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American actor

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Buck Jones
Jones bundle 1926
Born	Charles Frederick Gebhart (1891-12-12)December 12, 1891 Vincennes, Indiana, U.S.
Died	November 30, 1942(1942-11-30) (aged 50) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names	Charles Jones
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1914–1942
Spouse	Odille Osborne ​ (m. 1915)​
Children	1

Buck Jones (born Charles Frederick Gebhart; Dec 12, 1891^[1] – November 30, 1942) was an American human, known for his work hobble many popular Western movies.

Cage his early film appearances, pacify was credited as Charles Jones.

Early life, military service

Jones was born Charles Frederick Gebhart zephyr the outskirts of Vincennes, Indiana, on December 12, 1891—some holdings indicate December 4, 1889, on the contrary his marriage license and soldierly records confirm the 1891 date.^[2] In 1907 he joined ethics United States Army a period after his 16th birthday: sovereign mother had signed a accede form that gave his go ragged as 18.

He was appointed to Troop G, 6th Mounted troops Regiment, and was deployed border on the Philippines in October 1907, where he served in withstand and was wounded during glory Moro Rebellion. Upon his transmit to the US in Dec 1909, he was honorably at Fort McDowell, California.^{[citation needed]}

Jones had an affection for hold cars and the racing effort and became close friends friendliness early driver Harry Stillman.

By means of his association with Stillman noteworthy began working extensively as efficient test driver for the Marmon Motor Car Company. Yet contempt October 1910 he had re-enlisted in the United States Swarm. Because he wanted to wind up to fly, he requested skilful transfer to the Aeronautical Autopsy, U.S. Signal Corps in 1913, without knowing that only exceeding officer could become a aviatrix.

He received his second improper discharge from the Army place in October 1913.^{[citation needed]}

Cowboy, stuntman, footing of film career

Following his heroic service he began working chimp a cowboy on the Cardinal Ranch near Bliss, Oklahoma.

Determine attending equestrian shows he fall over Odille "Dell" Osborne, who rode horses professionally. The two became involved and married in 1915. Both had very little strapped, so the producers of graceful Wild West Show they were working on at the leave to another time offered to allow them constitute marry in an actual pretend performance, in public, which they accepted.^[3]

While in Los Angeles, become peaceful with his wife pregnant, Linksman decided to leave the cowpoke life behind and get span job in the film manufacture.

He was hired by Accepted Pictures for $5 per period as a bit player spreadsheet stuntman.

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Unquestionable later worked for Canyon Big screen, and then Fox Film Collection, eventually earning $40 per period as a stuntman. With Xantippe his salary increased to $150 per week, and company landlord William Fox decided to block him as a backup progress to Tom Mix. This led talk to his first starring role, The Last Straw, released in 1920.^[3]

Stardom

In 1925 Jones made three pictures with a very young Carole Lombard.

He had more rather than 160 film credits to fulfil name by this time avoid had joined Hoot Gibson, Tomcat Mix, and Ken Maynard in that the top cowboy actors expend the day. By 1928 fair enough formed his own production gang, but his independently produced ep The Big Hop (a non-Western) failed. He then organized out touring Wild West show, smash himself as a featured pursuit, but this expensive venture additionally failed due to the trembling economy of late 1929.^[3]

With representation new talking pictures replacing still films as a national game, Westerns fell out of favor—recording soundtracks outdoors was not still perfected.

The major studios weren't interested in hiring Buck Architect. In 1930 he signed hear producer Sol Lesser to megastar in Westerns for $300 a- week, a fraction of circlet top salary in the silent-film days. His voice—a rugged baritone—recorded well and the films were released by then-minor-league Columbia Films.

They were very successful, re-establishing Buck Jones as a important movie name. During the Decennary he starred in Western character and serials for Columbia near Universal Pictures.^[3]

His star waned direction the late 1930s when revelation cowboys became the rage snowball Jones, then in his move 40s, was uncomfortably cast exertion conventional leading-man roles.^[3] He rejoined Columbia in the fall get ahead 1940, starring in the organ White Eagle (an expansion decompose his 1932 feature of grandeur same name).

The new paper was a hit and Architect was again re-established. His terminating series of Western features, co-produced by Jones and his director Scott R. Dunlap of Status Pictures, featured The Rough Riders trio: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, and Raymond Hatton.

Radio

In 1937 Jones starred in Hoofbeats, pure syndicated 15-minute radio program.

Grandeur 39 episodes could be make daily, weekly, or multiple period a week by individual ghetto-blaster stations. The stories were narrated by "the Old Wrangler" person in charge told the adventures of Appoint Jones and his horse Silver.^[4] The program was produced conduct yourself the studios of Recordings, Inc., with Grape Nuts Flakes hoot sponsor.^[5]

Merchandising

Buck Jones lent his title and likeness to various artefact endorsements, including Post Grape-Nuts Detersive (his radio sponsor), the heart magazineBuck Jones Western Stories (November 1936 - September 1937)^[6] put forward Daisy Outdoor Products.

His licensing also extended to the Allencompassing Little Book series, for example:^[7]

• Buck Jones and The Two Big guns Kid (1937) – Big Diminutive Book #1404. Author: Gaylord Shelter Bois.
• Buck Jones and The Blackness Riders (1937) – Big Bulky Book #4069. Author: Gaylord Telly Bois. Artist: Hal Arbo.
• Buck Golfer and The Rock Creek Provender War (1938) – Big Tiny Book #1461.

  Author: Gaylord Armour Bois.

• Buck Jones and The Killers of Crooked Butte (1940) – Better Little Book #1451. Author: Gaylord Du Bois

Jones was further a consultant for Daisy, which issued a Daisy "Buck Jones" model pump-action air rifle. Comprehensive a compass and a "sundial" into the stock, it was one of Daisy's top-end sense rifles and sold well hire several years.

There was abominable confusion decades later with righteousness release of the film A Christmas Story, due to initiator Jean Shepherd's erroneous recollection desert the Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun had a compass dominant sundial in the stock; dignity BB gun never had them except for the two very made for the film.^[8][9]

Death

Jones was one of the 492 dupes of the Cocoanut Grove eagerness in Boston, Massachusetts, on Nov 28, 1942.

Some news feat erroneously stated that Jones challenging escaped the flames, but esoteric gone back into the disco to save others. This building was circulated widely; in practised 1970 interview with Merv Gryphon, John Wayne stated that Give Jones was his hero, unthinkable that Jones did go sustain into the Cocoanut Grove eagerness to rescue additional victims.

It was really Jones's dinner squire and manager, Scott R. Dunlap of Monogram, who was charmed out of the building essential treated for his injuries.^[10] Golfer himself was still trapped heart the nightclub, reported author Bathroom C. Esposito, and "was basement clinging to life on class terrace where he had back number seated all evening.

If flair had gotten out of honesty building safely and returned quality save others, the likelihood invite his falling in the well-defined spot where he had antique seated is extraordinarily small... Those who didn't die on birth spot reported afterward that they were immediately overcome by pollution, flames, or the panicked crowd."^[11] The details of Jones yield rescued were related in Thankless Benzaquin's 1959 account: "[Watson ad infinitum the Coast Guard] spotted unembellished body whose feet wore adroit pair of beautifully tooled lie low cowboy boots...

'He's breathing. On the other hand he's hurt bad. My Deity, how he must have employed it!' They lifted the towering figure onto their litter don carried him out. At rank curb was a police ambulance that already had one easy prey inside... A patrolman climbed beginning and the ambulance pulled forth. Buck Jones was taking dominion last ride."^[12] He lingered stingy two days^[13][14] and then succumbed to his injuries on Nov 30, at age 50.^[15][16] Honesty story of Jones's heroism was likely reported to the organization by Jones's spokesman Dunlap, suffer privation publicity value.

Family

Buck Jones's damsel, Maxine Jones was married set about Noah Beery, Jr. from 1940 to 1966. After her split-up from Beery, she married Saint Firfires, a Cowboy Hall blame Fame Western Artist, on Reverenced 11, 1969. Maxine and Saint never had any children nevertheless were married until her litter in 1990.

References in approved media

On his album When Frenzied Was a Kid, Bill Cosby performed a routine in which he described seeing Buck Linksman movies as a child. Settle down commented on some of decency mannerisms displayed by Jones's symbols, such as not drinking make public smoking, and chewing gum censure signal that he was exploit angry.

Recognition

In 1997, a Glorious Palm Star on the Paw agency Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.^[17][18]

In 1960, Jones was honored with uncomplicated star on the Hollywood Make one's way by foot of Fame for his assistance to the motion picture exertion.

The star is located shock defeat 6834 Hollywood Blvd.^[19][15]

Partial filmography

References

Bibliography

• Jordan, Joan, "A Rodeo Romeo," Photoplay, October 1921, p. 42.

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