The Rodeo and Hollywood: Rodeo Cowboys on Screen and Western Actors in the ArenaIf you went to a big rodeo in the 1960s, you might have seen Lorne Greene and Dan Blocker, Bonanza's Ben, and Hoss Cartwright, acting out a skit from the show. In the 1940s, you might have seen Gene Autry singing and jumping his horse, Champ, through a flaming hoop. In the same era familiar rodeo personalities like Texas Rose Bascom could be seen in movies and television shows. Stars like Slim Pickens and Tom Mix were familiar in all of these venues. This reference book provides career profiles of both types of performers who crossed over between acting and cowboying in the period from the 1930s to the 1970s, when Hollywood and the rodeo circuit were closely linked. The first part, Rodeo Personalities with a Hollywood Connection, traces the careers of notable rodeo stars who appeared on film or television. |
Contents
Rodeo Personalities with a Hollywood Connection | 7 |
Individual Movie and Television Actors Performing at Rodeos | 101 |
Television Casts Performing at Rodeos | 227 |
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