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Who is Tom Mix?

Tom Mix and his horse Tony were huge celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s. During that time, Tom Mix appeared in more than 300 movies, most of them silent films. He portrayed a "good guy" cowboy and was just as famous for performing his own stunts. The actor was frequently injured—he suffered many broken bones and bullet wounds over the course of his film career.

In 1933 Tom Mix began endorsing Ralston® 100% Wheat Cereal through the Tom Mix Straight Shooters Club and the world-famous radio series.

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Thomas Edwin "Tom" Mix was an American film actor and the star of many early Western movies. He made a reported 336 films between 1910 and 1935, all but nine of which were silent features. He was Hollywood's first Western megastar and is noted as having helped define the genre for all cowboy actors who followed. He went on to make more than 160 escapist matinee cowboy films throughout the 1920s. These featured action oriented scripts which contrasted with the documentary style of his work with Selig. Heroes and villains were sharply defined and a clean-cut cowboy always "saved the day." Millions of American children grew up watching his films on Saturday afternoons. His intelligent and handsome horse Tony also became a celebrity. Mix did his own stunts and was frequently injured.

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In The Beverly Hillbillies,
Jed Clampett's reason for going to Beverly Hills was to live in the same place as Tom Mix.

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Colorado movies through the ages: Tom Mix, Robert Redford, Woody Allen and more: Tom Mix's star began its ascendancy here. What follows is a brief gallery of Colorado-shot movies. You won't find "The Shining." Stanley Kubrick didn't shoot that at the Stanley Hotel ? though we could have included the Stephen King-approved TV ...
Thanks for the memories . . .: CANON CITY ? Film legends like The Duke, a bowing horse and even silent movie actor Tom Mix will live on forever in Fremont County's history as a Western movie film location thanks to new murals gracing the Fremont Center for the Arts. The murals, ...
Homecomeing for West Fargo Soccer Club's Freed: By Tom Mix Ericka Freed's passion for soccer has brought her back home to West Fargo. Freed, who was named the director of coaching positions with the West Fargo Soccer Club last year, has spent the last 11 months putting her touch on the club she used ...
At Niles in May: a death ray, varied horseman, and classic comedy: There is also their regular Comedy Short Subject Night, a Tom Mix western with the lovely Pauline Starke, and a Laurel & Hardy Talkie Matinee in Spanish! And towards the end of the month, Niles is screening the 1962 Ray Hubbard television documentary, ...

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Tom Mix and Tony: Sky High

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Sky High

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Product Description: This very top-notch western was shot on location in the Grand Canyon and features some fabulous cinematography. Tom is a tough cowboy undercover agent investigating the smuggling of Chinese laborers across the Mexican border. During his investigation, Tom comes upon a girl who has wandered away from her companions and become lost. He tries to help her but is captured by the smugglers! Little does he know that the girl's guardian is the brains behind the smuggling operation. This solid western boasts the first ever filmed aerial shots of the Grand Canyon.

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tvyps Mar 27, 2012 @ 10:37 pm | delete

He died right here in Arizona. Driving down this deserted highway, there is a little pull off and a bronze plaque. I went by it for years before stopping to read it once and that is the spot he met his demise. Here is a link, in case you were interested. http://www.azcentral.com/travel/visitor/oddballaz/articles/2006/06/13/20060613tommix-CR.html Blessed!

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KimGiancaterino Mar 27, 2012 @ 11:01 pm | delete

Hey thanks! I will check it out. I created this lens for my neighbor who wrote a book about Tom Mix.