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Children. 2; including Ruth. Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; [1] January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films.
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.
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]
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.
Sep 1, 2010 · On October 12, 1940, cowboy-movie star Tom Mix is killed when he loses control of his speeding Cord Phaeton convertible and rolls into a dry wash (now called the Tom Mix Wash) near Florence,...
Tom Mix 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 the Mexican Revolution.
In 1917 Tom made four one reel comedies and two feature dramas. In 1918 he made six feature films and only one single reel. As Tom became more popular the budgets for his films grew, his costumes became more elaborate and and he became more popular at the box office. Tom Mix made 85 films with Fox studios making both he and William Fox ...
Sep 15, 2023 · 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. Yet on closer inspection, it appears much of Mix’s success stemmed from having been in the right place at the right time.
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...
Rodeo performer who became one of the leading cowboy stars and top personalities of the silent era, appearing in, directing and producing over 100 two-reelers for Selig Polyscope in the teens. Mix signed on with Fox in 1917 and gained wide popularity for his action-packed, stunt-filled features....
