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Foy Willing
Foy Willing (May 14, 1914 – July 24, 1978) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and bandleader, who performed Western music and appeared in Western movies. He formed the band Riders of the Purple Sage. Early years Foy Lopez Willingham was born in Iredell, Texas, United States. He began his career while attending high school in Texas by working at a local radio station. In 1933, he traveled to New York City to further his radio career. In 1940, he moved to Oklahoma, and in 1942 to California where he became popular during the Golden Age of Radio. Riders of the Purple Sage In 1942, Willing co-founded Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage, with Iowa musician Al Sloey. The band included Patti Page on vocals, fiddler Johnny Paul, and accordionist Ken Coopern. The band's first hit, "Texas Blues", was written by Willing. They grew in fame and over their ten-year career, performed as the musical group backing up Monte Hale and Roy Rogers for Republic Studios. Willin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iredell, Texas
Iredell ( )Not ''-rə-del''. is a city located in Bosque County in central Texas, United States. The population was 339 at the 2010 census. Geography Iredell is located at (31.984589, –97.870727). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 360 people, 146 households, and 104 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 162 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.94% White, 2.50% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.56% of the population. There were 146 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Evans
Dale Evans Rogers (born Frances Octavia Smith; October 31, 1912 – February 7, 2001) was an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the third wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers. Early life Evans was born Frances Octavia Smith on October 31, 1912, in Uvalde, Texas, to Bettie Sue Wood and T. Hillman Smith. She had a tumultuous early life. She spent a lot of time living with her uncle, Dr. L.D. Massey MD FACP, an internal medicine physician, in Osceola, Arkansas. At age 14, she eloped with and married Thomas F. Fox, with whom she had one son, Thomas F. Fox Jr., when she was 15. A year later, abandoned by her husband, she found herself in Memphis, Tennessee, a single parent pursuing a career in music. She landed jobs with Memphis radio stations (WMC and WREC), singing and playing piano. Divorced in 1929, she took the name Dale Evans while working at radio station WHAS (Louisville, Kentucky) in the early 1930s after the station manager suggested it because he believed sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet Union, Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Births
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan begins to erupt, becoming effusive after a very large earthquake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowboy In The Clouds
''Cowboy in the Clouds'' is a 1943 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Benjamin H. Kline and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Julie Duncan, Jimmy Wakely, Davison Clark and Wally Wales. The film was released on December 23, 1943, by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast *Charles Starrett as Steve Kendall *Dub Taylor as Cannonball *Julie Duncan as Dorrie Bishop *Jimmy Wakely as Glen Avery *Davison Clark as Amos Fowler *Wally Wales as Haldey *Dick Curtis as Roy Madison *Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Page *Paul Conrad as Dean *Charles King (character actor), Charles King as Thripp *John Tyrrell (actor), John Tyrrell as Mack Judd *Foy Willing as Foy *Shelby Atchinson as Shelby *Dwight Latham as Dwight *Guy Bonham as Guy *Walter Carlson as Walter References External links * {{IMDb title, 0035762, Cowboy in the Clouds 1943 films 1940s English-language films American Western (genre) films 1943 Western (genre) films Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowboy From Lonesome River
''Cowboy from Lonesome River'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Benjamin H. Kline and written by Luci Ward. The film stars Charles Starrett, Vi Athens, Dub Taylor, Jimmy Wakely, Kenneth MacDonald and Ozie Waters. The film was released on September 21, 1944, by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast *Charles Starrett as Steve Randall *Vi Athens as Mona Grant *Dub Taylor as Cannonball *Jimmy Wakely as Jimmy Wakely * Kenneth MacDonald as Senator Daniel G. Proctor / Sheppard Proctor *Ozie Waters as Ozie Waters *Art Wenzel as Slim *Shelby Atchinson as Buck *Foy Willing as Red *Al Sloey as Al * Craig Woods as Hawley *Ian Keith as Matt Conway * John Tyrrell as Pop Mason *Bud Geary as Jones *Steve Clark as Sheriff *Jack Rockwell Jack Rockwell Trowbridge (October 6, 1890 – November 10, 1947) was an American film actor who was born in Mexico. He appeared in over 250 movies, mostly Westerns, between 1927 and 1947. Rockwell's older brother was character actor Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing Me A Song Of Texas
''Sing Me a Song of Texas'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and written by J. Benton Cheney and Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Rosemary Lane, Tom Tyler, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Slim Summerville, Carole Mathews, Noah Beery Sr., Pinky Tomlin and Marie Austin. The film was released on February 8, 1945, by Columbia Pictures. Plot Production The film features Noah Beery Sr.'s final role in a motion picture. Cast * Rosemary Lane as Laurie Lang *Tom Tyler as Steve Andrews *Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Big Boy *Slim Summerville as Happy * Carole Mathews as Hilda Cartwright * Noah Beery Sr. as Charley Bronson *Pinky Tomlin as himself *Marie Austin as Trudy Hobbs *Ken Trietsch as Hoosier Hot Shot Ken *Paul Trietsch as Hoosier Hot Shot Hessie *Charles Ward as Hoosier Hot Shot Gabe *Gil Taylor as Hoosier Hot Shot Gil * Hal McIntyre as Orchestra Leader *Foy Willing Foy Willing (May 14, 1914 – July 24, 1978) was an American singer, songw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Firebrand
''California Firebrand'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by J. Benton Cheney, John K. Butler and Royal K. Cole. The film stars Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Paul Hurst, Alice Tyrrell, Tristram Coffin and LeRoy Mason. The film was released on April 1, 1948 by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast * Monte Hale as Monte Hale *Lorna Gray as Joyce Mason *Paul Hurst as Chuck Waggoner *Alice Tyrrell as Dulcey Waggoner * Tristram Coffin as Jim Requa aka Jud Babbit *LeRoy Mason as Luke Hartell * Douglas Evans as Lance Dawson * Sarah Edwards as Granny Hortense Mason *Dan Sheridan as Gunsmoke Lowery *Duke York as Chad Mason *Lanny Rees as Rick Mason *Foy Willing Foy Willing (May 14, 1914 – July 24, 1978) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and bandleader, who performed Western music and appeared in Western movies. He formed the band Riders of the Purple Sage. Early years Foy Lopez Willingha ... as Guitar Player Foy Willing *Riders of the Pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Timber Trail
''The Timber Trail'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Philip Ford, written by Robert Creighton Williams, and starring Monte Hale, Lynne Roberts, James Burke, Roy Barcroft, Francis Ford, and Robert Emmett Keane. It was released on June 15, 1948, by Republic Pictures. Plot Bart plans to frame Jed for a double-murder and then kill him. Cast * Monte Hale as Monte Hale * Lynne Roberts as Alice Baker * James Burke as Jed Baker * Roy Barcroft as Big Bart * Francis Ford as Ralph Baker * Robert Emmett Keane as Jordon Weatherbee * Steve Darrell as Sheriff * Fred Graham as Henchman Frank * Wade Crosby as Henchman Walt * Eddie Acuff as Telegraph Operator * Foy Willing Foy Willing (May 14, 1914 – July 24, 1978) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and bandleader, who performed Western music and appeared in Western movies. He formed the band Riders of the Purple Sage. Early years Foy Lopez Willingha ... as Guitar Player Foy * Riders of the Purple Sage a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Canyon Trail
'' Grand Canyon Trail '' is a 1948 American Western film starring Roy Rogers combining Western action with Three Stooges-style slapstick. Robert Livingston plays the head villain and James Finlayson plays the sheriff. The Republic Pictures film was shot in Trucolor, but only black and white prints survive. Plot Sintown is a ghost town that was once believed to have had a lode of silver, but the mines have been depleted. J. Malcolm Vanderpool's determined secretary Carol Martin impersonates Vanderpool's daughter and travels west to help her boss, who had invested in the mine. She discovers that Regan, a mining engineer employed by Vanderpool, has kidnapped Old Ed Carruthers, an old prospector who has found silver, but Regan wishes to keep the information secret for his own benefit. He puts Carol up in the haunted Hangman's Hotel until Roy Rogers, Old Ed's mule Genevieve and Roy's singing posse, the Riders of the Purple Sage, attempt to rescue the prospector and bring the villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Stallion (1949 Film)
''The Golden Stallion'' is a 1949 American Western (genre), Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Estelita Rodriguez. The film was part of the long-running series of Roy Rogers films produced by Republic Pictures.Hurst p.232 Plot Diamond smugglers are using a herd of wild horses to smuggle diamonds into the USA from Mexico. The leader of the herd, the titular golden stallion, kills one of the diamond smugglers and Trigger is accused of the murder. Rather than let Trigger be destroyed, Rogers confesses to accidentally killing the man in a fight and is sentenced to several years in jail for manslaughter. A few years later, Rogers learns about the diamond smuggling and conspires with the local sheriff to capture the smugglers. Main cast * Roy Rogers as Himself * Trigger (horse) as Himself * Dale Evans as Stormy Billings * Estelita Rodriguez as Pepé Valdez * Pat Brady (actor), Pat Brady as Sparrow Biffle * Douglas Evans (actor), Dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twilight In The Sierras
'' Twilight in the Sierras '' is a 1950 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers and his horse Trigger (billed in the film's opening credits as the "Smartest Horse in the Movies"), along with Dale Evans, Estelita Rodriguez, and Pat Brady. Plot Ricardo Chavez is a convicted counterfeiter, who after serving time in a California prison, is released on parole to work on a ranch, as he begins his new law-abiding life. The reformed criminal, however, is soon abducted by a gang of outlaws and blackmailed to engrave printing plates to make counterfeit currency for Matt Brunner. Brunner is secretly the gang's leader, but presents himself in public as only the owner of a Morongo Valley hunting lodge. Although Ricardo now wants to pursue an honest life and forget his criminal past, Brunner threatens to harm or kill his sister Lola if he refuses to do the illegal work. Roy Rogers is Ricardo's parole officer, and with the help of Pat Callahan, a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
