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John Henry Holliday (August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887), better known as Doc Holliday, was an American dentist, gambler, and gunfighter who was a close friend and associate of lawman Wyatt Earp. Holliday is best known for his role in the events surrounding and his participation in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Doc Holliday? A dentist by trade, Doc Holliday became an icon of the American West and was close friends with fellow gunslinger Wyatt Earp.
Doc Holliday, gambler, gunman, and sometime dentist of the American West. He is perhaps best known for joining the Earp brothers in their celebrated gunfight (1881) with the Clanton gang at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Learn more about Holliday’s life and career.
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- Doc Was a Real Doctor. Holliday was born in Griffin, Georgia, spent some of his childhood in Valdosta, Georgia, and was educated in the classics. He moved to Philadelphia at 19 to enroll in the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, and later practiced dentistry in stops that included St. Louis, Atlanta and Dallas.
- Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday Weren't That Close. It's true that Holliday and Earp were friends. The two fought side by side in Tombstone, Arizona, in 1881's famous gunfight at the O.K.
- Earp Wasn't Doc's Only Friend. Holliday was an oddity in many parts of the West. He was an educated Southerner who made his money gambling, so he could rub people the wrong way.
- Doc Didn't Have a Death Wish. Holliday contracted tuberculosis, then known as consumption, at an early age. He probably got it from his mother, who died of it.
Jun 1, 2022 · Did Doc Holliday, the "Deadly Dentist," live on nothing but whiskey? How many men did he really kill? We look at the facts behind the myth.
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May 5, 2021 · A sickly dentist and gambler turned deadly gunman, Doc Holliday made history in Tombstone during the iconic Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. When Doc Holliday died in 1887 at the age of 36, his friend Wyatt Earp solemnly and succinctly summed up his fallen comrade’s short life:
Nov 16, 2009 · Doc Holliday—gunslinger, gambler, and occasional dentist—dies from tuberculosis. Though he was perhaps most famous for his participation in the shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone,...
