Art Acord actor , rodeo , western , stunts , suicide

Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry20 August 1975

Robert Allen
actor, Broadway, western

Real/Birth Name:

Irvine E. Theodore Baehr

Also Known As:

Robert (Tex) Allen
Robert "Tex" Allen

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

28 March 1906

Death Date:

9 October 1998

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Relationships:

husband of

Evelyn Peirce, until her earlier death.

Older than Evelyn Peirce by less than 1 year.

Brief Facts:

Broadway musical plays Show Boat, Auntie Mame. Movies Hells Angels on Wheels, Blazing Guns, The Big Broadcast of 1938, Rio Grande Ranger.

Gilbert M. Anderson
actor, western, director, producer, writer, model, business

Real/Birth Name:

Maxwell Henry Aronson

Also Known As:

GM Anderson
G. M. Anderson
G.M. Anderson
Gilbert Maxwell
Broncho Billy Anderson
Bronco Billy Anderson
"Broncho Billy" Anderson

Nickname(s):

Broncho Billy
Bronco Billy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

21 March 1880

Death Date:

20 January 1971

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Little Rock, Alaska, USA

Brief Facts:

In Edison's first movie The Great Train Robbery in 1903. Credited as the first western movie star.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame 2000.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2002.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1651 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

John Anderson (actor)
soap, actor, western, director

Real/Birth Name:

John Robert Anderson

Nickname(s):

J.R.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

20 October 1922

Death Date:

7 August 1992

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Clayton, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Especially westerns. TV series Gunsmoke, Dallas, MacGyver, Backstairs at the White House. Movies The Satan Bug, Ride the High Country, Psycho, Smokey and the Bandit II.

John Archer
actor, radio, western, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Ralph Bowman

Also Known As:

Ralph Bowman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

8 May 1915

Death Date:

3 December 1999

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Osceola, Nebraska, USA

Relationships:

father of

Anne Archer

ex-husband of

Marjorie Lord

Older than Marjorie Lord by 3 years.

Descendants:

Anne Archer

Brief Facts:

Name came from winning a contest with the prize made out to "John Archer." Legally changed his name. On the radio show The Shadow, he was the announcer saying, "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" Movies Destination Moon, High Lonesome, Rodeo. TV series Lassie, Bonanza.

James Arness
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

James King Aurness

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

26 May 1923

Death Date:

3 June 2011

Age at Death:

88, 8 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

older brother of

Peter Graves

Older than Peter Graves by 2 years.

Brief Facts:

TV series Gunsmoke. Movies The Thing from Another World, Them!, Island in the Sky.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1981.

Kansas Hall of Fame 2011.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 2006.

Texas Trail of Fame 2019.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1751 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Gene Autry
actor, singer, business, western, wild west, baseball

Real/Birth Name:

Orvon Grover Autry

Also Known As:

The Singing Cowboy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

29 September 1907

Death Date:

2 October 1998

Age at Death:

91, 3 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Tioga, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Traveled and performed with the Fields Brothers Marvelous Medicine Show. Songs Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Here Comes Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman, Back in the Saddle Again. Was owner of the baseball team California Angels and a Los Angeles television station.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Anaheim / Orange County Walk of Stars 2008.

Angels Hall of Fame 2011.

Country Music Hall of Fame 1969.

Gennett Walk of Fame 2007.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1972.

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1970.

National Broadcasters Hall of Fame 1980.

National Radio Hall of Fame 2003.

Oklahoma Hall of Fame 1991.

Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame 1998.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1981.

Texas Aviation Hall of Fame 1999.

Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 1998.

Texas Trail of Fame 1998.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6644 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6384 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6520 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard for live performance or theater

Buddy Baer
boxing, actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Jacob Henry Baer

Nickname(s):

Buddy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

11 June 1915

Death Date:

18 July 1986

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Relationships:

uncle of

Max Baer Jr.

younger brother of

Max Baer Sr.

Younger than Max Baer Sr. by 6 years.

Brief Facts:

Heavyweight boxer. Movies The Big Sky, Quo Vadis.

Don Barry
actor, writer, producer, western, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Donald Barry De Acosta

Also Known As:

Don 'Red' Barry
Donald Barry

Nickname(s):

Red

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

11 January 1912

Death Date:

17 July 1980

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Houston, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Adventures of Red Ryder in role of Red Ryder. TV series Little House on the Prairie, Police Woman. Movie I Shot Billy the Kid. Many television roles as a western character actor. Suicide by shooting himself.

Hal Baylor
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Hal Fieberling

Gender:

Male

Brief Facts:

Movie Big Jim McClain.

Noah Beery
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Noah Nicholas Beery

Also Known As:

Noah Beery Sr.

Gender:

Male

Relationships:

father of

Noah Beery Jr.

half-brother of

Wallace Beery

Descendants:

Noah Beery Jr.

Brief Facts:

Silent movie villain. Movies Zorro Rides Again, Riders of the Purple Sage, She Done Him Wrong.

Noah Beery Jr.
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Noah Nicholas Beery Jr.
Noah Beery III

Nickname(s):

Pidge

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

10 August 1913

Death Date:

1 November 1994

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Maxine Jones

Older than Maxine Jones by 4 years.

son of

Noah Beery

nephew of

Wallace Beery

Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Ancestors:

Noah Beery

Brief Facts:

Movies The Story of Will Rogers, Little Fauss and Big Halsey, Walking Tall, Rocketship X-M. TV series Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, The Rockford Files in role of Rockford's father.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7047 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Ed Begley
actor, western, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

Edward James Begley

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

25 March 1901

Death Date:

28 April 1970

Age at Death:

69, 34 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Relationships:

father of

Ed Begley Jr.

Descendants:

Ed Begley Jr.

Brief Facts:

Movies Sweet Bird of Youth, 12 Angry Men. Tony Award for Broadway play Inherit the Wind.

Rex Bell
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

George Francis Beldam

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

16 October 1903

Death Date:

4 July 1962

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Relationships:

husband of

Clara Bow, until he died.

Older than Clara Bow by 1 year.

Brief Facts:

Cowboy actor. Movies Battling with Buffalo Bill, Lucky Larrigan, The Idaho Kid. Republican candidate for Governor of Nevada in 1962.

James Best
actor, director, writer, producer, western, educator, adopted

Real/Birth Name:

Jules Franklin Guy

Also Known As:

James K. Best

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

26 July 1926

Death Date:

6 April 2015

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Powderly, Kentucky, USA

Brief Facts:

Orphaned at age 3. Adopted. TV series The Dukes of Hazzard in role of Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane. Movies Shenandoah, Ode to Billy Joe, Sounder.

Amanda Blake
actor, western, AIDS

Real/Birth Name:

Beverly Louise Neill

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

20 February 1929

Death Date:

16 August 1989

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Buffalo, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Role of Miss Kitty on TV series Gunsmoke. Died of AIDS.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Hall of Great Western Performers 1968.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1987.

Robert Blake
actor, accused, western

Real/Birth Name:

Michael James Vijencio Gubitosi

Also Known As:

Bobby Blake

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

18 September 1933

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Brief Facts:

Role of Little Beaver on TV series Red Ryder as a child. Arrested for murder of his wife. Acquitted.

Dan Blocker
actor, western, educator, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Bobby Don Blocker

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

10 December 1928

Death Date:

13 May 1972

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

De Kalb, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

TV show Bonanza in the role of Hoss.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

West Texas Walk of Fame 1997.

Monte Blue
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Gerard Montgomery Bluefeather

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

11 January 1887

Death Date:

18 February 1963

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Silent films, movies White Shadows in the South Seas, Tom Sawyer, Detective, Key Largo.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6290 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Ward Bond
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Wardell Edwin Bond

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

9 April 1903

Death Date:

5 November 1960

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

Brief Facts:

TV show Wagon Train. Movies Mister Roberts, The Long Gray Line, The Searchers, It's a Wonderful Life, The Maltese Falcon.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2001.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Richard Boone
actor, western, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Richard Allen Boone

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

18 June 1917

Death Date:

10 January 1981

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

cousin of

Pat Boone

cousin of

Randy Boone

Brief Facts:

TV shows Hec Ramsay, Have Gun - Will Travel. Movie The Robe role of Pontius Pilate. Movies The Shootist, The Alamo, Big Jake. Broadway play The Rivalry. Member of fraternity Theta Xi.

Ernest Borgnine
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Ermes Effron Borgnino

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

24 January 1917

Death Date:

8 July 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Hamden, Connecticut, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Ethel Merman

Younger than Ethel Merman by 9 years.

Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Brief Facts:

Noted for gap in front teeth. Movies A Grandpa for Christmas, Marty, From Here to Eternity, Emperor of the North Pole, The Dirty Dozen. TV series McHale's Navy. Marriage to Ethel Merman lasted 32 days in 1964.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1996.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6324 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 265 S. Palm Canyon Drive17 January 1998

Pat Brady
actor, sidekick, musician, western, bassist

Real/Birth Name:

Robert Patrick Aloysius O'Brady

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

31 December 1914

Death Date:

27 February 1972

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Toledo, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Bassist for group Sons of the Pioneers. Sidekick to Roy Rogers in westerns.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA

Country Music Hall of Fame 1980 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1995 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Texas Trail of Fame 2001 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2005 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6845 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Peter Breck
actor, western, educator

Real/Birth Name:

Joseph Peter Breck

Nickname(s):

Buddy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

13 March 1929

Death Date:

6 February 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Brief Facts:

Movies Benji, The Crawling Hand. TV series The Big Valley, Maverick in role of Doc Holliday.

Walter Brennan
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Walter Andrew Brennan

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

25 July 1894

Death Date:

21 September 1974

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies Support Your Local Sheriff!, The Westerner, Rio Bravo.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1970.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6501 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Mary Brian
actor, western, painter

Real/Birth Name:

Louise Byrdie Dantzler

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

17 February 1906

Death Date:

30 December 2002

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Corsiicana, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1926). Movies Peter Pan (1924), The Virginian (1929).

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1559 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Wilford Brimley
actor, western, model, rodeo, stunts

Real/Birth Name:

Allen Wilford Brimley

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

27 September 1934

Death Date:

1 August 2020

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Brief Facts:

Rodeo rider. Movies The Electric Horseman, In & Out, The Thing (1982), The China Syndrome, Cocoon, Cocoon: The Return, The Firm. TV series The Waltons, Our House. Commercials for Quaker Oats and Liberty Medical diabetic supplies.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 2001.

Barbara Britton
actor, western, soap

Real/Birth Name:

Barbara Maurine Brantingham

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

26 September 1920

Death Date:

17 January 1980

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Long Beach, California, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series Mr. and Mrs. North, One Life to Live. Movies Captain Kidd, The Virginian, Bwana Devil.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1719 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Johnny Mack Brown
football, actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

John Mack Brown

Also Known As:

John Mack Brown

Nickname(s):

the Dothan Antelope

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1 September 1904

Death Date:

14 November 1974

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Dothan, Alabama, USA

Brief Facts:

A star on the football team at the University of Alabama, then an actor in films, mostly westerns and serials. Movies Coquette, Belle of the Nineties, Montana Moon.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 1969.

Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame 2004.

College Football Hall of Fame 1957.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2008.

Rose Bowl Hall of Fame 2000.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6101 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Edgar Buchanan
actor, sidekick, western

Real/Birth Name:

William Edgar Buchanan

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

20 March 1903

Death Date:

4 April 1979

Age at Death:

76, 15 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Humansville, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Shane.

Smiley Burnette
actor, sidekick, western, composer, singer, musician

Real/Birth Name:

Lester Alvin Burnett

Nickname(s):

Smiley

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

18 March 1911

Death Date:

16 February 1967

Age at Death:

55, 30 days before his 56^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Summum, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Sidekick to Gene Autry. TV series Petticoat Junction. Songs On the Strings of My Lonesome Guitar, Fetch Me Down My Trusty .45.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Cowtown Society of Western Music Hall of Fame 2012.

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1971.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6125 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Pat Buttram
actor, sidekick, western

Real/Birth Name:

Maxwell Emmett Buttram

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

19 June 1915

Death Date:

8 January 1994

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Addison, Alabama, USA

Brief Facts:

Sidekick to Gene Autry. TV series Green Acres. Voice-over actor. Movie Back to the Future Part III.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1983.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6382 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry18 August 1988

Rory Calhoun
actor, criminal, western

Real/Birth Name:

Francis Timothy McCown (Durgin after adoption)

Nickname(s):

Smoky

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

8 August 1922

Death Date:

28 April 1999

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Hired Gun and TV series The Texan. Three years prison for car theft.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1752 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Harry Carey
actor, writer, western, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Henry DeWitt Carey II

Also Known As:

Harry Carey Sr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

16 January 1878

Death Date:

21 September 1947

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Relationships:

father of

Harry Carey Jr.

Descendants:

Harry Carey Jr.

Brief Facts:

Silent film star. Movies Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Red River, Air Force.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1976.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1987.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1521 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Harry Carey Jr.
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Henry George Carey

Nickname(s):

Dobe

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

16 May 1921

Death Date:

27 December 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Saugus, California, USA

Relationships:

son of

Harry Carey

husband of

Marilyn Fix, until he died.

Older than Marilyn Fix by 3 years.

Ancestors:

Harry Carey

Brief Facts:

Movies Shenandoah, Red River, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Rio Bravo, Back to the Future Part III.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2003.

Hackensack, New Jersey, USA

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6363 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Philip Carey
actor, western, model, soap

Real/Birth Name:

Eugene Carey

Also Known As:

Phil Carey

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

15 July 1925

Death Date:

6 February 2009

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

TV series One Life to Live. Movies Wicked as They Come, Mister Roberts, Calamity Jane, This Woman Is Dangerous, They Rode West, Gun Fury. Role of Granny Goose in commercials for potato chips.

Jean Carmen
actor, radio, Broadway, writer, director, producer, western

Real/Birth Name:

Jean Carmen

Also Known As:

Julia Thayer
Jean Carmen Dillow

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

7 April 1913

Death Date:

26 August 1993

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Portland, Oregon, USA

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1934). Broadway play The Man Who Came to Dinner. Movie The Pawn. Movie serial The Painted Stallion.

Sunset Carson
actor, western, rodeo, circus

Real/Birth Name:

Winifred Maurice Harrison

Also Known As:

Michael Harrison

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

12 November 1920

Death Date:

1 May 1990

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Gracemont, Oklahoma, USA

Brief Facts:

A real cowboy. Rodeo rider. Movies The El Paso Kid, The Marshal of Windy Hollow.

Jeff Chandler
actor, western, singer, producer

Real/Birth Name:

Ira Grossel

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

15 December 1918

Death Date:

17 June 1961

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies Broken Arrow (1950), A Story of David, Away All Boats. Died from problems in surgery.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1770 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Chief Yowlachie
actor, singer, western

Real/Birth Name:

Daniel Simmons

Gender:

Male

Brief Facts:

Many Indian roles. Yakima Reservation. Movie Gunfighters of the Northwest. Also an opera singer.

Ethlyne Clair
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Ethlyne Williamson

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

23 November 1904

Death Date:

27 February 1996

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Talladega, Alabama, USA

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1929). Serial movies The Vanishing Rider (1928), Queen of the Northwoods.

James Coburn
actor, writer, director, western, composer

Real/Birth Name:

James H. Coburn III

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

31 August 1928

Death Date:

18 November 2002

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Laurel, Nebraska, USA

Relationships:

husband of

Paula O'Hara

Brief Facts:

Movies Maverick, Charade, In Like Flint, The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2015.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7055 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry1 April 1994

Iron Eyes Cody
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Espera Oscar de Corti

Nickname(s):

Oscar

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

3 April 1916

Death Date:

4 January 1999

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Bacone, Oklahoma, USA

Brief Facts:

Known for commercials against littering. He was not an Indian, but claimed to be. Movies A Man Called Horse, Ernest Goes to Camp. TV series The Cisco Kid.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1986.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6655 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry20 April 1983

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 255 S. Palm Canyon Drive15 January 1999

Chuck Connors
actor, western, baseball, basketball

Real/Birth Name:

Kevin Joseph Aloysius Connors

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

10 April 1921

Death Date:

10 November 1992

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

TV series The Rifleman, Branded. Movie Soylent Green. First base on minor league team Hollywood Stars. Basketball on team Boston Celtics.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1991.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1986.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry18 July 1984

Gary Cooper
actor, western, producer

Real/Birth Name:

Frank James Cooper

Nickname(s):

Coop

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

7 May 1901

Death Date:

13 May 1961

Age at Death:

60, 6 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Helena, Montana, USA

Relationships:

husband of

Veronica Cooper, until he died.

Older than Veronica Cooper by 12 years.

Floral Park, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies High Noon, Beau Geste, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Sergeant York, The Virginian (1929), Along Came Jones, Meet John Doe, The Adventures of Marco Polo, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1966.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 2010.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6243 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Ellen Corby
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Ellen Hansen

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

3 June 1911

Death Date:

14 April 1999

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Brief Facts:

Grandma Walton on TV series The Waltons. TV series Trackdown. Movie Little Women (1949).

Alex Cord
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Alexander Viespi

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

3 May 1933

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Joanna Pettet

Older than Joanna Pettet by 9 years.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Stagecoach. TV series Airwolf.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 2002.

Ray Corrigan
actor, stunts, fitness, western

Real/Birth Name:

Raymond Benard

Also Known As:

Crash Corrigan
Ray "Crash" Corrigan

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

14 February 1902

Death Date:

10 August 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

In role of It in movie It! The Terror from Outer Space. Movie The White Gorilla (1945) and movie and serials The Three Mesquiteers in the role of Tucson Smith.

Carolina Cotton
actor, western, educator, singer, country, radio, composer, dj

Real/Birth Name:

Helen Hagstrom

Nickname(s):

Yodeling Blonde Bombshell
Western's First Lady
The All-American Girl

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

20 October 1925

Death Date:

10 June 1997

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Cash, Arkansas, USA

Relationships:

ex-wife of

Deuce Spriggins

Brief Facts:

Movies Sing, Neighbor, Sing, Singing on the Trail. Yodeling cowgirl roles. Song Three Miles South of Cash in Arkansas.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Western Music Association Hall of Fame 2001.

Buster Crabbe
actor, western, swimming

Real/Birth Name:

Clarence Linden Crabbe

Also Known As:

Larry "Buster" Crabbe

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

7 February 1908

Death Date:

23 April 1983

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Oakland, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Champion swimmer. Played role of Tarzan in movie Tarzan the Fearless and roles as Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, Billy the Kid in multiple movies.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame 1979.

Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame 1998.

International Swimming Hall of Fame 1965.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Lester Cuneo
actor, producer, western, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Lester H. Cuneo

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

25 October 1888

Death Date:

1 November 1925

Age at Death:

37, 7 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Silent films actor and movie maker, many of them 'westerns'. Lone Had Wilsonfor example. Suicide by gunshot, despondent over career and divorce.

Ken Curtis
actor, singer, western

Real/Birth Name:

Curtis Wain Gates

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

2 July 1916

Death Date:

28 April 1991

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Lamar, Colorado, USA

Brief Facts:

Group Sons of the Pioneers. Role of Festus on TV series Gunsmoke. Middle name is NOT Wayne.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1981.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Country Music Hall of Fame 1980 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1995 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Texas Trail of Fame 2001 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2005 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6845 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Jim Davis
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Marlin Davis

Also Known As:

James Davis

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

26 August 1909

Death Date:

26 April 1981

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Edgerton, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies The Choirboys, Winter Meeting. TV series Rescue 8.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6290 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Marceline Day
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Marceline Newlin

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

24 April 1908

Death Date:

16 February 2000

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

younger sister of

Alice Day

Younger than Alice Day by 1 year.

Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1926). Movies London After Midnight, The Cameraman, The Jazz Age, Sky Raiders.

Yvonne De Carlo
actor, dancer, western, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Margaret Yvonne Middleton

Also Known As:

Yvonne DeCarlo
Peggy Yvonne Middleton

Nickname(s):

Peggy

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1 September 1922

Death Date:

8 January 2007

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Role of Lily Munster on TV show The Munsters. Movies Salome, Where She Danced, Calamity Jane and Sam Bass, Black Bart, The Ten Commandments. Broadway play Follies by Stephen Sondheim.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Burlesque Hall of Fame.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6124 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6715 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Brandon De Wilde
actor, western, accident, vehicle crash

Real/Birth Name:

Andre Brandon De Wilde

Also Known As:

Brandon de Wilde
Brandon DeWilde

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

9 April 1942

Death Date:

6 July 1972

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies Shane, Hud. Died in a car accident. Name pronounced duh-WILL-duh.

Frances Dee
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Jean Dee

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

26 November 1909

Death Date:

6 March 2004

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

mother of

Jody McCrea

wife of

Joel McCrea, until his earlier death.

Younger than Joel McCrea by 4 years.

Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany

Descendants:

Jody McCrea

Brief Facts:

Member of WAMPAS Baby Stars (1931). Movies Blood Money, Little Women, Playboy of Paradise.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry1 February 1994

John Dehner
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

John Forkum

Gender:

Male

Brief Facts:

Movie The Left-handed Gun.

Andy Devine
actor, sidekick, western, singer

Real/Birth Name:

Andrew Vabre Devine

Also Known As:

Jeremiah Schwartz

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

7 October 1905

Death Date:

18 February 1977

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

Brief Facts:

Played semi-pro football under the fake nane Jeremiah Schwartz. Movies The Over-the-Hill Gang, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, How the West Was Won, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Around the World in Eighty Days, The Red Badge of Courage. TV series Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, Flipper.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2011.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6258 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6366 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Marlene Dietrich
actor, singer, western

Real/Birth Name:

Marie Magdalena Dietrich

Nickname(s):

Lili Marlene
Lene

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

27 December 1901

Death Date:

6 May 1992

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies The Blue Angel, Morocco, Dishonored, Shanghai Express, Blonde Venus, The Scarlet Empress, The Devil is a Woman, Witness for the Prosecution, Destry Rides Again. Became a US citizen 1937.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Boulevard der Stars 2010.

French Legion of Honor.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6400 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 101 S. Palm Canyon Drive8 November 1996

Troy Donahue
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Merle Johnson Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

31 January 1937

Death Date:

19 January 2008

Age at Death:

70, 12 days before his 71^st birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Suzanne Pleshette

The same age as Suzanne Pleshette.

Brief Facts:

Movies A Summer Place, Palm Springs Weekend, A Distant Trumpet, Come Spy with Me. TV show Surfside 6.

Kirk Douglas
actor, director, producer, western, stunts

Real/Birth Name:

Issur Danielovitch Demsky

Also Known As:

Isidore Demsky

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

9 December 1916

Death Date:

5 February 2020

Age at Death:

103

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Amsterdam, New York, USA

Relationships:

husband of

Anne Buydens

grandfather of

Cameron Douglas

ex-husband of

Diana Douglas

Older than Diana Douglas by 6 years.

father of

father of

father of

father of

Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Descendants:

Cameron Douglas

Peter Douglas

Brief Facts:

Movies Spartacus, Seven Days in May, It Runs in the Family, The List of Adrian Messenger.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Cecil B DeMille Award 1968.

French Legion of Honor 1985.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1984.

Logan, West Virginia, USA

Kennedy Center Honors 1994.

National Medal of Arts 2001.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 1981.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6263 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Joanne Dru
actor, Broadway, western

Real/Birth Name:

Joanne Letitia LaCock

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

31 January 1922

Death Date:

10 September 1996

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-wife of

Dick Haymes

Younger than Dick Haymes by 3 years.

ex-wife of

John Ireland

Younger than John Ireland by 8 years.

older sister of

Peter Marshall

Older than Peter Marshall by 4 years.

San Francisco, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Red River, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Vengeance Valley, All the King's Men, The Pride of St. Louis.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1708 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Clint Eastwood
actor, director, mayor, composer, western

Real/Birth Name:

Clinton Eastwood Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

31 May 1930

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

husband of

Dina Eastwood

Older than Dina Eastwood by 35 years.

father of

Francesca Eastwood

father of

Scott Eastwood

Sacramento, California, USA

Descendants:

Brief Facts:

Movies First Man, The Mule, Sudden Impact, In the Line of Fire, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The Bridges of Madison County, Mystic River, Firefox, The Eiger Sanction, Dirty Harry, High Plains Drifter, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Every Which Way But Loose, Bronco Billy, Any Which Way You Can. TV series Rawhide. Former mayor of Carmel, California.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

California Hall of Fame 2006.

Cecil B DeMille Award 1988.

French Legion of Honor 2009.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2000.

International Civil Rights Walk of Fame 2007.

Kennedy Center Honors 2000.

National Medal of Arts 2009.

Jack Elam
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

William Scott Elam

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

13 November 1920

Death Date:

20 October 2003

Age at Death:

82, 24 days before his 83^rd birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Miami, Arizona, USA

Brief Facts:

Noted for his unmoving left eye. Often played a sidekick. Movies Support Your Local Sheriff!, Rio Lobo, Cannonball Run II, The Cannonball Run, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County, Once Upon a Time in the West.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1994.

Sam Elliott
actor, western, writer, producer

Real/Birth Name:

Samuel Pack Elliott

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

9 August 1944

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

husband of

Katharine Ross

Younger than Katharine Ross by 4 years.

Brief Facts:

Known for his deep, bass, gravelly voice. Movies I'll See You in My Dreams, Draft Day, The Company You Keep, Road House, The Legacy, Hulk, The Golden Compass, Gettysburg, Tombstone. TV show Mission: Impossible.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2007.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1993.

Dale Evans
actor, singer, country, western, tv, religion, composer, writer, tv, radio

Real/Birth Name:

Frances Octavia Smith

Also Known As:

Frances Fox
Marian Lee
Dale Evans Rogers

Nickname(s):

Queen of the West

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

31 October 1912

Death Date:

7 February 2001

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Uvalde, Texas, USA

Relationships:

ex-wife of

R. Dale Butts

Younger than R. Dale Butts by 2 years.

wife of

Roy Rogers, until his earlier death.

Younger than Roy Rogers by less than 1 year.

Brief Facts:

A birth certificate says she was born as Lucille Wood Smith, but her mother insisted she was named Frances Octavia Smith. Wrote song Happy Trails. Host of TV show A Date with Dale. In many films with husband Roy Rogers.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1976.

National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame 1995.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1983.

Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2000.

Texas Trail of Fame 1997.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6638 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1737 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 100 Museum Drive5 May 2001

Virginia Brown Faire
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Virginia Cecelia Labuna

Also Known As:

Virginia Brown

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

26 June 1904

Death Date:

30 June 1980

Age at Death:

76, 4 days after her birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1923). Movies The Temptress, Peter Pan (1924) in role of Tinker Bell.

Richard Farnsworth
stunts, actor, western, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Richard William Farnsworth

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1 September 1920

Death Date:

6 October 2000

Age at Death:

80, 35 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies Spartacus, The Ten Commandments, The Grey Fox, Anne of Green Gables, Misery, The Straight Story. Suicide by gunshot.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1997.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 2000.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1560 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry17 August 1992

Helen Ferguson
actor, stunts, western

Real/Birth Name:

Helen Ferguson

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

23 July 1901

Death Date:

14 March 1977

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Decatur, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1922). Movies Hungry Hearts, The Call of the North.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6153 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Shug Fisher
singer, musician, actor, composer, western, comedy, bassist

Real/Birth Name:

George Clinton Fisher Jr.

Nickname(s):

Shug

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

26 September 1907

Death Date:

16 March 1984

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Tabler, Oklahoma, USA

Brief Facts:

"Shug" is short for "sugar". Member of Sons of the Pioneers. TV series The Beverly Hillbillies, Gunsmoke. Movie Mister Roberts.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

Country Music Hall of Fame 1980 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1995 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Texas Trail of Fame 2001 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2005 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6845 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Paul Fix
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Peter Paul Fix

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

13 March 1901

Death Date:

14 October 1983

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Relationships:

father of

Marilyn Fix

Santa Paula, California, USA

Descendants:

Marilyn Fix

Brief Facts:

Role as District Attorney Hale on TV series Perry Mason. TV series The Rifleman, Adventures of Superman. Movies To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sons of Katie Elder.

Eric Fleming
actor, singer, dancer, western, writer, accident, drowned

Real/Birth Name:

Edward Heddy Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

4 July 1925

Death Date:

28 September 1966

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

son of

Mildred Anderson Heddy

Grand Island, Nebraska, USA

Ancestors:

Mildred Anderson Heddy

Brief Facts:

NY stage theatre. Movies Queen of Outer Space, Curse of the Undead, The Glass Bottom Boat. TV series Rawhidein role of Gil Favor, the trail boss. Drowned filming a scene in Peru.

Henry Fonda
actor, producer, western, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Henry Jaynes Fonda

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

16 May 1905

Death Date:

12 August 1982

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

grandfather of

Bridget Fonda

ex-husband of

Frances Ford Seymour

Older than Frances Ford Seymour by 2 years.

father of

Jane Fonda

ex-husband of

Margaret Sullavan

Older than Margaret Sullavan by 4 years.

father of

Peter Fonda

ex-husband of

Susan Blanchard (socialite)

Older than Susan Blanchard (socialite) by 22 years.

grandfather of

Troy Garity

Descendants:

Peter Fonda

Bridget Fonda

Jane Fonda

Troy Garity

Brief Facts:

Movies On Golden Pond, 12 Angry Men, The Grapes of Wrath, The Cheyenne Social Club, How the West Was Won, The Return of Frank James, The Longest Day, The Ox-Bow Incident, Mister Rogers.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Cecil B DeMille Award 1980.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2005.

Kennedy Center Honors 1979.

Theater Hall of Fame 2005.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1601 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Francis Ford
actor, director, writer, producer, western

Real/Birth Name:

Frank Thomas Feeney

Gender:

Male

Relationships:

brother of

John Ford

Sainte-Christine, Quebec, Canada

Brief Facts:

Silent films from 1909. Movie The Quiet Man.

Glenn Ford
actor, western, producer

Real/Birth Name:

Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1 May 1916

Death Date:

30 August 2006

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Eleanor Powell

Younger than Eleanor Powell by 3 years.

father of

Peter Ford

Descendants:

Peter Ford

Brief Facts:

Movies Blackboard Jungle, Teahouse of the August Moon, Superman, Midway. TV series Cade's County.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

French Legion of Honor.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1978.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 2012.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Valerie French
actor, western, soap, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Valerie Harrison

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

11 March 1928

Death Date:

3 November 1990

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

London, England, UK

Relationships:

wife of

Michael Pertwee

Santa Barbara, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Decision at Sundown. TV series The Edge of Night. Broadway play Inadmissible Evidence. Birth year may be 1932.

Victor French
actor, director, western

Real/Birth Name:

Victor Edwin French

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

4 December 1934

Death Date:

15 June 1989

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Julie Cobb

Older than Julie Cobb by 12 years.

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Brief Facts:

Movies An Officer and a Gentleman, The Magnificent Seven. TV series Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, Carter Country.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1998.

Chief Dan George
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Geswanouth Slahoot

Also Known As:

Dan Slaholt

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

24 July 1899

Death Date:

23 September 1981

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band.

Hoot Gibson
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Edmund Richard Gibson

Nickname(s):

Hoot

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

6 August 1892

Death Date:

23 August 1962

Age at Death:

70, 17 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Tekamah, Nebraska, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Sally Eilers

Older than Sally Eilers by 16 years.

Brief Facts:

Movies The Calgary Stampede, Blazing Guns, The Buckaroo Kid.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame 2003.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1979.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1989.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1765 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Leo Gordon
actor, western, writer, director

Real/Birth Name:

Leo Vincent Gordon

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

2 December 1922

Death Date:

26 December 2000

Age at Death:

78, 24 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Hondo, Big Top Pee-wee.

Rodney A. Grant
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Rodney Arnold Grant

Also Known As:

Rodney Grant

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

9 March 1959

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies Dances with Wolves, Ghosts of Mars. Omaha tribe member.

Peter Graves
actor, western, director

Real/Birth Name:

Peter Aurness

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

18 March 1926

Death Date:

14 March 2010

Age at Death:

83, 4 days before his 84^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Relationships:

younger brother of

James Arness

Younger than James Arness by 2 years.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Brief Facts:

TV shows Mission: Impossible, 7th Heaven, Whiplash. Movies Stalag 17, Airplane II: The Sequel, Men in Black II, It Conquered the World.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry30 October 2009

Dabbs Greer
actor, western, educator

Real/Birth Name:

Robert William Greer

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

2 April 1917

Death Date:

28 April 2007

Age at Death:

90, 26 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Fairview, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series Gunsmoke, Little House on the Prairie and many small character roles. He never married and had no survivors.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Missouri Walk of Fame 2017.

Ena Gregory
actor, singer, dancer, western

Real/Birth Name:

Ena J. Gregory

Also Known As:

Marian Douglas

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

18 April 1907

Death Date:

13 June 1993

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1925). Movies The Calgary Stampede (1925), Blazing Days (1927), Sioux Blood (1929). Movies (using name Marian Douglas) The Shepherd of the Hills, Twisted Tales (1931), Aloha (1931), Beach Pajamas (1931).

Zane Grey
dentist, writer, western, baseball

Real/Birth Name:

Pearl Zane Gray

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

31 January 1872

Death Date:

23 October 1939

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Zanesville, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Family changed last name to Grey after his birth. Zane is his mother's maiden name. Dropped first name Pearl. Book Riders of the Purple Sage. Played one game for team Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903. Many novels, made into movies, often western in style.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Game Fish Association Fishing Hall of Fame 1998.

Texas Trail of Fame 1998.

Howard Hawks
director, writer, producer, western

Real/Birth Name:

Howard Winchester Hawks

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

30 May 1896

Death Date:

26 December 1977

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Goshen, Indiana, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Dee Hartford

Older than Dee Hartford by 31 years.

brother of

Kenneth Hawks

brother of

William B. Hawks

Wellsville, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Rio Lobo, Rio Bravo, Scarface, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Big Sleep.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1708 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Gabby Hayes
actor, sidekick, western, singer

Real/Birth Name:

George Francis Hayes

Also Known As:

George Hayes
George "Gabby" Hayes

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

7 May 1885

Death Date:

9 February 1969

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Many western movies, often in a recurring role.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2000.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6427 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1724 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Van Heflin
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Emmett Evan Heflin Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

13 December 1908

Death Date:

23 July 1971

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Walters, Oklahoma, USA

Relationships:

older brother of

Frances Heflin

Older than Frances Heflin by 11 years.

uncle of

Marta Heflin

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Santa Fe Trail, Airport.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Oklahoma Hall of Fame 1964.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6311 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6125 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Wanda Hendrix
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Dixie Wanda Hendrix

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

3 November 1928

Death Date:

1 February 1981

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-wife of

Audie Murphy

Younger than Audie Murphy by 2 years.

Hollywood, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Stage to Thunder Rock.

Doris Hill
actor, western, dancer

Real/Birth Name:

Roberta M. Hill

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

21 March 1905

Death Date:

3 March 1976

Age at Death:

70, 18 days before her 71^st birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Roswell, New Mexico, USA

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1929). Movies The Studio Murder Mystery, Sons of the Saddle.

Jennifer Holt
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Elizabeth Marshall Holt

Also Known As:

Jacqueline Holt
Jenifer Holt

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

10 November 1920

Death Date:

21 September 1997

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

daughter of

Jack Holt

younger sister of

Tim Holt

Younger than Tim Holt by 1 year.

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Ancestors:

Jack Holt

Brief Facts:

Movies Buffalo Bill Rides Again, Pioneer Justice, Riders of the Santa Fe.

Tim Holt
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Charles John Holt III

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

5 February 1919

Death Date:

15 February 1973

Age at Death:

54, 10 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Relationships:

son of

Jack Holt

older brother of

Jennifer Holt

Older than Jennifer Holt by 1 year.

Ancestors:

Jack Holt

Brief Facts:

Movie The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1991.

Rock Hudson
actor, western, AIDS

Real/Birth Name:

Roy Harold Scherer Jr.

Also Known As:

Roy Fitzgerald (legal name)

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

17 November 1925

Death Date:

2 October 1985

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Winnetka, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Magnificent Obsession, Giant, Pillow Talk, The Mirror Crack'd. TV series McMillan and Wife. Died of AIDS - a plaque at 8594 Santa Monica Boulevard.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

West Hollywood Memorial Walk 2002.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6116 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 189 S. Palm Canyon Drive19 October 2002

Kay Hughes
actor, dancer, western

Real/Birth Name:

Catherine Mary Rhoads

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

16 January 1914

Death Date:

4 April 1998

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movie serial Vigilantes are Coming.

Will Hutchins
actor, western, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Marshall Lowell Hutchason

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

5 May 1932

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Merrill's Marauders. TV series Sugarfoot. Broadway play Never Too Late.

Anne Jeffreys
actor, western, soap, model, Broadway, singer, opera

Real/Birth Name:

Anne Jeffreys Carmichael

Also Known As:

Ann Jeffreys

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

26 January 1923

Death Date:

27 September 2017

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Relationships:

wife of

Robert Sterling, until his earlier death.

Younger than Robert Sterling by 5 or 6 years.

Brief Facts:

TV shows General Hospital, Port Charles, Falcon Crest, Topper, Baywatch. Movies Dick Tracy (1945), Flying Tigers, Hidden Valley Outlaws, Wagon Tracks West. Broadway musical play Kiss Me Kate. Opera Tosca.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1501 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Herb Jeffries
singer, actor, western, composer, director, jazz

Real/Birth Name:

Umberto Alexander Valentino

Also Known As:

Herb Jeffrey
Herbert Jeffrey
Umberto Alejandro Ballentino

Nickname(s):

The Bronze Buckaroo

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

24 September 1913

Death Date:

25 May 2014

Age at Death:

100

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Tempest Storm

Older than Tempest Storm by 14 years.

Brief Facts:

Itallian/Irish/one quarter Ethiopian. Singng cowboy in films made for black audiences. Movies Harlem on the Prairie, The Bronze Buckaroo, Calypso Joe. Album The Bronze Buckaroo (Rides Again). Member of the group Duke Ellington Orchestra. Songs Flamingo, In My Solitude, I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good, When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano, Basin Street Blues.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2004.

National Broadcasters Hall of Fame 1995.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 2001.

Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

Western Music Association Hall of Fame 1997.

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 255 S. Palm Canyon Drive20 November 1998

Chubby Johnson
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Charles Rutledge Johnson

Also Known As:

Chubby R. Johnson

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

13 August 1903

Death Date:

31 October 1974

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies Calamity Jane, Support Your Local Sheriff!, Bend of the River, The Far Country.

Russell Johnson
actor, western, military, soap, activist

Real/Birth Name:

Russell David Johnson

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

10 November 1924

Death Date:

16 January 2014

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Ashley, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series Gilligan's Island. Movies This Island Earth, Attack of the Crab Monsters, It Came from Outer Space, Tumbleweed, Seminole.

Buck Jones
actor, western, wild west, accident

Real/Birth Name:

Charles Frederick Gebhart

Also Known As:

Charles Jones
Charles 'Buck' Jones

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

12 December 1891

Death Date:

30 November 1942

Age at Death:

50, 12 days before his 51^st birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Vincennes, Indiana, USA

Relationships:

father of

Maxine Jones

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Descendants:

Maxine Jones

Brief Facts:

In a wild west cowboy show. Died of burns from the famed Cocoanut Grove fire 2 days earlier. Many B-western movies - Arizona Bound is one of the Rough Rider series. Silent and sound films.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1973.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 235 S. Palm Canyon Drive6 December 1997

L.Q. Jones
actor, director, producer, writer, western

Real/Birth Name:

Justice Ellis McQueen Jr.

Also Known As:

Justus Ellis McQueen
L. Q. Jones

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

19 August 1927

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Beaumont, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies The Mask of Zorro, Prairie Home Companion, The Wild Bunch, Battle Cry, White Line Fever, Lone Wolf McQuade. TV series The Virginian, Wagon Train.

Arthur Kennedy
actor, western, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

John Arthur Kennedy

Nickname(s):

Johnny

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

17 February 1914

Death Date:

5 January 1990

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Broadway play Death of a Salesman, won a Tony Award. Movies Fantastic Voyage, Peyton Place, Devotion, Champion, Lawrence of Arabia.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6681 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1620 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Bill Kennedy
actor, western, tv

Real/Birth Name:

Willard Kennedy

Also Known As:

William Kennedy
Drew Kennedy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

27 June 1908

Death Date:

27 January 1997

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Gunslingers, Law of the West, I Shot Billy the Kid, The Royal Mounted Rides Again, Destination Tokyo. Announcer for TV series Adventures of Superman.

John Kimbrough
football, coach, politician, actor, western, aviator, military

Real/Birth Name:

John Kimbrough

Nickname(s):

Haskell Hurricane
Jarrin' John

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

14 June 1918

Death Date:

8 May 2006

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Haskell, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Fullback / quarterback. Teams Texas A&M University, New York Americans, Los Angeles Dons. Head coach, teams Baylor University, West Texas A&M University. Member of the Texas Legislature as a Democrat. Fighter pilot in the Pacific during World War II. Movies Sundown Jim, The Lone Star Ranger.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

College Football Hall of Fame 1954.

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Hall of Fame 2000.

Southwest Conference Hall of Fame 2013.

Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame 1964.

Texas High School Sports Hall of Fame 2001.

Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

Fuzzy Knight
actor, sidekick, western, composer, singer

Real/Birth Name:

John Forrest Knight

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

9 May 1901

Death Date:

23 February 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Fairmont, West Virginia, USA

Brief Facts:

Sidekick to Tex Ritter, Johnny Mack Brown. Movies My Little Chickadee, She Done Him Wrong.

Louis L'Amour
writer, western

Real/Birth Name:

Louis Dearborn L'Amour

Also Known As:

Tex Burns

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

22 March 1908

Death Date:

10 June 1988

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Jamestown, North Dakota, USA

Brief Facts:

Many western novels. The Tall Stranger, Last of the Breed. Movies, adapted from his works The Quick and the Dead, The Shadow Riders, Crossfire Trail.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Congressional Gold Medal 1982.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 1984.

Texas Trail of Fame 2003.

Laura La Plante
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Laura LaPlant

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1 November 1904

Death Date:

14 October 1996

Age at Death:

91, 18 days before her 92^nd birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

St.Louis, Missouri, USA

Relationships:

older sister of

Violet La Plante

Older than Violet La Plante by 3 years.

Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1923). Movie serial Perils of the Yukon.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6378 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Alan Ladd
actor, western, overdose, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Alan Walbridge Ladd

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

3 September 1913

Death Date:

29 January 1964

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Height:

5 feet 6¼ inches (167.64 cm)

Relationships:

father of

father of

father of

grandfather of

husband of

Sue Carol, until he died.

Younger than Sue Carol by 6 years.

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Descendants:

Jordan Ladd

Alana Ladd

Brief Facts:

Movies Shane, The Great Gatsby, Boy on a Dolphin, The Carpetbaggers. Died of drug overdose combined with excessive alcohol - possible suicide.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame 1996.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2017.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1601 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 100 N. Palm Canyon Drive8 January 1995

Sonny Landham
actor, politician, stunts, producer, western, criminal

Real/Birth Name:

William M. Landham

Also Known As:

Doug Jackson

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

11 February 1941

Death Date:

17 August 2017

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Canton, Georgia, USA

Height:

6 feet 3 inches (190.5 cm)

Brief Facts:

Part Native American. Movies Predator, Action Jackson, The Dirty Dozen: the Next Mission, Poltergeist, Guns and Lipstick, Firewalker, 48 Hrs.. Unsuccessful candidate for governor of Kentucky.

Lash LaRue
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Alfred LaRue

Gender:

Male

Brief Facts:

Used a whip rather than a gun in Cowboy movies.

Caryl Lincoln
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Caryl Lincoln

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

16 November 1903

Death Date:

20 February 1983

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Oakland, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1929). Movie Charlie Chan's Courage.

Robert Lowery
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Robert Larkin Hanks

Also Known As:

Bob Lowery

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

17 October 1913

Death Date:

26 December 1971

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Jean Parker

Older than Jean Parker by 1 year.

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Brief Facts:

Serial movie Batman and Robin (1949) in role of Batman. Movies The Ballad of Josie, I Shot Billy the Kid, Waco.

A.C. Lyles
producer, writer, western

Real/Birth Name:

Andrew Craddock Lyles Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

17 May 1918

Death Date:

27 September 2013

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

TV series Deadwood, Rawhide. Movies Johnny Reno, Waco.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry3 March 1988

Cactus Mack
actor, singer, western, musician

Real/Birth Name:

Taylor McPeters

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

8 August 1899

Death Date:

17 April 1962

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Weed, New Mexico, USA

Relationships:

first cousin of

Glenn Strange

cousin of

Rex Allen

Brief Facts:

TV series Gunsmoke.

Jock Mahoney
actor, stunts, western

Real/Birth Name:

Jacques O'Mahoney

Nickname(s):

Jocko

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

7 February 1919

Death Date:

14 December 1989

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Margaret Field

Older than Margaret Field by 3 years.

step-father of

Sally Field

San Diego, California, USA

Descendants:

[step-] Sally Field

Brief Facts:

Movies Range Rider, Tarzan the Magnificent.

Anthony Mann
actor, director, western, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Emil Anton Bundmann

Also Known As:

Anton Bundsmann

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

30 June 1906

Death Date:

29 April 1967

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies Winchester '73, El Cid, Cimarron, The Glenn Miller Story. Plays Uncle Vanya, The Blue Peter.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6229 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Strother Martin
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Strother Douglas Martin Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

26 March 1919

Death Date:

1 August 1980

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Kokomo, Indiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Shenandoah, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Cool Hand Luke, Slap Shot, The Wild Bunch, The Sons of Katie Elder, The Shaggy Dog.

Ken Maynard
actor, western, wild west, rodeo, stunts, producer, writer, director, musician, singer, circus

Real/Birth Name:

Kenneth Olin Maynard

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

21 July 1895

Death Date:

23 March 1973

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Vevay, Indiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Rodeos, also was a trick rider with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Ringling Brothers circus. Song The Cowboy's Lament. Movie Death Valley Rangers.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2015.

Western Music Association Hall of Fame 2005.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6751 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Tim McCoy
actor, western, wild west, circus

Real/Birth Name:

Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy

Also Known As:

Col. Tim McCoy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

10 April 1891

Death Date:

29 January 1978

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies War Paint, Riders of the Dark. Toured with Ringling Brothers Circus and his own Wild West show. Local TV show in Los Angeles The Tim McCoy Show.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Cowboy Hall of Fame 1974.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1973.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1600 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Joel McCrea
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Joel Albert McCrea

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

5 November 1905

Death Date:

20 October 1990

Age at Death:

84, 16 days before his 85^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

South Pasadena, California, USA

Height:

6 feet 2 inches (187.96 cm)

Relationships:

husband of

Frances Dee, until he died.

Older than Frances Dee by 4 years.

father of

Jody McCrea

Descendants:

Jody McCrea

Brief Facts:

Movies Ride the High Country, Foreign Correspondent.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1969.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 2009.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6241 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio

Charles McGraw
actor, accident, western

Real/Birth Name:

Charles Butters

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

10 May 1914

Death Date:

30 July 1980

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Brief Facts:

Often in a role of a policeman or role as a military man. Movie Hang 'Em High. Died after a fall through a glass shower door.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Stephen McNally
actor, lawyer, Broadway, western

Real/Birth Name:

Horace Vincent McNally

Also Known As:

Horace McNally

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

29 July 1911

Death Date:

4 June 1994

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Johnny Belinda, Winchester '73, Criss Cross, No Way Out, Split Second.

Joan Meredith
actor, western, model

Real/Birth Name:

Joan Meredith

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

28 January 1907

Death Date:

13 October 1980

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Height:

5 feet 0 inches (152.4 cm)

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1925). Silent movies The Truthful Sex, The Count of Luxembourg, Blue Blood.

Denny Miller
actor, basketball, western, model

Real/Birth Name:

Dennis Linn Miller

Also Known As:

Denny Scott Miller

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

25 April 1934

Death Date:

9 September 2014

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959). Basketball for team UCLA. TV show Wagon Train. 14 years as the Gorton's fisherman.

Cameron Mitchell
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Cameron McDowell Mizell

Gender:

Male

Brief Facts:

TV series The High Chaparral. Movie The Outcasts of Poker Flat.

Tom Mix
actor, western, wild west, circus, radio, producer, accident, vehicle crash

Real/Birth Name:

Thomas Hezikiah Mix

Also Known As:

Thomas Edwin Mix

Nickname(s):

King of Cowboys

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

6 January 1880

Death Date:

12 October 1940

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Mix Run, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Died in a car crash, overturned in a gully.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1958.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1981.

Texas Trail of Fame 2003.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1708 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Ricardo Montalban
actor, model, director, singer, Broadway, western

Real/Birth Name:

Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán Merino

Also Known As:

Ricardo Montalbán

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

25 November 1920

Death Date:

13 January 2009

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Relationships:

husband of

Georgiana Young, until her earlier death.

Older than Georgiana Young by 2 years.

uncle of

Judy Lewis

Brief Facts:

Spokesperson for Chrysler cars ("rich Corinthian leather".) TV series Fantasy Island, The Colbys. Broadway musical play Jamaica. Movies Sweet Charity, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. 1998, Pope John Paul II made him a Knight Commander of St. Gregory the Great.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

George Montgomery
actor, western, boxing, sculptor, stunts, director, producer, writer

Real/Birth Name:

George Montgomery Letz

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

29 August 1916

Death Date:

12 December 2000

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Brady, Montana, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Dinah Shore

Younger than Dinah Shore by less than 1 year.

Brief Facts:

TV series Cimarron City. Movies Battle of the Bulge, Toughest Gun in Tombstone, The Riders of the Purple Sage, Coney Island.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1991.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6301 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 100 Museum Drive28 April 1995

Clayton Moore
actor, western, circus, stunts

Real/Birth Name:

Jack Carlton Moore

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

14 September 1914

Death Date:

28 December 1999

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movie serials The Lone Ranger in lead role.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1990.

Port Huron, Michigan, USA

Texas Trail of Fame 2002.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6914 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry5 June 1987

Colleen Moore
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Kathleen Morrison

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

19 August 1900

Death Date:

25 January 1988

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Member of WAMPAS Baby Stars (1922). Silent and talkie films. Movied The Scarlet Letter, Lilac Time.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1549 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Joanna Moore
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Dorothy Joanne Cook

Also Known As:

Joanna Cook Moore

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

10 November 1934

Death Date:

22 November 1997

Age at Death:

63, 12 days after her birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Americus, Georgia, USA

Relationships:

mother of

Griffin O'Neal

ex-wife of

Ryan O'Neal

Older than Ryan O'Neal by 6 years.

mother of

Tatum O'Neal

Descendants:

Brief Facts:

Movies Countdown, Walk on the Wild Side. Multiple roles in television western programs.

Peggy Moran
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Mary Jeanette Moran

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

23 October 1918

Death Date:

24 October 2002

Age at Death:

84, 1 day after her birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Clinton, Iowa, USA

Relationships:

wife of

Henry Koster, until his earlier death.

Younger than Henry Koster by 13 years.

Brief Facts:

Movies Ninotchka, The Mummy's Hand, King of the Cowboys with Roy Rogers.

Margaret Morris
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Margaret Morris

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

7 November 1898

Death Date:

7 June 1968

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1924). Movies The Ghost City, Single-Handed Sanders.

Al Mulock
actor, western, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Alfred Mulok Rogers

Also Known As:

Al Mullock
Al Muloc
Alfred Mulock

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

30 June 1925

Death Date:

? May 1968

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Brief Facts:

Movies The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Tarzan the Magnificent, Battle Beneath the Earth. "Spaghetti western" actor. Committed suicide by jumping from a hotel window, wearing his movie costume, in/near Guadix, Spain.

Audie Murphy
military, accident, actor, western, air crash, hero

Real/Birth Name:

Audie Leon Murphy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

20 June 1926

Death Date:

28 May 1971

Age at Death:

44, 23 days before his 45^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Kingston, Texas, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Wanda Hendrix

Older than Wanda Hendrix by 2 years.

Brief Facts:

Many medals for heroism in World War II. Movie To Hell and Back. Died in a private plane crash.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

French Legion of Honor.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1996.

Medal of Honor.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 2010.

Texas Trail of Fame 2004.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1601 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Noel Neill
actor, model, singer, western

Real/Birth Name:

Noel Darleen Neill

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

25 November 1920

Death Date:

3 July 2016

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland

Brief Facts:

Movies Superman (1948), Atom Man vs. Superman in role of Lois Lane. Also in the 1950s TV series Adventures of Superman. A popular pin-up girl during World War 2.

Dave O'Brien
actor, director, producer, writer, western

Real/Birth Name:

David Poole Fronabarger

Also Known As:

David Barclay
'Tex' O'Brien

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

31 March 1912

Death Date:

8 November 1969

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Big Spring, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies The Fall Guy, Reefer Madness, Kiss Me, Kate. Movie serial Captain Midnight.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6251 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Maureen O'Hara
actor, singer, western, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Maureen Fitzsimmons

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

17 August 1920

Death Date:

24 October 2015

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies Miracle on 34th Street (1947), How Green Was My Valley, Spencer's Mountain, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Parent Trap (1961), The Quiet Man. Broadway musical play Christine. Naturalized citizen of the United States 1946, remaining dual citizen in Ireland.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1993.

Irish America Hall of Fame 2011.

Irish American Hall of Fame 2011.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7004 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Wheeler Oakman
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Vivian Eichelberger

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

21 February 1890

Death Date:

19 March 1949

Age at Death:

59, 26 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Brief Facts:

Silent films and talkies. Western, sci-fi, crime stories.

Jack Palance
actor, western, boxing

Real/Birth Name:

Volodymyr Palahniuk

Also Known As:

Jack Brazzo
Walter Palance
Walter J. Palance
Walter Jack Palance

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

18 February 1919

Death Date:

10 November 2006

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Relationships:

father of

Brooke Palance

New Rochelle, New York, USA

Descendants:

Brooke Palance

Brief Facts:

Movies Shane, Batman, City Slickers.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1992.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1993.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Sam Peckinpah
writer, director, western

Real/Birth Name:

David Samuel Peckinpah

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

21 February 1925

Death Date:

28 December 1984

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Fresno, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies The Wild Bunch, The Osterman Weekend.

House Peters Jr.
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Robert House Peters Jr.

Also Known As:

House Peters

Nickname(s):

Junie
Junior
Juny

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

12 January 1916

Death Date:

1 October 2008

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Best known for role as Mr. Clean in commercials. Movies The Day the Earth Stood Still, Rio Conchos, The Dakota Kid, Strategic Air Command, Rebel Without a Cause. TV series Lassie, The Lone Ranger.

Slim Pickens
actor, sidekick, writer, western, unusual name

Real/Birth Name:

Louis Burton Lindley Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

29 June 1919

Death Date:

8 December 1983

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Kingsburg, California, USA

Relationships:

older brother of

Easy Pickens

Older than Easy Pickens by 2 years.

25 December 1997 (Christmas Day)

Brief Facts:

Movies Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, Blazing Saddles, The Apple Dumpling Gang, Honeysuckle Rose. TV series Gunsmoke, How the West Was Won, Custer, Wide Country, Outlaws.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1982.

Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame 2005.

Rodeo Walk of Fame 2016.

Denver Pyle
actor, director, western

Real/Birth Name:

Denver Dell Pyle

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

11 May 1920

Death Date:

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Bethune, Colorado, USA

Brief Facts:

Best known for TV series The Dukes of Hazard. Movies Maverick, Shenandoah, Return from Witch Mountain.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1991.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7083 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry12 December 1997

Randy Quaid
actor, producer, singer, western, accused, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Randall Rudy Quaid

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1 October 1950

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Houston, Texas, USA

Relationships:

father of

Amanda Quaid

son of

Buddy Quaid

half-brother of

Buddy Quaid (younger)

Older than Buddy Quaid (younger) by 24 years.

older brother of

Dennis Quaid

Older than Dennis Quaid by 3 years.

uncle of

Jack Quaid

Great Lakes, Illinois, USA

Ancestors:

Buddy Quaid

Descendants:

Amanda Quaid

Brief Facts:

Movies Vegas Vacation, Bye Bye, Love, Vacation, Independence Day, The Siege at Ruby Ridge, Hard Rain, Days of Thunder, The Last Detail, Brokeback Mountain. Broadway play True West.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry7 October 2003

Ranger Doug
singer, western, composer, musician, writer

Real/Birth Name:

Douglas B. Green

Also Known As:

Ranger Doug, the Idol of American Youth
Governor of the Great State of Rhythm
Doug Green

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

20 March 1946

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Guitar and vocalls. Western swing group Riders in the Sky. Music historian writer.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Western Music Association Hall of Fame 1993.

Member of Grand Ole Opry as a member of group Riders in the Sky.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 2003 as a member of group Riders in the Sky.

George Reeves
actor, western, director, adopted, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

George Keefer Brewer
(changed to) George Besolo

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

5 January 1914

Death Date:

16 June 1959

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Woolstock, Iowa, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series Adventures of Superman in the role of Superman. Movies Gone with the Wind, Superman and the Mole-Men. Subject of movie Hollywoodland. Shot to death; controversy whether murder or suicide as announced.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6709 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Duncan Renaldo
actor, western, criminal, producer, writer, director

Real/Birth Name:

Renault Renaldo Duncan

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

23 April 1904

Death Date:

3 September 1980

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Romania

Brief Facts:

He was unsure where he was born, but said Romania. In many Western serials he played the role of The Cisco Kid. Movie For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2013.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1680 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Burt Reynolds
actor, director, producer, western, football, stunts

Real/Birth Name:

Burton Leon Reynolds Jr.

Nickname(s):

Buddy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

11 February 1936

Death Date:

6 September 2018

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Lansing, Michigan, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Judy Carne

Older than Judy Carne by 3 years.

ex-husband of

Loni Anderson

Older than Loni Anderson by 9 years.

Brief Facts:

Movies Smokey and the Bandit, Boogie Nights, Malone. TV series Dan August, Gunsmoke, Evening Shade, Switching Channels.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Walter Camp Distinguished American Award 1989.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry15 March 1978

Marjorie Reynolds
actor, western, singer

Real/Birth Name:

Marjorie Goodspeed

Also Known As:

Marjorie Moore

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

12 August 1917

Death Date:

1 February 1997

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Buhl, Idaho, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie (musical) Holiday Inn. TV show The Life of Riley.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1525 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Tex Ritter
actor, western, singer, country

Real/Birth Name:

Woodward Maurice Ritter

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

12 January 1905

Death Date:

2 January 1974

Age at Death:

68, 10 days before his 69^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Murvaul, Texas, USA

Relationships:

husband of

Dorothy Fay, until he died.

Older than Dorothy Fay by 10 years.

grandfather of

father of

grandfather of

grandfather of

Descendants:

John Ritter

Brief Facts:

Movies Ridin' the Cherokee Trail, Bullets for Bandits.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Country Music Hall of Fame 1964.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1980.

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1971.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1982.

Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 1998.

Texas Trail of Fame 2002.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6631 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry

Tracey Roberts
actor, director, educator, producer, western, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Blanche Elanore Goldstone

Also Known As:

Tracy Roberts

Gender:

Female

Brief Facts:

Broadway play Clifford Odets' Paradise Lost. Movies Fort Defiance, The Prodigal, Frontier Gambler.

Dale Robertson
soap, western, actor, boxing

Real/Birth Name:

Dayle Lymoine Robertson

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

14 July 1923

Death Date:

27 February 2013

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Harrah, Oklahoma, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series Tales of Wells Fargo, Dallas, Iron Horse.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1983.

Oklahoma Hall of Fame 1979.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1989.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6500 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Roy Rogers
actor, singer, western, tv

Real/Birth Name:

Leonard Franklin Slye

Also Known As:

Dick Weston
Len Slye

Nickname(s):

King of the Cowboys

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

5 November 1911

Death Date:

6 July 1998

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Relationships:

husband of

Dale Evans, until he died.

Older than Dale Evans by less than 1 year.

Brief Facts:

Member of group Sons of the Pioneers. Songs Cool Water, Tumbling Tumbleweeds. Movies Under Western Stars, Son of Paleface, Rhythm on the Range, King of the Cowboys. TV series The Roy Rogers Show.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Country Music Hall of Fame 1988.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1976.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1983.

Texas Trail of Fame 1997.

Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Country Music Hall of Fame 1980 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1995 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Texas Trail of Fame 2001 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2005 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1752 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1733 Vine Street for contributions to radio

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1620 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 100 Museum Drive5 May 2001

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6845 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Gilbert Roland
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

11 December 1905

Death Date:

15 May 1994

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies Islands in the Stream, The Last of the Fast Guns, The Wild and the Innocent. Silent films also.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Texas Film Hall of Fame 2002.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6730 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Katharine Ross
actor, writer, western, kids

Real/Birth Name:

Katharine Juliet Ross

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

29 January 1940

Age today:

80, 13 days before her 81^st birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Hollywood, California, USA

Relationships:

wife of

Sam Elliott

Older than Sam Elliott by 4 years.

Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Graduate, Stepford Wives, Shenandoah, Donnie Darko. Children's books Little Ballerina, My Favorite Things. TV series The Colbys.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2014.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1993.

Bing Russell
actor, baseball, western, writer

Real/Birth Name:

Neil Russell

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

5 May 1926

Death Date:

8 April 2003

Age at Death:

76, 27 days before his 77^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

father of

Kurt Russell

Orange County, Virginia, USA

Descendants:

Kurt Russell

Brief Facts:

Owner of Class A team Portland Mavericks. TV show Bonanza in role of the sheriff. Movies The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The Magnificent Seven.

Aldo Sambrell
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Alfredo Sánchez Brell

Gender:

Male

Brief Facts:

Movie Killer Barbys and many Italian films.

Randolph Scott
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

George Randolph Scott

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

23 January 1898

Death Date:

2 March 1987

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movie The Last of the Mohicans, Go West, Young Man, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Ride the High Country, Santa Fe, Man in the Saddle, Hangman's Knot, The Stranger Wore a Gun.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1975.

Texas Trail of Fame 2008.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6243 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 100 Museum Drive16 April 1999

Jay Silverheels
actor, western, sidekick

Real/Birth Name:

Harold J. Smith

Also Known As:

Jay Smith Silverheels
Harry Smith

Nickname(s):

Harry

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

26 May 1912

Death Date:

5 March 1980

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Six Nations Indian Reserve, Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Brief Facts:

Role of Tonto in TV series The Lone Ranger. Movies Broken Arrow, True Grit, The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1993.

Texas Trail of Fame 2002.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6538 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry19 July 1979

Carl Smith
singer, country, actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Carl Milton Smith

Nickname(s):

Mister Country

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

15 March 1927

Death Date:

16 January 2010

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Maynardville, Tennessee, USA

Relationships:

father of

Carlene Carter

husband of

Goldie Hill, until her earlier death.

Older than Goldie Hill by 5 years.

ex-husband of

June Carter Cash

Older than June Carter Cash by 2 years.

Descendants:

Carlene Carter

Brief Facts:

Songs Let's Live a Little, You Are the One, Back Up Buddy, Hey Joe!, Loose Talk. Movies The Badge of Marshal Brennan, Buffalo Gun.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Country Music Hall of Fame 2003.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1517 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry

Deuce Spriggins
bandleader, actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

George R. Braunsdorf

Gender:

Male

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Carolina Cotton

Santa Ana, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Wabash Cannon Ball.

Al St. John
actor, western, sidekick

Real/Birth Name:

Alfred St. John

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

10 September 1893

Death Date:

21 January 1963

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Relationships:

nephew of

Roscoe Arbuckle

Brief Facts:

Defined the cowboy sidekick in role as Fuzzy Q. Jones. Often rode a horse backwards in films.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6313 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Barbara Stanwyck
actor, dancer, western, Broadway, stunts

Real/Birth Name:

Ruby Catherine Stevens

Nickname(s):

Missy

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

16 July 1907

Death Date:

20 January 1990

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-wife of

Frank Fay

Younger than Frank Fay by 9 years.

ex-wife of

Robert Taylor

Older than Robert Taylor by 4 years.

Brief Facts:

Movie Double Indemnity. TV series Big Valley. Dancer on Broadway.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Cecil B DeMille Award 1986.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1973.

Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1751 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

James Stewart
actor, director, producer, Broadway, western, military, aviator

Real/Birth Name:

James Maitland Stewart

Also Known As:

Jimmy Stewart

Nickname(s):

Jimmy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

20 May 1908

Death Date:

2 July 1997

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies Rear Window, Harvey, Vertigo, Shenandoah, The Shootist, The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), Cheyenne Autumn, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Anatomy of a Murder, Bell, Book and Candle, The Far Country, Broken Arrow (1950), Destry Rides Again, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Movie It's a Wonderful Life in role as George Bailey. Served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Cecil B DeMille Award 1965.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1972.

Kennedy Center Honors 1983.

National Aviation Hall of Fame 2009.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 1985.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 2010.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1708 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Glenn Strange
actor, boxing, singer, musician, western

Real/Birth Name:

George Glenn Strange

Also Known As:

Glen Strange

Nickname(s):

Peewee

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

16 August 1899

Death Date:

20 September 1973

Age at Death:

74, 35 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Weed, New Mexico, USA

Height:

6 feet 6 inches (198.12 cm)

Relationships:

first cousin of

Cactus Mack

cousin of

Rex Allen

Hollywood, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies The Last Stagecoach West, House of Dracula (1945), Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein. TV series Gunsmoke. Many uncredited small roles in the 1930s.

Hope Summers
actor, western, educator

Real/Birth Name:

Sarah Hope Summers

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

7 June 1896

Death Date:

22 June 1979

Age at Death:

83, 15 days after her birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Mattoon, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Voice of the Mrs. Butterworth syrup bottle. TV series Mayberry R.F.D.. Movies Spencer's Mountain, Where Does It Hurt?, Rosemary's Baby.

Buck Taylor
soap, actor, western, painter

Real/Birth Name:

Walter Clarence Taylor III

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

13 May 1938

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

father of

Adam C. Taylor

son of

Dub Taylor

Ancestors:

Dub Taylor

Descendants:

Adam C. Taylor

Brief Facts:

Role as Newly O'Brien on TV show Gunsmoke. TV show Dallas. Movies Tombstone, Cowboys & Aliens. A painter.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2006.

Texas Trail of Fame 2008.

Dub Taylor
actor, sidekick, western

Real/Birth Name:

Walter Clarence Taylor Jr.

Nickname(s):

Cannonball
W
Dub

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

26 February 1907

Death Date:

3 October 1994

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Richmond, Virginia, USA

Relationships:

grandfather of

Adam C. Taylor

father of

Buck Taylor

Kremenchuk, Poltava, Ukraine

Descendants:

Buck Taylor

Adam C. Taylor

Brief Facts:

Movies Maverick, No Time for Sergeants, The Wild Bunch, Them, Back to the Future Part III. Noted for his high-pitched giggle.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2009.

Joan Taylor
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Rose Marie Emma

Gender:

Female

Brief Facts:

Movies Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, 20 Million Miles to Earth. TV series The Rifleman.

Richard Thorpe
director, writer, producer, actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Rollo Smolt Thorpe

Also Known As:

Frank L. Inghram

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

24 February 1896

Death Date:

1 May 1991

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Hutchinson, Kansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Lots of westerns and comedies. Movies Jailhouse Rock, The Honeymoon Machine.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6101 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Dmitri Tiompkin
composer, western, musician

Real/Birth Name:

Dmitri Zinovievich Tiompkin

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

10 May 1894

Death Date:

11 November 1979

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies High Noon, Dial M for Murder, Duel in the Sun, Friendly Persuasion, The Guns of Navarone, Lost Horizon, Town without Pity, It's a Wonderful Life as composer.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Western Music Association Hall of Fame.

Claire Trevor
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Claire Wemlinger

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

8 March 1910

Death Date:

8 April 2000

Age at Death:

90, 31 days after her birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Stagecoach.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Lee Van Cleef
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

9 January 1925

Death Date:

16 December 1989

Age at Death:

64, 24 days before his 65^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Somerville, New Jersey, USA

Brief Facts:

"Spaghetti Western" movies For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Alberta Vaughn
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Alberta Vaughn

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

27 June 1904

Death Date:

26 April 1992

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Ashland, Kentucky, USA

Relationships:

older sister of

Adamae Vaughn

Older than Adamae Vaughn by 1 year.

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1924). In silents and westerns. Movies Working Girls, Dance Hall Hostess, The Laramie Kid, The Live Wire.

Clint Walker
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Norman Eugene Walker

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

30 May 1927

Death Date:

21 May 2018

Age at Death:

90, 9 days before his 91^st birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Hartford, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

TV show Cheyenne. Movie Jungle Gents in role of Tarzan.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2004.

Texas Trail of Fame 2017.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1505 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Twinkle Watts
actor, unusual name, western

Real/Birth Name:

Janne Watts

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

15 September 1933

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Tampa, Florida, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Trail of Kit Carson, Sheriff of Sundown, Corpus Christi Bandits, Lake Placid Serenade.

John Wayne
actor, western, producer, director, stunts

Real/Birth Name:

Marion Robert Morrison

Also Known As:

Marion Michael Morrison

Nickname(s):

Duke

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

26 May 1907

Death Date:

11 June 1979

Age at Death:

72, 16 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Winterset, Iowa, USA

Relationships:

father of

Ethan Wayne

father of

Patrick Wayne

Anaheim / Orange County Walk of Stars.

Descendants:

Brief Facts:

Parents used Robert as middle name at first, then changed his middle name at age 4 to Michael when brother Robert was born. Movies Sands of Iwo Jima, True Grit, The Shootist, Rooster Cogburn, Rio Lobo, The Green Berets, Flying Leathernecks, Rio Bravo.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

California Hall of Fame 2007.

Cecil B DeMille Award 1966.

Congressional Gold Medal 1979.

DeMolay International Alumni Association Hall of Fame 1986.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1974.

NSMA Hall of Fame 1979.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 1980.

Texas Trail of Fame 2004.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1541 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Dennis Weaver
actor, sidekick, activist, western, composer, director

Real/Birth Name:

William Dennis Weaver

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

4 June 1924

Death Date:

24 February 2006

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Joplin, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

Title role as McCloud in TV series McCloud. TV series Gunsmoke in role of Chester Goode. Movie Duel.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1981.

Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6822 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry9 September 1986

Barbara Weeks
actor, western, model

Real/Birth Name:

Susan Kingsley

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

4 July 1913

Death Date:

24 June 2003

Age at Death:

89, 10 days before her 90^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1931). In cliffhanger serials and B-movie films and B-Westerns, like The Old Wyoming Trail.

James Whitmore
actor, western, Broadway, model, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

James Allen Whitmore Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1 October 1921

Death Date:

6 February 2009

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

White Plains, New York, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Audra Lindley

Younger than Audra Lindley by 3 years.

father of

James Whitmore Jr.

Sunrise Township, Minnesota, USA

Descendants:

James Whitmore Jr.

Brief Facts:

Movies The Asphalt Jungle, Them!, Battleground, Black Like Me, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Give 'em Hell, Harry!, The Shawshank Redemption. Roles in several one-man plays. Tony Award for Broadway play Command Decision. Commercial spokeperson for Miracle-Gro products.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6611 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Richard Widmark
actor, director, producer, Broadway, activist, western

Real/Birth Name:

Richard Weedt Widmark

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

26 December 1914

Death Date:

24 March 2008

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Relationships:

father of

Anne Widmark

husband of

Jean Hazlewood, until her earlier death.

Older than Jean Hazlewood by 1 year.

husband of

Susan Blanchard (socialite), until he died.

Older than Susan Blanchard (socialite) by 13 years.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants:

Anne Widmark

Brief Facts:

Broadway plays Kiss and Tell, Get Away Old Man. Movies Kiss of Death, Judgment at Nuremberg, Yellow Sky, When the Legends Die, Against All Odds, Coma.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2002.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6800 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Chill Wills
actor, sidekick, western, singer

Real/Birth Name:

Chill Theodore Wills

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

18 July 1903

Death Date:

15 December 1978

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Seagoville, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Voice of Francis the Talking Mule. Movies Meet Me in St. Louis, Giant, The Alamo. Group Avalon Boys Quartet.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6923 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Lois Wilson
actor, western, director

Real/Birth Name:

Lois Wilson

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

28 June 1894

Death Date:

3 March 1988

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1922). Western silents.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Whip Wilson
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Charles Meyer

Gender:

Male

Brief Facts:

Cowbow actor who used a whip rather than a gun.

Grant Withers
actor, western, producer, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Granville G. Withers

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

17 January 1905

Death Date:

27 March 1959

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Pueblo, Colorado, USA

Relationships:

annulled ex-husband of

Loretta Young

Older than Loretta Young by 7 years.

Brief Facts:

Movies Oklahoma Annie, The Last Stagecoach West. Marriage to Loretta Young annulled. Suicide.

Woody Paul
western, singer, musician, scientist

Real/Birth Name:

Paul Chrisman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

23 August 1949

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Brief Facts:

Western swing group Riders in the Sky. PhD in theoretical plasma physics from MIT.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Western Music Association Hall of Fame 1993.

Member of Grand Ole Opry as a member of group Riders in the Sky.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 2003 as a member of group Riders in the Sky.

Hank Worden
actor, stunts, western, sidekick

Real/Birth Name:

Heber Snow

Also Known As:

Norton E. Worden

Nickname(s):

Hank

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

23 July 1901

Death Date:

6 December 1992

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Rolfe, Iowa, USA

Brief Facts:

TV show Twin Peaks in role as the room service waiter. Movie The Searchers.

Constance Worth
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Jocelyn Howarth

Gender:

Female

Relationships:

ex-wife of

George Brent

San Francisco, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Australian. Movie Klondike Kate.

Will Wright
actor, Broadway, western

Real/Birth Name:

William Henry Wright

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

26 March 1894

Death Date:

19 June 1962

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies Little Women (1949), Cape Fear (1962), Adam's Rib, The Wild One, All the King's Men.

Keenan Wynn
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Francis Xavier Aloysius Wynn

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

27 July 1916

Death Date:

14 October 1986

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

son of

Ed Wynn

ex-husband of

Eve Abbott

Younger than Eve Abbott by 2 years.