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"The Dean of Cowboy Stars (1986) ... Hoot Gibson ... Mario DeMarco", February 9, 2008
Mario DeMarco presents "THE PHOTOSTORY OF "THE DEAN OF COWBOY STARS" HOOT GIBSON" (Paperback) (1986) --- This is the fifth publication in this series on famous movie western stars --- It features the last of the "BIG FIVE" members, Hoot Gibson, "super" cowboy --- For the readers who are not familiar with the BIG FIVE title, it represents five of the greatest and most popular "cowboy" stars --- They included such stalwarts as William S. Hart, Harry Carey, Tom Mix, Buck Jones and Hoot Gibson.
Born Edmund Richard Gibson in Tekamah, Nebraska, he learned to ride a horse while still a very young boy --- His family moved to California when he was seven years old --- As a teenager he worked with horses on a ranch, which led to competition on bucking broncos at area rodeos --- Given the nickname "Hoot Owl" by co-workers, the name evolved to just "Hoot" --- In 1910, film director Francis Boggs was looking for experienced cowboys to appear in his silent film short, "Pride of the Range" --- Gibson and another future star of Western films, Tom Mix, were hired --- Hoot made a second film for Boggs in 1911 --- After the director was killed by a deranged employee, Gibson was hired by director Jack Conway to appear in his 1912 Western, "His Only Son" --- Acting for Gibson was then a minor sideline and he continued competing in rodeos to make a living --- In 1912 he won the all-around championship at the famous Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon and the steer roping World Championship at the Calgary Stampede.
Gibson's career was temporarily interrupted with service in the United States Army during World War I --- When the war ended, he returned to the rodeo business and became good friends with Art Acord, a fellow cowboy and movie actor --- The two participated in summer rodeo then went back to Hollywood for the winter to do stunt work --- For several years, Gibson had secondary film roles (primarily in Westerns) with stars such as Harry Carey --- By 1921 the demand for cowboy pictures was so great that Gibson began receiving offers for leading roles --- Some of these offers came from up-and-coming film director John Ford, with whom Gibson developed a lasting friendship and working relationship ---
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Hoot Gibson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1765 Vine Street --- In 1979, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma --- (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Check out a new book from Empire Publishing - "GENE AUTRY WESTERNS" (Hardcover) - by author Boyd Magers, like no other book on Gene Autry --- all of Gene's Mascot, Republic and Columbia westerns included, as well as his half-hour TV Episodes --- each segment contains the release date on each film -- major production credits -- complete cast (including character played) -- all songs included, songwriter and who performed them in the film -- running time of each film ... dates of the filming -- bios on the cast and major players (Smiley, Pat Buttram, Cass County Boys, Herbert J. Yates, directors, leading ladies, songwriters and various heavies, etc.) -- locations that were used -- budgets and negative cost -- stunt people involved -- analysis and synopsis on each film -- notes and comments (including film and cast background info, salaries paid, working titles, etc) -- comments from Gene and many other cast members on each film -- theater exhibitors comments at the time of the films release -- this tribute was written from the heart and it shows.
Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) and Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- If you're into the memories of Early B-Westerns and Serials, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for --- Mario DeMarco has captured the past in the retelling of our favorite western actor Hoot Gibson, please stand up and take a bow --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Pages: 100 ~ Mario DeMarco Unknown Binding ~ (1986)
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