Chris Enss Contributions COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Olive Fuller Golden When the five-reel western drama A Knight of the Range premiered in early 1916, critics praised silent film cowboy and cowgirl actors Harry D. Carey and Olive Fuller Golden’s performances. Audiences were dazzled by the equestrian feats never-before seen in a motion picture. “Stunts that are inconceivable of execution are performed before the all-seeing eye... COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Marie Walcamp Today’s film fans cannot conceive of a time when kids stomped and whistled and cheered when the names of their favorite cowgirl actresses flashed on the screen. Children of all ages flocked to the Saturday matinee to see such silent film stars such as Eileen Sedgwick, Ruth Roland, and the serial queen of 1919, Marie... COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Ruth Roland Reel cowgirl Ruth Roland portrayed Pearl Marvin in a dozen silent films in The Perils of Pauline series between 1915 and 1917. Fans were on the edge of their seats watching the spunky actress ride her way in and out of trouble while solving crimes. They waited in suspended animation for the film operator to... COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Dorothy Morrell “I rode my first horse on a bet,” admitted World Champion cowgirl Dorothy Morrell in 1917. “That I am champion woman rider of the world today was due to an accident, or rather a dare.” At the age of twenty-four Dorothy attended a wild west exhibition in Fresno and was mesmerized by the women bronc... COWGIRL Editorial COWGIRL Iconic: May Lillie A bespectacled photographer emerged from under a black curtain draped over a massive camera and tripod. In his right hand he held an instrument that when pressed would take a picture. In his left hand he held a flash attachment to illuminate his subject. “On the count of three, Mrs. Lillie,” he warned. May Manning... COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Mary Colter The sun blazed high in a brassy sky, and heat danced in undulating waves across the high plateau town of Winslow, Arizona. In the far distance, a train with the name Santa Fe Railway embossed on its side hurried along steel rails toward the La Posada Hotel. It was May 15, 1930, opening day for... COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Miriam Leslie It was a gloomy, chilly evening in mid-April 1877, when Miriam Leslie, her husband Frank, a Skye Terrier named Follette, ten of the Leslie’s friends, and their families gathered at the New York Central railroad depot in New York City. Porters serpentine around crates of fruits, vegetables, spices, and vintage red wine until they reached... COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Sarah Kidder The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad operated as it usually did on April 10, 1901. It ran as though nothing out of the ordinary had occurred. The wood burning engine proceeded along its customary route without delay or interruption giving no indication that the line’s president and owner had passed away. John Flint Kidder took... COWGIRL LIFE Republic Pictures Leading Cowgirl Actresses: Dale Evans Dale Evans was one of Republic Pictures’ most popular Western stars. The unlikely celluloid cowgirl starred in tandem with singing cowboy Roy Rogers in most of her thirty-eight films and two television series. The undisputed Queen of the West was born Frances Octavia Smith on October 31, 1912, Uvalde, Texas. In her words, her upbringing... << 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 63 >>