His story, said Bat Masterson, was the story of the West. For years Wyatt Earp was reluctant to tell it. But as some began to resurrect his mythical past, Earp saw his name tarnished and his life exploited. In his old age, he wanted to bring his story to the screen—he knew the biggest names in movies, stars like William S. Hart, Tom Mix and Harry Carey, and America’s greatest writer, Jack London. His story would come to dominate Western movies, but things didn’t quite work out as he hope

June 2012
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- Roger Archibald
- A Ladies’ Man
- Great Western Movie Hats
- Wyatt Earp Wannabes
- A Pathfinder’s Trail
- June 2012 Events
- Wyatt Earp Mystery Car
- The Big Kiss Off
- One Heap Good Gun
- A.K.A. John Ford
- Marfa, Texas
- Western Movie Hotels
- Tom Mix: The First Western Superstar
- Making A Character Hat
- 28 Moments of Entrapment
- Enchantment Meets Entrapment
- The Tragic Life of Baby McDonald
- The Outlaw Cowboys of New Mexico
- You on the SET!
- Custer Saved the Nation
- Wyatt Earp’s First Film
- Wyatt Earp’s First Film
- Wyatt On the Set!
- May 2012 Events