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Tom Mix. Actor: Dick Turpin. The son of a lumberman, Tom Mix joined the army as a young man and was an artillery sergeant during the Philippine campaign from 1898 to 1901, though he never saw action. In fact, Mix deserted from the army and carefully kept the facts about his military service a closely guarded secret.
Tom Mix (1880–1940) was an American motion picture actor, director, and writer whose career spanned from 1910 to 1935. During this time he appeared in 270 films and established himself as the screen's most popular cowboy star . [2]
Mar 27, 2024 · Tom Mix (born Jan. 6, 1880, Mix Run, Pa., U.S.—died Oct. 12, 1940, near Florence, Ariz.) was an American film actor, a celebrated star of western cowboy films during the silent era. Mix worked as a cowhand in Texas, Arizona , Wyoming, and Montana and served in the U.S. Army in the Spanish-American War and in the pursuit of Pancho Villa during ...
Feb 22, 2024 · Mix had the supercharged Cord at 80 miles an hour and his siren blaring that Saturday afternoon when he passed two Midwestern boys driving north on the unpaved stretch of U.S. Highway 80-89. The promise of the day—and the future—lay ahead of him across the beautiful desert.
Sep 15, 2023 · Mixed with greatness: The life of actor Tom Mix. by David Lauterborn 9/15/2023. Share This Article. Hats off to Tom Mix, for the iconic Western film star led a charmed life — if one doesn’t hold being born back East in Pennsylvania against him.
May 14, 2012 · Tom Mix: The First Western Superstar. by TW Editors | May 14, 2012 | Uncategorized. Tom Mix began his career with the 101 Ranch Wild West Show. From 1910-1917, he was bouncing all over the West, filming two-reelers in small towns like Prescott, Arizona, and Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Apr 29, 2007 · Tom Mix was a superstar who made over 300 westerns between 1910 and 1935. Today, the man and the legend are remembered on a lonely stretch of Arizona highway. NPR's Ted Robbins reports.
