Acting
Ken Maynard
From Wikipedia Kenneth Olin "Ken" Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American motion picture stuntman and actor. Maynard served in the United States Army during World War I. After the war, Maynard returned to show business as a circus rider with Ringling Brothers. When the circus was playing in Los Angeles, California, actor Buck Jones encouraged Maynard to try working in the movies. Maynard soon had a contract with Fox Studios. He first appeared in silent motion pictures in 1923. Maynard's work included stunt performance. His horsemanship and rugged good looks made Maynard a cowboy star. He and his white stallion, "Tarzan," became famous. His two recorded songs with Columbia Records, "The Lone Star Trail" and "The Cowboy's Lament," made him one of the first of the singing cowboys. Maynard moved to Universal Studios, where he made his first films with a musical soundtrack. He sang two songs in Sons of the Saddle in 1930. In 1931 and 1932, Maynard worked for Tiffany Productions and Sono Art-World Wide Pictures before moving back to Universal in 1933. Maynard played several musical instruments, and was featured that year on the violin in The Fiddlin' Buckaroo, and on the banjo in The Trail Drive. Maynard moved to Mascot Pictures in 1934. Maynard appeared in more than ninety films in twenty years with his white cowboy hat, fancy shirt, and a pair of six-shooters, but alcoholism so severely affected his life that his acting career ended in 1944. He made appearances at state fairs and rodeos. He owned a small circus operation featuring rodeo riders but eventually lost it to creditors. His substantial wealth had vanished, and he lived a desolate life in a rundown trailer. During these years, Maynard was supported by an unknown benefactor, long thought to be Gene Autry. More than twenty five years after his last starring role, Maynard returned to the screen two small roles, in 1970 and 1972, the more notably in The Marshal of Windy Hollow. Maynard died of stomach cancer in 1973 at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills, California. He was interred at Forest Lawn Cypress Cemetery in Cypress, California. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Ken Maynard has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6751 Hollywood Blvd.
Filmography
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Film · 1976
The Marshal of Windy Hollow
Film · 1972
Bigfoot
Film · 1970
Harmony Trail
Film · 1944
Westward Bound
Film · 1944
Arizona Whirlwind
Film · 1944
Wild Horse Stampede
Film · 1943
The Law Rides Again
Film · 1943
Blazing Guns
Film · 1943
Death Valley Rangers
Film · 1943
Phantom Rancher
Film · 1940
Lightning Strikes West
Film · 1940
Death Rides the Range
Film · 1939
Flaming Lead
Film · 1939
Whirlwind Horseman
Film · 1938
Six Shootin' Sheriff
Film · 1938
Boots of Destiny
Film · 1937
Trailing Trouble
Film · 1937
Heroes of the Range
Film · 1936
Avenging Waters
Film · 1936
The Fugitive Sheriff
Film · 1936
The Cattle Thief
Film · 1936
Western Frontier
Film · 1935
Heir to Trouble
Film · 1935
Western Courage
Film · 1935
Lawless Riders
Film · 1935
Honor of the Range
Film · 1934
Mystery Mountain
Film · 1934
In Old Santa Fe
Film · 1934
Smoking Guns
Film · 1934
Wheels of Destiny
Film · 1934
Strawberry Roan
Film · 1933
The Lone Avenger
Film · 1933
Phantom Thunderbolt
Film · 1933
Drum Taps
Film · 1933
King of the Arena
Film · 1933
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
Film · 1933
The Trail Drive
Film · 1933
Fargo Express
Film · 1933
Gun Justice
Film · 1933
Tombstone Canyon
Film · 1932
Dynamite Ranch
Film · 1932
Come On, Tarzan
Film · 1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
Film · 1932
Haunted Gold
Film · 1932
The Sunset Trail
Film · 1932
Texas Gun Fighter
Film · 1932
Hell-Fire Austin
Film · 1932
Whistlin' Dan
Film · 1932
Between Fighting Men
Film · 1932
The Pocatello Kid
Film · 1931
Branded Men
Film · 1931
Alias: The Bad Man
Film · 1931
The Two Gun Man
Film · 1931
The Arizona Terror
Film · 1931
Range Law
Film · 1931
Fighting Thru
Film · 1930
Parade of the West
Film · 1930
Lucky Larkin
Film · 1930
The Fighting Legion
Film · 1930
Mountain Justice
Film · 1930
Song of the Caballero
Film · 1930
Sons of the Saddle
Film · 1930
The Voice of Hollywood No. 9
Film · 1930
The California Mail
Film · 1929
Cheyenne
Film · 1929
The Royal Rider
Film · 1929
The Lawless Legion
Film · 1929
The Wagon Master
Film · 1929
Señor Americano
Film · 1929
The Phantom City
Film · 1928
The Wagon Show
Film · 1928
The Canyon of Adventure
Film · 1928
The Upland Rider
Film · 1928
The Code of the Scarlet
Film · 1928
The Glorious Trail
Film · 1928
The Devil's Saddle
Film · 1927
The Overland Stage
Film · 1927
The Land Beyond the Law
Film · 1927
The Red Raiders
Film · 1927
Gun Gospel
Film · 1927
Somewhere in Sonora
Film · 1927
Haunted Range
Film · 1926
The Grey Vulture
Film · 1926
Senor Daredevil
Film · 1926
The Unknown Cavalier
Film · 1926
The Demon Rider
Film · 1925
Fighting Courage
Film · 1925
North Star
Film · 1925
$50,000 Reward
Film · 1924
Janice Meredith
Film · 1924
Somebody Lied
Film · 1923
Brass Commandments
Film · 1923
The Man Who Won
Film · 1923
The Gunfighter
Film · 1923
Cameo Kirby
Film · 1923