the phrase slim pickens came from louis burton lindley jr.
where did the phrase slim pickens come from?
louis burton lindley jr .
slim pickens





























louis burton lindley jr. (june 29, 1919december 8, 1983), better known by his stage name slim pickens, was an american rodeo performer and film and television actor. during much of his career, pickens played mainly cowboy roles, and is perhaps best remembered today for his comic roles in "dr. strangelove", "blazing saddles" and "1941".





























section::::early life.
slim pickens
bullet::::- "smoky" (1946) as rodeo cowboy (uncredited)





























bullet::::- "rocky mountain" (1950) as plank (csa)





























bullet::::- "colorado sundown" (1952) as joshua slim pickens / ma pickens





























bullet::::- "the last musketeer" (1952) as slim pickens





























bullet::::- "border saddlemates" (1952) as slim pickens





























bullet::::- "the story of will rogers" (1952) as dusty donovan





























bullet::::- "old oklahoma plains" (1952) as slim





























bullet::::- "south pacific trail" (1952) as slim pickens





























bullet::::- "thunderbirds" (1952) as pvt. wes shelby





























bullet::::- "old overland trail" (1953) as slim pickens





























bullet::::- "the sun shines bright" (1953) as sterling, lanky backwoodsman





























bullet::::- "iron mountain trail" (1953) as slim pickens
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