Parsons stopped keeping a diary that year. 2703 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, Calif. Mr. William S. Hart Newhall, Calif. My dear Mr. Hart: Am inclosing a letter from Mr. Lake which is self explanatory. His four brothersJames (1841-1926), Virgil (1843-1905), Morgan (1851-82), and Warren (1855-1900)as well as a half-brother, Newton, would play integral roles throughout Wyatt's life. Wyatt, Josie and Lucky remained in contact in the Los Angeles area until Baldwins death in 1909. He would have seen the Earps almost daily in Sawtelle, as James was running illicit booze, and father Nicholas and eldest son Newton also lived in the Old Soldiers Home. Surrey, England At Wyatt Earps funeral, held the Tuesday after he died on January 13, 1929, his pallbearers were: (pictured above from left) attorney W.J. And to think the Earps would reconnect with many of them for one last hurrah in the early decades of the 1900s. Very cool. . The ceremony was performed by Wyatt's father, Nicholas. Wyatt Earp, in full Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp, (born March 19, 1848, Monmouth, Illinois, U.S. died January 13, 1929, Los Angeles, California), legendary frontiersman of the American West, who was an itinerant saloonkeeper, gambler, lawman, gunslinger, and confidence man but was perhaps best known for his involvement in . This book on Wyatt Earp cuts through the false legends, myths, and stories that have abounded for years like never before. The circus was affiliated with the Ringling Bros. for a few yrs. Mother & Father of Wyatt Earp The couples primary Hollywood contact, though, was William S. Hart, the foremost Western star of the silent era. A small stone memorial marks the site of his death on State Route 79 between Florence and . In the wake of the Fitzsimmons-Sharkey fight Grannan was among those who lambasted Wyatts decision in the press. [8] Near the back of the lot an Indian village of lodges was ringed by miniature plaster mountains. Directors Blake Edwards Starring Bruce Willis, James Garner, Mariel Hemingway Genres Suspense, Western, Drama Subtitles English [CC] Audio languages English Little wonder he was a pallbearer at Wyatts 1929 funeral. When we first laid eyes on it, there were several trailers still sitting on the land. Those memorialized include Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Will Rogers, Conrad Nagel, Rudolph Valentino, Fred Niblo, Harold Lloyd, and Mix. After leaving Alaska, both men arrived in the silver boomtown of Tonopah, Nev., in 1902. The barn is now a local landmark. . NEW YORK, March 5 (UPI) -- Schitt's Creek alum Tim Rozon said it hasn't been easy bidding farewell to Doc Holliday, the immortal gunslinger he played for four seasons on Syfy's contemporary. "The following story is almost true give or take a lie or two," proclaimed Blake Edwards' 1988 low-key comedy that pairs Hollywood silent film superstar Tom Mix (Bruce Willis) with Earp played, for the second go around, by James Garner. Nick's temperament was an odd mix of Unionist principles and loyalty to the . He was briefly night marshal[3] of Dewey, in 1911. My other connection to Mix was living next to Compton. Perhaps it was here that he began his career as a "play actor." My grandfather Lorenzo Fuentes was Tom Mix and Charlie Chaplin's stuntman in the 1920's. Corral hearings, also lived in Los Angeles for years but doesnt seem to have had much contact with the Earps. Universal Pictures approached him that year with an offer to perform in "talkies," which included script and cast approval. Wyatt first met George Hearst early in 1882 when Hearst was considering mining properties in and around Tombstone. I was on the website to see about him crying. Born Nashville Franklyn Leslie, Buckskin Frank was a classic Western figure who at times worked as a Tombstone saloonman and faro player, government scout and prospector. Wyatt is actually a cousin and while he died long before I was born, his legend has long shadowed my life, he said. They could only afford auctioned horses that averaged $200. In 1910, he appeared as himself in a short documentary film, Ranch Life in the Great Southwest, in which he displayed his skills as a cattle wrangler. Answer (1 of 5): Yes and it was awesome or at least the legend is. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (1848 - 1929) was an American farmer, teamster, buffalo hunter, officer of the law in various Western frontier towns, gambler, saloon-keeper, and miner. Many of the famous cowboys to follow in his boot steps, admired him.iZombie, I am with you. Six years later in Arizona Territory well-known Western lawman and detective Jonas V. Rawhide Jake Brighton sent Ike Clanton to an early grave. After 1900 Brighton served as a policeman and constable in the Sawtelle district of Los Angeles and its Old Soldiers Home, where he resided. The Tom Mix I knew through a radio script would have been proud that the posse was helping a town where Tony once roamed. It looks like the hat is as big as the legend. On October 12, 1940, Mix died from injuries suffered in a one-car accident near the city of Florence, Arizona, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, CA. Wyatt Earp married Urilla Sutherland in Lamar, Missouri on January 10, 1870. The actual answer is maybe. It was first known as the Milky Way Ranch in the 1940s with its big white show barn which housed many Hereford cattle. In April 1898, during the SpanishAmerican War, Mix enlisted in the Army under the name Thomas E. (Edwin) Mix. After participating in the last of the great gold rushes in Nevada, Wyatt finally settled in Los Angeles, where he tried unsuccessfully to find someone to publicize his many western adventures. [16][17] Additionally, from 1986 to 2002 there existed another museum in his birthplace of Mix Run, Pennsylvania. He would purchase the animals at Griffith Park. That was the beginning of Wayne's Hollywood career. Corral, where he killed three outlaw cowboys. Adela noted that Tom Mix wept. John. Corporal Brighton is buried beside wife Mary and not far from Sergeant Nick Earp in the Los Angeles National Cemetery (the former Sawtelle Veterans Cemetery). In late July 1880, Wyatt Earp left his job riding shotgun for Wells Fargo, convincing the stagecoach company to hire his brother Morgan to replace him. Welsa, thanks for adding that bit of information. Mix's salary at Fox reached $7,500 a week. George Washington had complained vociferously about the flood of questionable foreign volunteers. He wouldnt have lasted long in Kansas. Wyatt Earp knew what went down in Kansas. When Wyatt died in 1929, Mix reportedly wept openly at his funeral. On May 7, 1915, Bilicke was a passenger aboard RMS Lusitania when a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the British ocean linerone of the events that precipitated World War I. Skin that smoke wagon and see what happens." Tom Mix And Wyatt Earp Relationship. 5.7 1 h 47 min 1988 R Old West and new Hollywood collide in murder when Tom Mix (Bruce Willis) and Wyatt Earp (James Garner) try to make a movie together. Earp was the man who had actually done the things in his life that I was trying to do in a movie. He is probably the best-known lawman, but on the other hand, had been arrested several times during his life for various offenses, including horse theft, burglary, attacking a law officer, and consorting with prostitutes. Earp refereed a controversial championship boxing match. Tom Mix had wandered into Prescott like a lot of other cowboys around 1900. Many of the most famous characters in the Western movies were either loosely or wholly based on real people. The reality of Wayne's relationship with Earp is less romanticthough no less interestingthan the legend. Hints suggest encounters at the Agricultural Park horse racing grounds. One of the greatest directors in film history, John Ford, also met Earp who often visited Fords film sets. In quieter times Bilicke and Earp had consummated mining deals in the same building. Arsenic was used to stop the physical occurrences of a corpse rotting by killing bacteria and insects that invaded it. Peabody became a nationally known figure in education and officiated at the wedding of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (a former pupil of the reverends at Massachusetts prestigious Groton School for Boys, as were cousin Theodore Roosevelts four sons). The action lasted all of 30 seconds, but the story has been told and retold going on a century and a half. Reply Julie Ferguson January 29, 2012 at 1:37 PM Welsa, thanks for adding that bit of information. I remember my Mom talking about him and seeing him in old silent movies myself. He sounded like a real character. He is past President of the California Mission Studies Association, now part of the California Missions Foundation. David D. de Haas Art of the West article about Victor Clyde Forsythe is online at Historynet.com. Westerns became widely popular not just in the United States but also in other parts of the world. One would have to search far and wide to uncover another family with such diverse, influential and historically significant Western connections. By the late 1880s Parsons was well established in Los Angeles, where he became a Chamber of Commerce kingpin, headed several mining information bureaus, was active in church affairs, served as an officer in and president of the Southern California Academy of Sciences and spearheaded a campaign to signpost water sources in the desert. A frequent contributor to Wild West, Don Chaput is the author of Virgil Earp: Western Peace Officer and co-author with Lynn R. Bailey of Cochise County Stalwarts: A Whos Who of the Terrritorial Years. The colorful life of this complex individual and icon of the Old American Westhas been an inspiration for movie makers and profoundly influenced the genre. These 7 Foreigners Helped Win the American Revolution. He swerved to miss a road repair crew and ran off the road into a wash. 1937 Cord Phaeton He had stashed a large aluminum suitcase packed with lots of cash, traveler's checks, and jewels in a shelf behind the driver's seat. And on that day, Earp was not the fastest gunslinger in town. In one such bout his sparring partner was being pulverized when Corbett intervened. McGraw had recently served as the second governor of Washington state and was a former sheriff of King County, while Brig. [citation needed] The 1937 Fox vault fire lost most of the archive of his films made with Fox. Nadeau himself had died in 1887, leaving middle son George in charge of his business concerns, including a namesake racetrack, primarily a practice area for trotters. The gunfight at the O.K. There is also a Tom Mix museum in Dewey, Oklahoma. According to Josie, rancher Henry Clay Hooker, who retired to Los Angeles and died there in 1907, was in touch with Wyatt for years after he left Tombstone and was one of his best friends. Hookers former daughter-in-law Forrestine promised Wyatt she would tell the world of his importance, but only a flabby manuscript resulted. Corral to him and even drew it out on paper. The two were. The Illustrated Life and Times of Wyatt Earp is illustrated with over 80 original illustrations along with maps and photos, many of which have not been previously published. Earp described the gunfight at O.K. [10] He was a pallbearer at Earp's funeral in January 1929. [citation needed], Also in 1935, Texas governor James V. Allred named Mix an honorary Texas Ranger. Gen. Carr had stepped down as head of the Washington National Guard to join the gold rush. That can get you a lot of hard time." Corral to him and even drew it out on paper. Who are the people at Wyatt Earps funeral? James R Earp is also a direct descendant of Wyatt Earp, the legendary lawman and deputy town sheriff from Tombstone who took part in the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral. He made an impact on the young actor who later credited his walk, talk, and persona to his acquaintance with Wyatt Earp and on one occasion he reportedly said, Earp was the man who had actually done the things in his life that I was trying to do in a movie. That feller Hamlet was a talkative man. The 80 year old Wyatt Earp was th. Wyatt Earp married Urilla Sutherland in 1870, but she died a short time afterwards. Fawcett Comics published 61 issues of Tom Mix Western from 1948 to 1953. In Tombstone, Arizona, Wyatt got into a feud with a. His elder brothers joined the Union Army when the American Civil War began, while Wyatt, 13 years old, and his younger brothers took care of the farm. Corral and he died at his home because of chronic cystitis on January 13, 1929. Doheny grabbed headlines in 1922 when implicated (with Harry Ford Sinclair of Sinclair Oil) in the Teapot Dome Scandal. The series carried on for a dozen years after Mixs death in 1940. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 25,000 articles originally published in our nine magazines. The following month the track featured the running of the Hollenbeck Stakes, and the onetime saloon partners had horses in races. The Wyatt Earp Myth: America's Most Famous Vigilante Wasn't - The Daily Beast; 12 Things You Might Not Know About Wyatt Earp - Neatorama; Wyatt Earp was a prostitute-loving con man and not the hero vigilante as he is portrayed in movies, new book claims - Dailymail; Wyatt Earp: A Vigilante Life By Andrew C. Isenberg He got as far as Arizonas Gila Bend desert when he fell off his horse and died face down in the sweltering heat. Gentleman Jim Corbett, a world heavyweight champion and future inductee in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. It appears they made and lost many fortunes. These featured action-oriented scripts contrasted with the documentary style of his work with Selig. Senator Hearst and son William Randolph Hearst were running the Examiner, Wyatt renewed their acquaintance. Tom clavin is a #1 new york times bestselling author and has worked as a newspaper and website editor, magazine writer, tv and radio commentator and a reporter for the new york. I dont know if that is true or not, but it would be worth checking out. Stories are told that he finally got caught cheating and was shot in the stomach. Tom Mix was a friend of Wyatt Earp in the 1920s. Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan Earp, along with Doc Holliday went to the corral to confront the gang. His article Clusters of Earps appeared in the October 2020 issue. Three were intact, while one was about to collapse. Im sort of personally hoping my monument is at a waterfall since I've lived in a freaking desert most of my life. Coincidentally, he was also related to Williamson Dunn Vawter, an influential pioneer of both Pasadena and Santa Monica. 4 How did John Wayne and Wyatt Earp meet? There is a street named Tom Mix Trail in Prescott, Arizona and many streets in the Yavapai Hills neighborhood are named after Tom Mix's movies. When refereeing the controversial 1896 Fitzsimmons-Sharkey bout, Wyatt Earp became all too familiar with Judge James G. Swinnerton and son Jimmy, a budding cartoonist at William Randolph Hearsts Examiner. Any discussion of Earp connections should begin with a mention of prolific Western diarist George Whitwell Parsons (at top, second from left), who wrote extensively of his time in Tombstone during the Earp era. That was in 1929. Mix threatened to move to Argentina to make films or to join the circus, but eventually he signed with FBO, which he then left for Universal after salary disputes with FBO studio head Joseph P. Kennedy. Tom Mix openly cried at the funeral because, he said, Wyatt Earp's death was the end of an era. Childhood & Early Life. One that is told is about the mummy found in the desert near Gila Bend nicknamed Sylvester. In 1864 they joined the California-bound caravan led by cantankerous Nicholas Earp and family, a trek documented in the diary of fellow traveler Sarah Jane Rousseau. The idea is an alluring one: the place is Hollywood and the time, 1929, just as sound is coming in. They ate lunch at Hollywoods legendary Musso & Frank Grill and Al Levys Tavern, known for hosting some of Americas greatest writers in their backrooms where liquor flowed freely throughout Prohibition. Considered by many as one of Americas few original art forms, the Western genre defined the early days of the expansive American frontier, mostly in the last part of the 19th century. It was reported that Tom Mix openly wept. Interior Secretary Albert B. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Earp described the gunfight at O.K. Wyatt Earp was considered the central figure in the shootout in Tombstone, he also took part in a Gunfight at the O.K. Wyatt Earp at age 21. From his Washington office in 1928 Senator Oddie recalled that in those days Wyatt Earp and 15 others of similar spirit were mustered to protect our claims from squatters.. In 1928 Clum moved to Los Angeles, where he made sporadic visits to Wyatt. Anything Wayne knew about the real Earp came to him secondhand from Ford during their 25-year working relationship. Nadeau, a leading freighter in the region, had purchased mining property in Tombstone from the Earps. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.. The 36-page comics were available by mail order, for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal.[19]. Photography by C.J. Pittman put down roots, serving as a U.S. senator from Nevada for almost 30 years. The posse feels secure as they ride from the stables at Richland Farms in rural Compton, safe both from street crime and police. Indeed, some consider him the father of the comic strip, having drawn his first for Hearst in 1892. That's cool about your great great uncle. He can be reached at, A murderer, a slaver and a sex trafficker. Why Spanish explorer is still worth studying, California banditos, Chumash vaqueros and the ghost stories of the Dana Adobe, Los Osos native inspired by Peanuts illustrates newly published tribute to Charles Schulz, Cambrias historic schoolhouse has a role in one of SLO Countys oldest cold cases, The expedition to find Monterey Bay missed but it did discover the Valley of the Bears, A poisoned bear meat BBQ greeted some of SLOs early explorers, El Paso was a ferocious and dangerous place. 1 Did Tom Mix attend Wyatt Earps funeral? Operating the restaurant at the Nadeau was Hyman Solomon. Wyatt Earp's actual life story, though, was more complicated than the romantic legend. The set also included a simulated desert, a large corral, and (to facilitate interior shots) a ranch house with no roof. But Was He Drugged Into Confessing? In 1929, Tom Mix and fellow cowboy actor, William S. Hart, were two of the pallbearers at Wyatt Earp's funeral. Shown above are two custom-built revolvers that once belonged to legendary film star Tom Mix. Tombstone lumber dealer Lewis W. Blinn became the lumber king of southern California, with 40 yards in the region, and also had banking interests in Los Angeles and San Pedro with Parsons. The Earp brothers had long been competing with the Clanton-McClaury ranching . Directors such as Sergio Leone, Howard Hawks, and John Ford helped in the popularization of the genre and influenced many other filmmakers and movie industries throughout the world. Local dignitaries, including Tombstone Epitaph editor John Clum, attorney Ben Goodrich and Oriental Saloon owner and local politico Milt Joyce, wined and dined the general at Bilickes hotel. Endicott Peabody. Mix returned to circus performing, now with his eldest daughter Ruth, who appeared in some of his films. Mix made more than 160 cowboy films throughout the 1920s. Wyatt Earp knew what went down in Kansas. In 1959, a "Monument to the Stars" was erected on Beverly Drive (where it intersects Olympic Boulevard and becomes Beverwil) in Beverly Hills. In 1933, Ralston Purina obtained his permission to produce the radio series Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters, which, but for one year during World War II, was popular throughout most of the 1930s through the early 1950s, well after Mix's death. He was a pallbearer at Wyatts funeral (see photo at top of post), and until Hunsakers own death in 1933 Josie took her personal and financial issues to himprobably too often, as it is doubtful he would have allowed her to pay for his services. He spoke with Earp the night before his death and was a pallbearer at his funeral. How old was Wyatt Earp when he met John Ford? The gold-plated and deluxe engraved Colt Officer's Model double-action revolvers, serial numbers 532107 and 567346, feature 6 barrels and have "TOM MIX" inscribed on their backstraps. Corral did attract the admiring attention of the citys thriving new film industry. Playwright, raconteur and serial entrepreneur Wilson Mizner (another pallbearer at Wyatts funeral; see top of post) spent many a tipsy evening with the Earps while snowed in for weeks in the boomtown of Rampart. His father, Nicholas Porter Earp, was a commanding figure, a sometimes frontier judge, whose other occupations included farmer, storekeeper, barrel maker, and still operator. His father's ancestor, Thomas Earp, was an Irish immigrant in the 1700s. During his time as a western show and silent movie star, Mix became friends with actual wild west legend, Wyatt Earp, who acted as a consultant on early silent film era westerns. These men earned his respect and the respect of the nation. Sadie Marcus Earp lived as a widow in LA until her death in 1944. Raw Footage Tom Mix by Ken Murray in 1940 2 weeks before death in car, Last edited on 10 February 2023, at 11:41, Learn how and when to remove this template message, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, "Mixville shopping center's movie ranch history", "Book Review: Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal", "Tom Mix Museum | Oklahoma Historical Society", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_Mix&oldid=1138573944, The ghost of Tom Mix haunted a Hollywood couple in the supernatural thriller. Wyatts famous role in the shootout at the O.K. Fall for oil leasing rights, though Fall and Sinclair both served prison terms for their roles. I sent in Hot Wheat box tops and a dime to receive a Tom Mix periscope to help detect Nazi saboteurs. In the sporting world of bookmakers and plungers (high-risk gamblers), Riley Grannan stood out from New York to San Francisco. He called Kennedy a "tight-assed, money-crazy son of a bitch". You must have written permission to publish or reproduce any of my photos. WW. A 21-year-old bit-part actor at Fox Film Corporation met 79-year-old Earp in 1928. Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix;[1] January 6, 1880 October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. Solomon, a merchant and member of the Tombstone Common Council and Cochise County Board of Supervisors, had presented a Winchester to the rifleless Holliday as the Earp party left town on their vendetta ride. Wyatt and brothers had Western connections galore in California and elsewhere after their Tombstone days, Don Chaput and David D. de Haas (3/2/2023), Don Chaput and David D. de Haas 8/27/2021, https://www.historynet.com/earp-fellow-sophisticates-these-men-knew-them-when/, Jerrie Mock: Record-Breaking American Female Pilot. I have heard of him because he was in one my favorite western. Some 10,000 were built by Gibbs and under licence in the next 15 years! He never appeared on the show. Mix appeared with the Sells-Floto Circus in 1929, 1930, and 1931 at a reported weekly salary of $20,000 (equivalent to $316,000 in 2021). The four Mrs. Wyatt Earps each had a unique view of some of the key events of the Old West as the wives of a legendary lawman-turned-outlaw. At the same time Jimmy was lampooning Earp with biting cartoons in the Examiner. How to Market Your Business with Webinars. Earp at about age 39. Young Swinnerton went on to become a leading cartoonist for the San Francisco and New York papers. Marshal Vawter was among the principal figures in the Nome gold claim swindle, a central plot device of The Spoilers. Corral. Tom Mix served in the Army before heading west to Oklahoma, obtaining work on Miller Brothers 101 Real Wild West Ranch near Bliss, Okla. On July 13, 1912, Olive gave birth to their daughter Ruth. Enter a Melbet promo code and get a generous bonus, An Insight into Coupons and a Secret Bonus, Organic Hacks to Tweak Audio Recording for Videos Production, Bring Back Life to Your Graphic Images- Used Best Graphic Design Software, New Google Update and Future of Interstitial Ads. Wyatt Earp arrived in Purgatory to kill Bulshar, who was a powerful and feared man who was bringing Demons to the town. Wow, what a crummy way to go. By the mid-1920s, the hero of the gunfight at the O.K. We have many black and white photos of my granfather dressed up as Charlie Chaplin. Others in the supporting cast included George Gobel, Harold Peary and Willard Waterman. Nothing proved Earp's mettle more than the tumultuous gunfight near the O.K. What once was a trailer park or graveyard, now looks like a junkyard. The Earps ties to such noteworthy figures deserve a deeper look. History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. He was an admirer of Wyatt Earp from their Tombstone days and remained so when the famed lawman moved to Los Angeles with common-law wife Josie. OLD WEST MAGAZINE 1932 - Tom Mix, western actor and friend of Wyatt Earp going on tour. His father, Nicholas, named him after his Mexican-American War Captain. Fantastic, all these great stories. Tom Mix, the popular cowboy actor, is persuaded to star in a western, not as himself but as. Entering the ring, he proceeded to kick and otherwise abuse the challenger. [4], A small stone memorial marks the site of his death on State Route 79, and the nearby gully is known as "Tom Mix Wash". Meanwhile, the Great Depression (along with the actor's free-spending ways and many wives) reportedly had wiped out most of his savings. Earp had become an advisor for cowboy movies. He was twice acquitted of having bribed New Mexico politico turned U.S. Mix and Hart both served as pallbearers at Earps funeral. Corral shootout Bilickes Cosmopolitan Hotel served as the Earps emergency headquarters, and the family later held murdered brother Morgans funeral ceremonies there. The rock and the boot holes, although unmarked, is in the Garden of the Gods park in Chatsworth. Some of his movies were filmed in his Prescott home. A peer of Tom's and used to play Tarzan and Buck Rogers. There is no telling how often these fellows may have met, even in passing, in Los Angeles. She was the last Mrs. Wyatt Earp and the woman who held that title for much longer than her predecessors. I appreciate you coming here to tell it. It is by no means a good film, but entertaining nonetheless, starring James Garner as Wyatt and Bruce Willis as . Corral, along with two of his brothers, Virgil Earp and Morgan Earp, and Doc Holliday. Frontier legend Wyatt Earp died at age 80 in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 1929. Favorite scene has Earp being told, "Assault. Corral was advising silent filmmakers in Hollywood and paling around with early Western stars William S. Hart and Tom Mix. Reply He was the last surviving to participate in a Gunfight at the O.K. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo led the first European exploration of the California coast and enslaved hundreds, historian Dan Krieger writes. American Western movies portray the early days of the expansion of the American frontier in late 19th century. Their encounter is only a charming Hollywood fable. Famed L.A. County Sheriffs Capt. the story of how he came to officiate and then ruin the Tom Sharkey and Bob Fitzsimmons fight on 2 December 1896 is . That was in 1929. Joe Curley Bradley played Mix through most of the later years of the show. For several years, Wyatt became an unpaid technical consultant on Hollywood Westerns, drawing on his colorful past to tell flamboyant matinee idols like William Hart and Tom Mix how it had really been. The Supreme Court eventually ruled in Neagles favor in a case with profound implications for the supremacy of federal law over state law. [6] In 1920, he took first prize in a bull-riding contest. John Wayne and Louis Johnson. He rode several mounts for Wyatt at San Franciscos Bay District Track in 1895 and went on to become one of the most successful jockeys in the United States and Britain. He was a close friend to cowboy actors William S. Hart and Tom Mix. Nearly 50 years after the famous gunfight at the O.K. Dan Krieger is a professor emeritus of history at Cal Poly and past president of the California Mission Studies Association. Matt Dallas portrayed Masterson in the 2012 film Wyatt Earp's Revenge. A young 21 year old man by the name of Marion Morrison formerly of Winterset, Iowa, who went by the nickname "Duke" was working on a John Ford movie. Thanks for sharing and for everyone's comments :). 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