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Tom Mix, riding up to glory (A Persimmon Hill book)

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Persimmon Hill Book presents "TOM MIX: RIDING UP TO GLORY" (Hardcover) (1980) --- Author John H. Nicholas with pen in hand has brought to the table with the documentary style about a B-Western hero --- Tom Mix was an American film actor and the star of many early Western movies --- He made a reported 336 films between 1910 and 1935, all but 9 of which were silent features --- He was Hollywood's first Western megastar and is noted as having defined the genre for all cowboy actors who followed.

Mix went on to make more than 160 escapist matinee cowboy films throughout the 1920s --- These featured action oriented scripts which contrasted with the documentary style of his work with Selig --- Heroes and villains were sharply defined and a clean-cut cowboy always "saved the day." --- Millions of American children grew up watching his films on Saturday afternoons --- Mix did his own stunts and was frequently injured.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIO:
1. Tom Mix (aka: Thomas Hezikiah Mix)
Date of Birth: 6 January 1880 - Mix Run, Pennsylvania
Date of Death: 12 October 1940 - Florence, Arizona (road accident)

TABLE OF CONTENTS: (Title and Page Numbers)

Introduction - ix

Author's Foreword - xi

Pennsylvania - 3

Young Cavalier - 5

Magic of the Arena - 9

On Camera - 13

Cadillac Cowboy - 16

The Sound Track - 41

Destry - 58

End of the Trail - 83

Filmography - 90

Bibliography - 94

DEDICATION - vii

Tom Mix was "the King of Cowboys" when Ronald Reagan and John Wayne were youngsters and the influence of his screen persona can be seen in their approach to portraying cowboys --- By most accounts Tom Mix made 336 movies throughout his career --- In 2007 only about 10% of these were reportedly available for viewing, although it was unclear how many Mix films had been irretrievably lost.

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Tom Mix has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1708 Vine Street --- His cowboy boot prints, palm prints and his famous horse Tony's hoof prints are at Grauman's Chinese Theatre at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard --- In 1958 he was inducted posthumously into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma --- There is a Tom Mix museum in Dewey, Oklahoma and another in Mix Run, Pennsylvania --- (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, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for --- John Nicholas has captured the past in the retelling of our favorite hero, please stand up and take a bow --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Pages: 95 ~ A Persimmon Hill Book ~ (1980)