Chris Enss Contributions COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Jane Novak Silent motion-picture actor William S. Hart starred opposite the beautiful and talent actress Jane Novak in a series of Westerns between 1918 and 1923. He saved her from brazen outlaws and runaway trains in several action-adventure films audiences of all ages flocked to the theaters to see. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1896, her... COWGIRL Editorial COWGIRL Iconic: Mattie Goff Newcombe A mammoth crowd of Westerners gathered at the Black Hills Roundup in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, in early July 1927. Among the spectators present at the prestigious rodeo were President Calvin Coolidge and South Dakota Senator Peter Norbeck. The politicians, their wives, and staff members applauded the cowboys and cowgirls who rode into the arena... COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Nell O'Day Nell O’Day, one of the first ladies of B-Westerns, was the spunky, hard riding heroine of thirteen Johnny Mack Brown films in the early 1940s. She was an exceptional horsewoman and prided herself on doing all her own stunts in the Westerns she made with the famous college football star turned on-screen cowboy. Mildred Nell... COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Bessie Barriscale Between 1914 and 1926, roper, rider, and actress Bessie Barriscale dazzled silent film fans in a series of fast paced Westerns. Movie audiences were fascinated with the versatile and beautiful star’s ability to outsmart and outshoot the outlaws in pictures such as The Bells of Austi and The Gambler’s Pal. Named Elizabeth Mary Barriscale at... COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Victoria Forde When news that cowgirl and silent film actress, Victoria Forde, had left her husband Western star, Tom Mix, in August 1928, fans were crushed. The husband-and-wife team had entertained audiences in several films together between 1914 and 1922. Both were skilled riders who performed their own stunts in the cowboy and outlaw movies made for... 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: Gail Davis Between 1954 and 1957, actress Gail Davis portrayed famous sharpshooter Annie Oakley in the television series of the same name. Known as the “Queen of the Wild Frontier,” Davis was only five foot two and the pigtails she wore in the show were her own. Her father was a surgeon in McGehee, Arkansas, which was... 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 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... << 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 … 63 >>