
A few years later at the April 1998 HCS Jon Provost brought along some pre-signed photos of the notoriously hammy actor Hugh Reilly and would add his signature to it before selling them. Not wanting to miss the opportunity, I had Bob pick up one of these photos for me as well, which I think were running $20. I hadn’t even realized that old Hugh was still around – and he wasn’t for much longer. He passed away in 1998.
The autographs and celebrities of Hollywood ’95 will continue…
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