BRUNO OF HOLLYWOOD PUBLICITY PHOTO INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY SKIPPY BAXTER. by Baxter, Lloyd Valdemar (Skippy). (1919-2012). American figure skater, the first to land the triple Salchow in 1939 - [1940].

circa [1940]., [1940].. Very good. - An original 10 inch high by 8 inch wide black-and-white publicity photo with "Bruno of Hollywood n.y.c." printed in the bottom right corner and the photographer's credits also stampe on the verso. Inscribed in blue ink to the right of the image: "To Fred - / A swell fellow and a wonderfull friend / Skippy". There is some light soiling to the margins of the photo. The top right corner is creased & the bottom right corner is slightly creased, with a larger diagonal crease to the top left corner. Good.

Skippy Baxter is depicted in a dramatic pose as he skates a flamenco dance attired in traditional garb with a dark vest jacket over his lighter shirt and a broad-brimmed bolero hat. .

Lloyd Valdemer Baxter, known as Skippy Baxter, [1919-2012] was an American figure skater. He landed the first triple Salchow in 1939 but did not receive credit for it as it did not occur at a qualifying competition. He won awards as a youth speed skater and at the 1940 U.S. Figure Skating Championships won a bronze and a silver medal. He went on to skate professionally with the Ice Capades, working with Sonia Henie in her shows. Baxter became a close friend of cartoonist Charles Schulz and choreographed a skating segment for Snoopy in the animated film A Boy Named Charlie Brown. Baxter was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2003.