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Ken Maynard
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Ken Maynard
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Acting
Birthday
1895-07-21,Vevay, Indiana, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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

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Somebody Lied
1923-11-04

Phantom Rancher

3.5

Phantom Rancher
1940-03-31

Heroes of the Range

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Heroes of the Range
1936-03-28

Death Rides the Range

6

Death Rides the Range
1939-12-14

Lightning Strikes West

3

Lightning Strikes West
1940-06-01

Whirlwind Horseman

4

Whirlwind Horseman
1938-04-29

Strawberry Roan

5.5

Strawberry Roan
1933-10-26

4.8

Harmony Trail
1944-12-01

The Lone Avenger

0

The Lone Avenger
1933-05-14

Honor of the Range

5

Honor of the Range
1934-04-15

Phantom Thunderbolt

4.3

Phantom Thunderbolt
1933-03-04

4.5

Drum Taps
1933-01-23

Tombstone Canyon

3.5

Tombstone Canyon
1932-12-25

Mystery Mountain

0

Mystery Mountain
1934-12-02

In Old Santa Fe

5

In Old Santa Fe
1934-11-15

The Pocatello Kid

5

The Pocatello Kid
1931-12-05

5

Branded Men
1931-11-07

The Phantom City

5

The Phantom City
1928-12-27

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

9

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976-05-01

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Fighting Thru
1930-12-25

0

Smoking Guns
1934-06-11

Wild Horse Stampede

4

Wild Horse Stampede
1943-04-16

5.5

Dynamite Ranch
1932-07-07

Come On, Tarzan

5

Come On, Tarzan
1932-09-10

Hollywood on Parade No. A-5

0

Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
1932-12-16

4.9

Haunted Gold
1932-12-17

King of the Arena

0

King of the Arena
1933-06-01

0

Fargo Express
1933-11-20

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

0

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
1933-07-20

The Trail Drive

0

The Trail Drive
1933-09-04

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Gun Justice
1933-12-11

Western Frontier

0

Western Frontier
1935-08-07

Wheels of Destiny

3

Wheels of Destiny
1934-03-01

Heir to Trouble

0

Heir to Trouble
1935-12-17

Avenging Waters

6

Avenging Waters
1936-05-08

The Fugitive Sheriff

0

The Fugitive Sheriff
1936-10-19

Boots of Destiny

0

Boots of Destiny
1937-07-16

Trailing Trouble

5

Trailing Trouble
1937-08-27

Six Shootin' Sheriff

5.7

Six Shootin' Sheriff
1938-05-20

4

Flaming Lead
1939-11-01

Death Valley Rangers

6.7

Death Valley Rangers
1943-12-03

4

Westward Bound
1944-01-17

6

Blazing Guns
1943-10-08

The Law Rides Again

6

The Law Rides Again
1943-08-06

The Marshal of Windy Hollow

0

The Marshal of Windy Hollow
1972-08-09

3

Bigfoot
1970-10-21

Arizona Whirlwind

5.5

Arizona Whirlwind
1944-02-21

The Man Who Won

0

The Man Who Won
1923-08-26

Brass Commandments

0

Brass Commandments
1923-01-28

0

The Gunfighter
1923-09-02

The Devil's Saddle

0

The Devil's Saddle
1927-07-10

5.778

Cameo Kirby
1923-10-20

Alias: The Bad Man

4.3

Alias: The Bad Man
1931-07-15

0

Haunted Range
1926-01-11

The California Mail

0

The California Mail
1929-04-07

Western Courage

6

Western Courage
1935-10-29

The Cattle Thief

0

The Cattle Thief
1936-05-26

0

Lawless Riders
1935-12-06

5

$50,000 Reward
1924-12-02

The Demon Rider

0

The Demon Rider
1925-11-02

Janice Meredith

5

Janice Meredith
1924-12-08

The Grey Vulture

0

The Grey Vulture
1926-01-02

6

North Star
1925-12-27

Fighting Courage

0

Fighting Courage
1925-12-12

Senor Daredevil

0

Senor Daredevil
1926-08-01

The Unknown Cavalier

0

The Unknown Cavalier
1926-11-14

The Overland Stage

0

The Overland Stage
1927-01-31

The Land Beyond the Law

0

The Land Beyond the Law
1927-06-05

The Red Raiders

8

The Red Raiders
1927-09-27

The Canyon of Adventure

0

The Canyon of Adventure
1928-04-21

0

The Wagon Show
1928-02-19

0

Gun Gospel
1927-11-06

The Glorious Trail

0

The Glorious Trail
1928-10-28

The Code of the Scarlet

0

The Code of the Scarlet
1928-07-01

The Upland Rider

0

The Upland Rider
1928-06-03

0

Cheyenne
1929-02-03

The Lawless Legion

0

The Lawless Legion
1929-02-17

The Royal Rider

0

The Royal Rider
1929-02-17

The Wagon Master

0

The Wagon Master
1929-09-08

Parade of the West

0

Parade of the West
1930-01-19

0

Lucky Larkin
1930-02-01

Señor Americano

0

Señor Americano
1929-11-10

Mountain Justice

5

Mountain Justice
1930-05-04

The Fighting Legion

0

The Fighting Legion
1930-04-05

The Two Gun Man

5.5

The Two Gun Man
1931-05-15

Sons of the Saddle

0

Sons of the Saddle
1930-08-03

Song of the Caballero

0

Song of the Caballero
1930-06-29

0

Range Law
1931-10-10

The Arizona Terror

0

The Arizona Terror
1931-09-13

The Sunset Trail

10

The Sunset Trail
1932-02-07

Texas Gun Fighter

5

Texas Gun Fighter
1932-02-14

4.7

Whistlin' Dan
1932-03-19

Hell-Fire Austin

4

Hell-Fire Austin
1932-03-02

Between Fighting Men

5

Between Fighting Men
1932-10-15

The Voice of Hollywood No. 9

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The Voice of Hollywood No. 9