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Yakima Canutt. Second Unit or Assistant Director: Ben-Hur. Starting out as a rodeo cowboy and then becoming a stuntman in silent westerns, Yakima Canutt later doubled for such stars as Clark Gable and John Wayne, among others, in such dangerous activities as jumping off the top of a cliff on horseback, leaping from a stagecoach onto its runaway ...
Oct 21, 2019 · HistoryLink.org Essay 20843. Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt was a champion rodeo star who parlayed his dexterity on horseback into a legendary career as a Hollywood stuntman. Born in 1895 on his family's ranch near Colfax, Washington, Canutt was 18 when a newspaper photographer at the Pendleton Roundup gave him the nickname "Yakima," and Canutt ...
May 27, 1986 · Yakima Canutt, an Oscar-winning stunt man who doubled for John Wayne and other stars in dozens of movies, died Saturday at the North Hollywood Medical Center. He was 89 years old.
Jun 8, 2017 · The Screen’s Greatest Horse Stuntman - True West Magazine. by Henry C. Parke | Jun 8, 2017 | Western Books & Movies, Western Movies. Yakima Canutt made his transition to film from rodeo through Tom Mix, another actor who got his start in rodeo; Mix invited Canutt to be in a couple of his pictures.
May 26, 1986 · Yakima Canutt, a rough-and-ready bronco rider who became a famed Hollywood stunt man, doubling for John Wayne in dozens of movies and choreographing the chariot race in “Ben Hur,” died Saturday...
Aug 28, 2023 · Yakima Canutt’s journey in the entertainment industry began during the silent film era. His athleticism, fearlessness, and equestrian skills quickly caught the attention of filmmakers, leading him to perform stunts and stunts double for various actors. 3. The Canutt Technique: A Legacy of Innovation:
Jan 22, 2021 · 01/22/2021 | 7m 13s |. My List. A rodeo champion from Palouse, WA, became a Hollywood stuntman just as "action Westerns" took off at the box office. Yakima Canutt could leapfrog onto a horse,...
