Letters : from Emmett Dalton and G.W. Lillie, 1929-1933.

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Letters : from Emmett Dalton and G.W. Lillie, 1929-1933.

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Letters to cowboy film star, Ken Maynard, from outlaw, Emmett Dalton and from Wild West showman, G.W. Lillie, known as Pawnee Bill. The letter from Emmett Dalton, dated Oct. 20, 1933, is typed in all caps, contains misspelled English, and is signed by Dalton. It concerns making a film from his 1931 book, "When the Daltons rode." The film was eventually made by Universal in 1940, with Randolph Scott. There are two letters from G.W. Lillie. A handwritten letter on Pawnee Bill's Buffalo Ranch stationary dated Sep. 12, 1929, proposes a project for "an epic picture of Oklahoma" starring Ken Maynard, with Pawnee Bill appearing in the last scenes. A second typewritten and signed letter on Pawnee Bill's Oldtown stationary, dated Aug. 31, 1931, offers Maynard assistance with his film depiction of Buffalo Bill Cody.

3 items (3 leaves) ; 28 cm.

Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum

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Dalton, Emmett

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Dalton family.

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Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942

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Pawnee Bill was a Wild West show impresario and late contemporary of Buffalo Bill Cody, with whom he was in partnership between 1908 and 1913. From the description of Pawnee Bill letter, 1931. (National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum). WorldCat record id: 61257714 Gordon W. Lillie (1860-1942) was born in Illinois and worked as an interpreter and schoolteacher at the Pawnee Indian Agency in what is now Oklahoma, starting in 1878. He later worked as an interpreter for th...

Maynard, Ken, 1895-1973

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Wild west show, circus, and rodeo performer who starred in western films from the late 1920's to the mid 1940's. From the description of Ken Maynard circus material, 1914-1940 (bulk 1936-1938) [manuscript materials] : at the Autry National Center. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79597925 Wild West show, circus and rodeo performer who starred in Western films from the late 1920's to the mid-1940's. From the description of Ken Maynard collection, 1925-1944 [manuscri...