FOX Business 'Legends & Lies' recounts the life of American old west James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok, an unruly lawman and gunslinger.#FoxBusiness #FoxSubscr. In the episode Dillon and Hickok are old friends. He was released on $2,000 bail and stood trial on August 3, 1865. On October 5, 1871, Hickok was standing off a crowd during a street brawl when Coe fired two shots. It is revealed that when he left town for six months, Susannah married another man, who robbed Bill of his most prized possession: his gold pocket watch. They had hired the author, Pete Dexter, to write the script for the movie Rush. [9], At the time of his death, Hickok was wearing a Smith & Wesson Model No. Guess they weren't fans of The Simpsons. This, in turn, was destroyed by souvenir hunters and replaced in 1902 by a life-sized sandstone sculpture of Hickok. [36][37], In December 1867, newspapers reported that Hickok had come to stay in Hays City, Kansas. He both fueled it and was a prisoner of it, that it was his raison d'etre, and at the same time he felt himself very constrained by it. Lorenzo Butler Hickok spoke with McCall after the trial, and said McCall showed no remorse. [26]:329 Hickok did not enjoy acting, and often hid behind scenery. In 1876, Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker in a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory (present-day South Dakota) by Jack McCall, an unsuccessful gambler. Hill was unhappy with the way the film was released. B. Hickock [sic] killed by the assassin Jack McCall in Deadwood, Black Hills, August 2, 1876. "[49], Hickok and Phil Coe, a saloon owner and acquaintance of Hardin's, had a dispute that resulted in a shootout. [28] Tutt's shot missed, but Hickok's struck Tutt through the heart from about 75 yards (69m) away. [5] William Hickok died in 1852, when James was 15. Hickok's brother, Lorenzo Butler, traveled from Illinois to attend the retrial. Thomas Carr. [1], Westerns revived in popularity in the early 90s with Dances with Wolves and Unforgiven. [6][35] Witnesses confirm that while working as a scout at Fort Harker, Kansas, on May 11, 1867, Hickok was attacked by a large group of Indians, who fled after he shot and killed two. Jack McCall is the most infamous murderer in Deadwood. ", Rosa, Joseph G. (1982). and that Deft. Nor was he happy; beginning to drink a lot, his acting became even worse, and finally, in March of 1874, he said goodbye to Cody and headed back out . Phil Poe: You better be careful shootin' people, Mr. Hickok is currently interred in a 10ft (3m) square plot at the Mount Moriah Cemetery, surrounded by a cast-iron fence, with a U.S. flag flying nearby. "J.B. Hickok, Deputy U.S. He afterward resumed using his given name, James Hickok. The bear then grabbed his arm in its mouth, but Hickok was able to grab his knife and slash its throat, killing it. Will Jason. "[5] Roger Ebert gave the film two stars out of four, criticizing its pacing and plot. American folk hero and lawman (18371876), For the American football player and industrialist, see, Arapaho Joe and Colorado Charlie Utter at Hickok's grave, photograph date unknown, Pistols known to have been carried by Hickok. Wayne Moseley was an actor, using the stage name Wayne Mallory.[2]. When Varnes could not be found, McCall then implicated Tim Brady in the plot. [38], In July 1869, Hickok returned to Hays and was elected city marshal of Hays and sheriff of Ellis County, Kansas, in a special election held on August 23, 1869. He had been a marshal in Hays City, and then Abilene, Kansas, gaining a reputation as a man who could pacify an untamed community. "[citation needed]. [3] Babe's play was seen in Los Angeles in 1980 by Walter Hill, who had been considering a film on Hickok. Writing Credits ( WGA) Michael Lanahan . Take that!" Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Wild Bill Hickok: No one's harmless with a gun and a belly full of liquor. [13][14] He was also known before 1861 among Jayhawkers as "Shanghai Bill" because of his height and slim build. The movie The Plainsman (1936), starring Gary Cooper as Hickok, features the alleged romance between Calamity Jane and him as its main plot line. Official Sites Hickok remains a popular figure of frontier history. [77][78] A print of the film is maintained in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.[79]. This was during the Indian Wars, in which Hickok sometimes served as a scout for General George A. Custer's 7th Cavalry. 2. His father was said to have used the family house, now demolished, as a station on the Underground Railroad. Born in Illinois in 1837, he was shot dead in Deadwood only 39 years later. The Bull's Head Saloon in Abilene had been established by gambler Ben Thompson and Coe, his partner, businessman, and fellow gambler. [64], Hickok was playing five-card stud or five-card draw when he was shot. Frank McDonald. Wild Bill bombed at the box office. While breaking up a riot, Bill gets too worked up and accidentally shoots a fellow lawman. [18][19][20] He had a son, Robert Madison, who also became an actor. [9], Hickok used his late father's name, William Hickok, from 1858, and the name William Haycock during the American Civil War. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. Bill becomes suspicious of the man who volunteered to serve as a new Indian agent can me appointed. Picks on rebels, especially Texans, to kill." [81], Hickok's birthplace is now the Wild Bill Hickok Memorial and is a listed historic site under the supervision of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. "Walter Hill Rides Again 'Wild Bill,' the action director's latest effort, breaks out of saloon territory to explore the fields of moral ambiguity", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wild_Bill_(1995_film)&oldid=1149296565, Biographical films about people of the American Old West, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Rotten Tomatoes template using name parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 11 April 2023, at 10:23. Eulogized and ostracized, James Butler Hickok was alternately labeled courageous, affable, and self confident; cowardly, cold-blooded, and drunken; a fine specimen of physical manhood; an overdressed dandy with perfumed hair; an unequaled marksman; a poor shot. Jingles described Hickok as "the bravest, strongest, fightingest U.S. They refused, so Hickok altered it himself. "[56], Martha Jane Cannary, known popularly as Calamity Jane, claimed in her autobiography that she was married to Hickok and had divorced him so he could be free to marry Agnes Lake, but no records that support her account have been found. At Wild Bill Hickok's funeral, his friend Charley Prince recalls Hickok's final days in Deadwood. [73], Hickok's favorite guns were a pair of Colt 1851 Navy Model (.36 caliber) cap-and-ball revolvers. There's no . Marshal in the whole West." [citation needed] Although he was just 39, his marksmanship and health were apparently in decline, and he had been arrested several times for vagrancy,[53] despite earning a good income from gambling and displays of showmanship only a few years earlier. Jingles described Hickok as "the bravest, strongest, fightingest U.S. "Wild Bill and the Timber Thieves. Hickok was sent from Abilene to arrest Matt Dillon (William Conrad) for the murder of a man he had thrown out of Dodge earlier that month. The bullet emerged through his right cheek and struck another player, riverboat captain William Massie, in the left wrist. Hardin was a well-known gunfighter, and is known to have killed more than 27 men. In one show, he shot the spotlight when it focused on him. Hickok managed to fire another shot, wounding the bear's paw. Because I think it's not so much the fights, it's his personality, his sense of humor about himself. [citation needed], Henry M. Stanley, of the Weekly Missouri Democrat, reported Hickok to be "an inveterate hater of Indian People", perhaps to enhance his reputation as a scout and American fighter, but separating fact from fiction is difficult considering his recruitment of Indians to cross the nation to appear in his own Wild West show. James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 - August 2, 1876), better known as " Wild Bill " Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights. | He had three brothers, Wayne, Harold and David, and a sister, Rosemary. Despite Joe's warning that killing Indians "in a religious frame of mind" is bad luck, Bill shoots the man dead. Good bye, Colorado Charlie, C. H. Utter. On September 4, Hickok was wounded in the foot while rescuing several cattlemen in the Bijou Creek basin who had been surrounded by Indians. [1], Hill said that Jeff Bridges was "an actor I greatly love a very nice man, decent, hard working, got along well, no problems" but that there "was always a kind of tension between Jeff and myself" because "Jeff does a lot of takes, I don't. was advancing on him with a drawn pistol and that Tutt had previously made threats of personal injury to Deft. Hill took material from Dexter's novel for the atmosphere of the town and relied on Babe's play heavily for the third act, the last hours of Hickok. Hickok has remained one of the most popular and iconic figures of the American Old West, and is still frequently depicted in popular culture, including literature, film, and television. Bill has one final remembrance of visiting Susannah in a mental hospital who, despite his apologies, refuses his help. On July 21, 1865, the two men faced off in Springfield's town square, standing sideways before drawing and firing their weapons. Actor By Action Role. "[27], While in Springfield, Hickok and a local gambler named Davis Tutt had several disagreements over unpaid gambling debts and their common affection for the same women. [38], On September 1, 1868, Hickok was in Lincoln County, Kansas, where he was hired as a scout by the 10th Cavalry Regiment, a segregated African-American unit. Hickok was assigned to bring the men to Topeka for trial, and he requested a military escort from Fort Hays. Legendary lawman and gunslinger, Wild Bill Hickok, is tasked with taming the wildest cow-town in the west. [24], In late 1863, Hickok worked for the provost marshal of southwest Missouri as a member of the Springfield detective police. A renowned marksman and Civil War spy, Hickok was known for his skills with a pair of twin Colt revolvers, killing somewhere between eight and 100 men, depending on whose stories you believe. What a thrill! Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles are ordered to break up a gang of cattle rustlers. Drawn to this ruffian lifestyle, he headed west at age 18 as a fugitive from justice, working as a stagecoach driver and later as a lawman in the frontier territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Jane and Bill's friends berate him and throw him into the street. Jingles described Hickok as "the bravest, strongest, fightingest U.S. The film was written and directed by Walter Hill, and based on the 1978 stage play Fathers and Sons by Thomas Babe and the 1986 novel Deadwood by Pete Dexter. He is best known for playing Wild Bill Hickok in the Western television series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok from 1951 to 1958. Hickok and Lanihan, however, remained sheriff and deputy, respectively. [45], Hickok later said he did not know that "Wesley Clemmons" was Hardin's alias, and that he was a wanted outlaw. It is difficult to separate the truth from fiction about Hickok who was the first "dime novel" hero of the western era, with his exploits presented in heroic form, making him seem larger than . Writing in 1911, he detailed his admiration for Hickok and included a paragraph on the shooting that differs considerably from the reported account: "Phil" Coe was from Texas, ran the "Bull's Head" a saloon and gambling den, sold whiskey and men's souls. He claimed he was avenging Hickok's earlier slaying of his brother, which may have been true; a man named Lew McCall had indeed been killed by an unknown lawman in Abilene, Kansas, but whether or not the two McCall men were related is unknown. The episode correctly relates Hickok's vision problems late in his life, and also includes his murderer, Jack McCall, in a highly fictionalized role. But Coe "reckoned without his host". Calamity Jane mourns him especially. For his contribution to the radio and television industries, Madison has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Although McCall accepted the money, he was apparently insulted. Marshal. ", This page was last edited on 23 April 2023, at 18:44. I will be. The watch had great sentimental value to Hickok, so he asked Tutt not to wear it in public. [i][68], Jack McCall was hanged on March 1, 1877, and buried in a Roman Catholic cemetery. Hickok remained in Hays through August 1868, when he brought 200 Cheyenne Indians to Hays to be viewed by "excursionists". The first was Bill Mulvey, who was rampaging through town, drunk, shooting out mirrors and whisky bottles behind bars. This, too, was badly defaced, and was then enclosed in a cage for protection. In June, Hickok mustered out and went to Springfield, where he gambled. [9], In 1865, Hickok recruited six Native Americans and three cowboys to accompany him to Niagara Falls, where he put on an outdoor demonstration called The Daring Buffalo Chasers of the Plains. Early life [ edit] Bonhams auction company offered this pistol at auction on November 18, 2013, in San Francisco, California,[75] described as Hickok's Smith & Wesson No. The hand of cards which he supposedly held at the time of his death has become known as the dead man's hand: two pairs; black aces and eights. Wild Bill (1995) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Walter Hill Writing Credits ( WGA) Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Music by Van Dyke Parks Cinematography by Lloyd Ahern II . And that's about it: he beat up all Hickok rode Buckshot while 300-pound Jingles rode Joker. This cemetery filled quickly, and in 1879, on the third anniversary of Hickok's original burial, Utter paid to move Hickok's remains to the new Mount Moriah Cemetery. [25][26]:136 Hickok had not been paid for some time, and was hired as a scout by General John B. Sanborn by early 1865. The original wooden grave marker was moved to the new site, but by 1891, it had been destroyed by souvenir hunters whittling pieces from it, and it was replaced with a statue. Citizens warned Mulvey to behave, because Hickok was sheriff. At the time, shooting stray dogs within city limits was legal, and a 50-cent bounty was paid by the city for each one shot. It stars Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, and Diane Lane, and was released by United Artists on December 1, 1995. To be entitled to acquittal on the ground of self-defense, he must have been anxious to avoid a conflict, and must have used all reasonable means to avoid it. It ends with Hickok surviving the murder attempt due to wearing body armor and being shot in the back, then secretly leaving for a ranch in California. Jeff Bridges and Ellen Barkin signed to star. [33], In September 1865, Hickok came in second in the election for city marshal of Springfield. 2023 Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This angered the buffalo and panicked audience members, causing the animals to break free of their wire fencing and chase audience members, some of whom were trampled. A U.S. However, some other Westerns had been box office disappointments including Wyatt Earp and Hill's own Geronimo. ", Hermon, Gregory (1987). The 10th Regiment arrived at Fort Lyon in Colorado in October and remained there for the rest of 1868. 13 Episodes 1953. Wild Bill Hickok: Your good customer just tried to bushwhack me. Madison went to Britain for Jet Over the Atlantic (1959) then went to Europe, where he found greater success in sword-and-sandal, spaghetti Western and macaroni combat films. The old cemetery was in an area that was better suited for the constant influx of new settlers to live on, so the remaining bodies there were eventually also moved up the hill to the Mount Moriah Cemetery (in the 1880s). Wild Bill Hickok died in 1876, at age 39 in Deadwood, S.D., where he was shot in the back of the head by an angry poker player. Marshal in the whole West." Hickok left his new bride a few months later, joining Charlie Utter's wagon train to seek his fortune in the gold fields of South Dakota. Watch it only to learn how not to make a western. [7] Photographs of Hickok appear to depict dark hair, but all contemporaneous descriptions affirm that it was red. He also played the lawman hero in a radio series from 1951-54. Release Dates ", "James Butler Hickok May 27 1837 - August 2 1876 Better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok", "James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok, Early Deadwood", "Nebraska Legends: Rock Creek Station and the McCanles Massacre", "Chronology on Life of James Butler HICKOK, Wild Bill Hickok, Old West Kansas", "Rock Creek Station State Historical Park", "Legal Culture, Wild Bill Hickok and the Gunslinger Myth", "Myths and Realities of Frontier Violence: A Look at the Gunfighter Saga", "Frontier Hero - Reminiscences of Wild Bill Hickok by his old Friend Buffalo Bill", "The State Journal (Jefferson City, Mo. Although I was very young, I still remember sitting on a hassock in front of the TV set on Saturday mornings, following the exploits of Wild Bill and, as he was referred to in the intro, "his pal" Jingles. Madison was eventually dropped by Selznick, along with most of Selznick's contract-players. Hickok lost his re-election bid to his deputy. "The Girl and the Gunfighter: A Newly Discovered Photograph of Wild Bill Hickok. Jack offers to let Bill kill himself with a gun loaded with one bullet, but deliberately takes the last bullet out so Bill will be humiliated when he tries to shoot him. The man who would become Wild Bill was born James Butler Hickok in 1837 in Homer (now Troy Grove), Illinois. Witnesses confirm that the story was true to the extent the party had set out to find whoever had killed the four men,[e] but the group returned to the fort "without nary a dead Indian, [never] even seeing a live one". 7 Episodes 1956. [d] The jury voted to clear Hickok, resulting in public backlash and criticism of the verdict. Hickok retorts "You mean he was killed." Hickok is a playable character in the 2018 board game Deadwood 1876 by Faade Games. Despite Charley trying to apologize for Bill and the mob harassing him, Jack does not relent. Meanwhile, the team of Richard and Lili Zanuck had optioned a 1986 novel about Hickok called Deadwood. Marshal. During his career, Madison was given a special Golden Globe Award in 1954 and two stars (radio, television) on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Guy Madison (born Robert Ozell Moseley; January 19, 1922 - February 6, 1996) was an American film, television, and radio actor. Hickok waved his hand past Mulvey at some onlookers and yelled, "Don't shoot him in the back; he is drunk." The Spectator March 13, 1997: C6. After smoking, Bill has a disturbing dream about a time he and Joe were threatened by Indians after being caught shooting the tribe's buffalo. In 1860, Hickok was badly injured by a bear, while driving a freight team from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Wild Bill Hickok is one of the most legendary names in the Wild West. ", Rosa, Joseph G. (1977). Filming & Production At the coroner's inquest into Strawhun's death, despite "very contradictory" evidence from witnesses, the jury found the shooting justifiable. Hollywood has been bringing his story to the screen for years with countless iconic actors playing the historic gunslinger . In another account of the Coe shootout: Theophilus Little, the mayor of Abilene and owner of the town's lumber yard, recorded his time in Abilene by writing in a notebook, which was ultimately given to the Abilene Historical Society. He was involved in several notable shootouts during the course of his life. Wild Bill had learned of the scheme and cornered Coe, had his two pistols drawn on Coe. In a flashback, Bill and his friend California Joe come upon an Indian burial structure with a lone warrior sitting atop it. "Doc" Howard, who had known Hickok, stated that Hickok had left Buffalo Bill's Wild West Exhibition "because the lights affected his eyes, so he had to give it up". Macintosh of irregularities and misconduct during the election. The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok starred Guy Madison as the legendary Old West lawman (in real life, also a gunfighter) United States Marshal James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, and Andy Devine as his comedy sidekick, Jingles P. Jones. Bill goes back to the den and reminisces about the night he met Susannah. In the bar, Joe resumes telling stories of Bill's antics. Also in 1995, he's depicted as a character in an episode of Legend (TV series) by William Russ, possibly most famous for his role in Wiseguy (TV series). Was he shooting back? Send a Message. [21][22] Hickok, Wellman, and another employee, J.W. And that's about it: he beat up all Read allHickok rode Buckshot while 300-pound Jingles rode Joker. While a Jayhawker, he met 12-year-old William Cody (later known as "Buffalo Bill"), who, despite his youth, served as a scout just two years later for the U.S. Army during the Utah War. McCall lost heavily. McCall walked free, but not for long. The charge was later reduced to manslaughter. Hickok ordered him to be arrested for firing a pistol within the city limits. This was a calamitous endeavour from start to finish. [23] He is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cathedral City, California. They arrived in Topeka on April 2. Wild Bill Hickok, byname of James Butler Hickok, (born May 27, 1837, Homer [now Troy Grove], Illinois, U.S.died August 2, 1876, Deadwood, Dakota Territory [now in South Dakota, U.S.]), American frontiersman, army scout, and lawman who helped bring order to the frontier West. Hickok said he had "tried to restore order". As a result, calcium carbonate from the surrounding soil had replaced the flesh, leading to petrifaction. The series took the usual liberties with history, and ran three. 2 Army revolver, a five-shot, single-action, .32-caliber weapon, innovative as one of the first metallic cartridge firearms and favored by many Union officers during the Civil War. But on Sunday afternoon, longtime daytime drama actor Walt Willey . Being so young and it being so long ago, I can't remember any of the plots or anything, but I do remember being 'totally' engrossed with the show. Hickok was severely injured, with a crushed chest, shoulder, and arm. [52], In 1876, Hickok was diagnosed by a doctor in Kansas City, Missouri, with glaucoma and ophthalmia. He reported returning with five prisoners after killing 10. Some contemporaneous reports of his exploits are known to be fictitious, but they remain the basis of much of his fame and reputation. [74] He wore his revolvers butt-forward in a belt or sash (when wearing city clothes or buckskins, respectively), and seldom used holsters; he drew the pistols using a "reverse", "twist", or cavalry draw, as would a cavalryman. The Gene Autry Melody Ranch in Santa Clarita, California was used to portray Deadwood. On his appointment as Marshal of Abilene, Hickok asks what happened to the previous Marshal to which the Mayor replies "He resigned." James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 - August 2, 1876), also known as "Wild Bill" Hickok was a legendary figure in the old west. One of the workers, Joseph McLintock, wrote a detailed description of the reinterment. Follow. Hickok was of English ancestry. RKO gave him a starring role in Till the End of Time, a drama about veterans returning after World War II (1946). [54], Charles Snyder, the Lucien Howe Librarian of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, said "Granular conjunctivitis, ophtalmia, trachomacall it what you willwas common on the Western Frontier. [34]:34 The show featured six buffalo, a bear, and a monkey, and one show ended in disaster when a buffalo refused to act, prompting Hickok to fire a bullet into the sky. He told Mrs. McCanles he was sorry he had to kill her man then took out $35 [$1,056 in 2021 dollars] and gave it to her saying: "This is all I have, sorry I do not have more to give you." [51], Hickok was relieved of his duties as marshal less than two months after the accidental shooting, this incident being only one of a series of questionable shootings and claims of misconduct during his career. "Wild Bill. Wore his guns backwards - in the reversed holster. [1][2], James Butler Hickok was born May 27, 1837, in Homer, Illinois, (present-day Troy Grove, Illinois) to William Alonzo Hickok, a farmer and abolitionist, and his wife, Polly Butler. council houses to rent in richmond, north yorkshire, brook byers wife,
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