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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Did any real-life cowboys get to see themselves portrayed on film? Is there a question to which you want to know the answer? Or do you know the answer to a question here? Write to: Charles Legge, Answers To Correspondents, Daily Mail, 9 Derry Street, London W8 5HY; or email [email protected].
uk By Charles Legge Published: 00:30, 22 October 2024 | Updated: 00:55, 22 October 2024 e-mail View comments QUESTION: Did any real-life cowboys get to see themselves portrayed on film? The Wild West era, known for cowboys and indians, outlaws, gold prospectors and gunslingers, lasted roughly from the 1860s to the 1890s. It therefore coincided with the early days of film. Wyatt Earp, the famous lawman, gambler and gunfighter, was known primarily for his role in the gunfight at the O.
K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona , in 1881. Earp moved to Hollywood in the early 1900s, staying until his death in 1929.
Earp befriended several individuals who would become major figures in Hollywood. Among them were the director John Ford and William S. Hart, one of the most famous silent film actors and Western stars of the time.
Earp also knew Tom Mix, a leading cowboy actor known for his Western films. Both Hart and Mix were pallbearers at Earp’s funeral. Earp served as an unofficial adviser and consultant to filmmakers working on Westerns.
When Hart wrote and produced the seven-reel epic Wild Bill Hickok, released by Paramount in 1923, it featured Bert Lindley as Wyatt Earp. Allan Dwan stated in his autobiography that Earp appeared as an extra in Dwan’s 1916 film The Half-Breed. Wyatt Earp, the famous lawman, gambler and gunfighter, was known primarily for his role in the gunfight at the O.
K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, in 1881 Tom Mix himself worked in various cowboy-related jobs before becoming a film star, including being a ranch hand, a rodeo rider and aperformer in Wild West shows such as the Miller Brothers’ 101 Ranch Wild West Show. He was known for his exceptional horsemanship, which he later showcased in more than 200 cowboy films.
Al Jennings started out as a prosecuting attorney before turning to a life of crime. One of his most famous heists involved an attempt to rob a Rock Island train in Oklahoma. Although he and his gang managed to stop the train, they bungled the robbery and only managed to steal a small amount of cash from the passengers.
Jennings later turned his criminal past into a career in Hollywood,acting in and advising on Western films. Jennings recreated one of his bank robberies in the 1908 short film The Bank Robbery. He later starred in Beating Back (1914), a silent film version of his autobiography.
Charles W. Fox, Truro, Cornwall QUESTION: Who coined the phrase ‘time out of mind’? ‘Time out of mind’ refers to a point in time which is so far back that no one has proof contradicting the right or custom alleged to have existed since then. It was first recorded in the English Rolls of Parliament in 1414.
It refers to a petition by the inhabitants of the fishing port of Lymington in Hampshire that since ‘tyme oute of mynde there were wont many diverse shippes to come yn to the saide Havenes’ (since as far back as anyone can remember, various ships have used the places concerned as a harbour). Tomorrow's questions Q: What is considered the oldest proverb? Megan Jones, Swindon, Wilts Q: When and how was France split into communes? Dave Peak, London SE23 Q: Where are the world’s most extreme golf courses? Julie Fallon, Conwy, Gwynedd Advertisement It is similar to an earlier phrase, ‘from time immemorial’. This means beyond legal memory, a reference to the year 1189, the date fixed by a statute in 1275 as the oldest date of which English law can take account.
1189 is deemed to be the year when English Common Law began. Sarah Westwood, Birmingham QUESTION: What is the most surprising dish someone has ordered at a restaurant? On holiday in Aigues-Mortes, France, I thought I had ordered the local Camargue beef dish but was served frogs’ legs (which weren’t actually too bad). Roger Milbery, Maidstone, Kent When searching for some authentic cuisine in Madrid, I was recommended Callos madrilenos.
When I asked the waiter what it was, he gave a detailed description, which I understood to be a beef stew.Instead, I received a plateful of stewed tripe and half a pig trotter. I know some people enjoy tripe but I thought it was horrible.
Mrs S. L. Porter, Salcombe, Devon On visiting Finland, I was invited to try their local favourite, Lutefisk.
It turns out this is cod that has been treated with lye. The substance is jelly-like with a pungent fishy aroma. It’s absolutely vile.
Kevin Saunders, Twickenham, Middx QUESTION: Have any bands debuted with a live album? Further to the earlier answer, The Blues Brothers, aka John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, began as a joke-cum-tribute to the blues.Their debut album, Briefcase Full Of Blues, was recorded live on September 9, 1978, at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, when the band opened for comedian Steve Martin. It was a huge hit, going to No.
1 on the Billboard chart and selling more than two million copies. Its success infuriated purists. Mike Butler, Barnard Castle, Co.
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