In 1929, Tom Mix and fellow cowboy actor, William S. Hart, were two of the pallbearers at Wyatt Earp's funeral. 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. He wouldnt have lasted long in Kansas. Wyatt Earp knew what went down in Kansas. One would have to search far and wide to uncover another family with such diverse, influential and historically significant Western connections. As the story goes, Corbett was in San Bernardino in May 1892, giving an exhibition and observing other matches. What a small world. Wyatt was unusually tall for that age. [citation needed] The 1937 Fox vault fire lost most of the archive of his films made with Fox. The action lasted all of 30 seconds, but the story has been told and retold going on a century and a half. The American artist Robert Ecker has incorporated Mix's trademark ten-gallon hat and his image in several works, including, In the season five episode entitled "Mulcahy's War" of the television series, An image of Mix appears prominently on the cover of the Beatles' 1967 album, This page was last edited on 10 February 2023, at 11:41. Josie was too overcome with grief to attend. After leaving Tombstone in 1882, Earp moved around the West, laying low and supporting himself through gambling. 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. 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. His cowboy boot prints, palm prints and the hoof prints of his horse, Tony, are at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard. 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While with Selig he co-starred in several films with Victoria Forde, and they fell in love. Director John Ford hired John Wayneas a prop boy and extra, so he had the opportunity to meet Wyatt Earp. We have been to this trailer park for 12 years now. On leaving Arizona Territory in 1898, restaurateur/hotelier/miner Nellie Cashman spent another quarter century as an entrepreneur, marked by notices in the mining journals as well as The New York Times. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. Matt Dallas portrayed Masterson in the 2012 film Wyatt Earp's Revenge. Tom Mix became very close friends with Earp and even tried to convince some of the most influential people in Hollywood to make a film about Earps legendary gunfight, but his efforts were fruitless. Tom Mix served in the Army before heading west to Oklahoma, obtaining work on Miller Brothers 101 Real Wild West Ranch near Bliss, Okla. So Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (1848-1929) was a famous figure, best known for his exploits with his brothers as law men and gamblers in the "Wild West." The most recognized incident is the "Gunfight at the O.K. Attorney William J. Directors Blake Edwards Starring Bruce Willis, James Garner, Mariel Hemingway Genres Suspense, Western, Drama Subtitles English [CC] Audio languages English Coincidentally, he was also related to Williamson Dunn Vawter, an influential pioneer of both Pasadena and Santa Monica. Also associating with Wyatt and Josie in Rampart and Nome were U.S. Thanks for sharing and for everyone's comments :). Many of the famous cowboys to follow in his boot steps, admired him.iZombie, I am with you. Earp had become an advisor for cowboy movies. The famed Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry garrisoned the forts of the American West, the San Francisco Presidio and Yosemite and Sequoia national parks. Corral. Score: 4.1/5 (74 votes) . In later years he heaped praise on the Earp brothers for their roles in law enforcement. Mix returned to circus performing, now with his eldest daughter Ruth, who appeared in some of his films. On October 12, 1940, after visiting Pima County Sheriff Ed Echols in Tucson, Arizona,[4] Mix headed north towards Phoenix on U.S. Highway 80 (now Arizona State Route 79) About eighteen miles (29km) south of Florence, Mix came upon construction barriers at a bridge washed away by a flash flood. Corralscene of the 1881 shootout. Mix was listed as AWOL on November 4, 1902, but was never court-martialed. Wonderful story! Marshal Cornelius L. Vawter and wife Sarah. Hints suggest encounters at the Agricultural Park horse racing grounds. 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). At least the story's got kind of a romantic "forever haunt the highway" feel to it. One that is told is about the mummy found in the desert near Gila Bend nicknamed Sylvester. I love stopping at all those road side markers to learn what they are about. On October 26, 1881, the Clanton brothers and the McLaury brothers went to the O.K. Outdoor action sequences for the production were filmed primarily on the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, California, on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Director John Ford hired John Wayne as a prop boy and extra, so he had the opportunity to meet Wyatt Earp. He is past President of the California Mission Studies Association, now part of the California Missions Foundation. Many believe that he once was a 19th century cowboy, a con that loved to play cards. Earp described the gunfight at O.K. But he did become legendary. Tombstone City Marshal David Neaglewho with Cochise County Sheriff John Behan tried and failed to arrest Wyatt and Warren Earp, Holliday and their vendetta posse at the Cosmopolitan as they left Tombstone for keeps in 1882later moved to California. Shown above are two custom-built revolvers that once belonged to legendary film star Tom Mix. The idea is an alluring one: the place is Hollywood and the time, 1929, just as sound is coming in. Tombstone Quotes Wyatt Earp 1. Since Edwin S. Porters pioneering western,The Great Train Robbery,the genre evolved in many ways. In the wake of the fight Judge Swinnerton was part of the cabal seeking to overturn Earps upset decision for Tom Sharkey over Bob Fitzsimmons. Tom Mix Later Wyatt tried his hand at buffalo hunting there is a good possibility this is when Wyatt met Bat Masterson. The modern-day Compton Posse likes to think that, by their riding and roping, they are continuing the effort to overcome a stereotype that black people cant be cowboys. 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. Mix made more than 160 cowboy films throughout the 1920s. 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. In one such bout his sparring partner was being pulverized when Corbett intervened. Westerns became widely popular not just in the United States but also in other parts of the world. Immersed in the Herefords history in Eagar, AZ, sits the 26 Bar Ranch. He had used the stables at Alondra and Santa Fe avenues to launch Tom Mixs circus in 1936, prior to traveling to San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles and then on to a Pacific Coast tour. For years he urged Wyatt to pen his autobiography and have a realistic film made about his life. The Baldwin-Earp affiliation spanned virtually the entire Pacific Coast. Sid Grauman and Alexander Pantages of movie theater fame were there at the outset of their working lives, trying to make a buck by entertaining miners, and at best saw Wyatt dispensing drinks or sitting at a faro table in Nome. He and Wyatt met in Nome, where Pittman prospected and served as the first city attorney. 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. In the summer they retreated to Los Angeles, where Wyatt struck up relationships with some of the early cowboy actors, including William S. Hart and Tom Mix. He was long gone from TV when I was born. In the wake of the Fitzsimmons-Sharkey fight Grannan was among those who lambasted Wyatts decision in the press. Wyatt Earp was considered the central figure in the shootout in Tombstone, he also took part in a Gunfight at the O.K. He stood out as a skilled horseman and expert shot, winning national riding and roping contests at Prescott, Arizona, in 1909, and Canon City, Colorado, in 1910.[4]. Mix went to Oklahoma and lived in Guthrie, working as a bartender and other odd jobs. Unable to stop in time, his car swerved twice, then overturned in a gully. Bad idea. The premise of tom mix and wyatt earp buddying up to work on a hollywood movie in 1929 makes a nice playground for a movie and although the characters are very thinly drawn (and. He commented broadly on the Earps in his six decades worth of diaries. The rock and the boot holes, although unmarked, is in the Garden of the Gods park in Chatsworth. Legendary lawman Wyatt Earp and family associated with an assortment of Western characters before, during and after their tumultuous time in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. Clum died in Los Angeles in 1932. John Wayne and Louis Johnson. 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. [18] Between 1980 and 2004, 21 Tom Mix festivals were held during the month of September, most of them in DuBois, Pennsylvania. Wyatt, Josie and Lucky remained in contact in the Los Angeles area until Baldwins death in 1909. Among those who did attend were John Clum, an old friend from Tombstone days, and the big-screen cowboy stars William S. Hart and Tom Mix. Years later, Hollywood publicists muddled this event to imply that Mix had been a Rough Rider himself. He is best known for his participation in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral shootout, Mattie was sent to live with Wyatt's parents in California. The ceremony was performed by Wyatt's father, Nicholas. Thomas Hezikiah Mix was born January 6, 1880, in Mix Run, Pennsylvania, approximately 62 miles (100km) north of State College, to Edwin Elias Mix and Elizabeth Heistand. [9], Mix became friends with Wyatt Earp, who lived in Los Angeles and occasionally visited Hollywood western movie sets. Tom Mix, one of the few genuine cowhands to star in Westerns, was an Earp friend and fellow horse racing aficionado. 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. Mystery surrounds the infamous burning of the Reichstag in 1933. Five years later, John Wayne apparently met Wyatt Earp on a film set. There is no telling how often these fellows may have met, even in passing, in Los Angeles. [11] The newspapers reported that Mix cried during his friend's service.[12]. Truth be told, Wayne wasn't a pallbearer at Earp's funeral (though two silent stars, Tom Mix and William S. Hart, were). Eventually, John Wayne became one of the most popular film actors of the 20th century, and with the help of the famed lawman, Wyatt Earp, he createdthe model for the iconic hero of the American West. Local legend was that Mixs horse, Tony, died in Compton out of grief following his owners death. Justus D. Barnes in Western apparel, as Bronco Billy Anderson, from the silent film, The Great Train Robbery (1903), the first ever Western film. The Tom Mix I knew through a radio script would have been proud that the posse was helping a town where Tony once roamed. In one episode, Mix was filmed descending from the top of the rock, with boot holes carved into it to assist him in making the descent. 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 And to think the Earps would reconnect with many of them for one last hurrah in the early decades of the 1900s. Robertson became the publisher and close associate of such famed authors as London, Mark Twain, Bret Harte and Robert Louis Stevenson. Corral gunfight Spicer Hearing and served in the Arizona Territorial Legislaturelater bounced between Tombstone and Los Angeles, where he was the attorney of choice for the mining empires of Eliphalet Butler Gage and Colonel William C. Greene. [16][17] Additionally, from 1986 to 2002 there existed another museum in his birthplace of Mix Run, Pennsylvania. The 36-page comics were available by mail order, for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal.[19]. ", Tom Mix was the acknowledged "King of Cowboys" when Ronald Reagan and John Wayne were young, and the influence of his screen persona can be seen in their approach to portraying cowboys. A notable Earp associate with no ties to California was Key Pittman. Fall for oil leasing rights, though Fall and Sinclair both served prison terms for their roles. What did John Wayne say about Wyatt Earp? On this day in 1929, Western legend (and one of my personal heroes) Wyatt Earp died in Los Angeles, California. In 1928 Clum moved to Los Angeles, where he made sporadic visits to Wyatt. Joe Curley Bradley played Mix through most of the later years of the show. I imitated his walk; I imitated his talk. He acted in nine films for Universal, but because of injuries he received while filming, he was reluctant to do any more. In fact, the two of them were so close, that Mix served as a pallbearer at Earp's funeral. I remember my Mom talking about him and seeing him in old silent movies myself. In California, Wyatt Earp also befriended a young actor named Marion Morrison who would laterchange his name to John Wayne and would become an American acting icon. Never heard this story though! Porter Griggers, my childhood friend, was his nephew. Some of his movies were filmed in his Prescott home. Sometime that same year, Urilla died (possibly of typhoid.) As we went there through the years, we watched two trailers disappear without a trace. Thats the plot in a nutshell, but it is the relationship between the two guys which is at the heart of this film. It arrived after the Nazi surrender in May 1945. He called Kennedy a "tight-assed, money-crazy son of a bitch". He grew up in nearby DuBois, where his father, a stable master for a wealthy lumber merchant, taught him to ride and love horses. Other Earp associates from the Tombstone days became nationally prominent figures. The last remaining trailer finally crumpled and looks like a pile of rubbish. It's in the middle of nowhere but whistling desert loneliness and yet a very nicely kept picnic area and monument. Fantastic, all these great stories. Associates from northern California included jockey Tod Sloan. Truth be told, Wayne wasnt a pallbearer at Earps funeral (though two silent stars, Tom Mix and William S. Hart, were). On an October afternoon in 1940, Tom Mix was driving his 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton near Florence doing 80 mph. His horse, "Tony the Wonder Horse", also became a celebrity. julie.a.fergie@gmail.com, Noftsger Hill Inn: Once a School Now a Haunted B&B. Their encounter is only a charming Hollywood fable. HistoryNet.com is brought to you by HistoryNet LLC, the worlds largest publisher of history magazines. 50 X Beaver Fur Felt available upon request for $380.00. Another notable Earp acquaintance with no known California connection was the Rev. He is probably the best-known lawman with an outlaw history. in the movie TOMBSTONE WITH KURT RUSSELL..at the end Robert Mitchum narrates and said "among the pallbearers was TOM MIX..TOM MIX WEPT. [15] The marker bears the inscription: "In memory of Tom Mix, whose spirit left his body on this spot and whose characterization and portrayals in life served to better fix memories of the old West in the minds of living men. Was John Wayne a pallbearer at Wyatt Earps funeral? 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. In Tombstone, Arizona, Wyatt got into a feud with a. Tensions rose between the Earp clan and the McLaury and Clanton families, ranchers who supplied the town with beef by stealing cattle and squatting on public lands. In 1929, Mix was a pallbearer at the funeral of Wyatt Earp. Tom Mix had wandered into Prescott like a lot of other cowboys around 1900. The swing set that was still set up finally fell down from the harsh environment. Tom Mix openly cried at the funeral because, he said, Wyatt Earp's death was the end of an era. [10] He was a pallbearer at Earp's funeral in January 1929. 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. Young Swinnerton went on to become a leading cartoonist for the San Francisco and New York papers. One hundred and twenty-five years ago, on October 26, 1881, John Henry "Doc" Holliday joined the Earp brothers, Virgil, Wyatt and Morgan, on their walk into legend down Tombstone, Arizona Territory's Fremont Street to the fateful encounter remembered as the Gunfight at the O.K. 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. Wyatts famous role in the shootout at the O.K. This column is by Dan Krieger. Corral hearings, also lived in Los Angeles for years but doesnt seem to have had much contact with the Earps. In 1985 Blake Edward's released his movie Sunset which told the fictionalized story of Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp in a Hollywood caper together after meeting on the set of a silent movie. Nevertheless, the age of radio kept him alive. Wow, what a crummy way to go. They married in 1918 and had a daughter, Thomasina (Tommie) Mix, in February 1922.[3]. Griggers was a crack pistol shot and could shoot the band off a cigar, leaving the cigar intact. Tom Mix became very close friends with Earp and even tried to convince some of the most influential people in Hollywood to make a film about Earp's legendary gunfight, but his efforts were fruitless. In 1900 Lucky and Wyatt met over a few glasses at the Earp-run Dexter Saloon in Nome, Alaska. He never appeared on the show. Wyatt first met George Hearst early in 1882 when Hearst was considering mining properties in and around Tombstone. A group of lawmen led by Doc Holliday, Virgil Earp, and his brothers Wyatt and Morgan, faced off against a group of outlaws called The Cowboysincluding Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury. Bruce Willis, as Tom Mix, and James Garner, as Wyatt Earp, have never been better at their laid-back charm-boy schtick. There is also a Tom Mix museum in Dewey, Oklahoma. 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