Ken Maynard

Dari Wikipedia Kenneth Olin "Ken" Maynard (21 Juli 1895 – 23 Maret 1973) adalah seorang stuntman dan aktor film Amerika. Maynard bertugas di Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat selama Perang Dunia I. Setelah perang, Maynard kembali berbisnis pertunjukan sebagai pengendara sirkus bersama Ringling Brothers. Saat sirkus diputar di Los Angeles, California, aktor Buck Jones mendorong Maynard untuk mencoba bekerja di film. Maynard segera menandatangani kontrak dengan Fox Studios. Dia pertama kali muncul dalam film bisu pada tahun 1923. Karya Maynard termasuk pertunjukan akrobat. Keahlian menunggang kuda dan ketampanannya membuat Maynard menjadi bintang koboi. Dia dan kuda putihnya, "Tarzan," menjadi terkenal. Dua lagu yang direkamnya dengan Columbia Records, "The Lone Star Trail" dan "The Cowboy's Lament," menjadikannya salah satu penyanyi koboi pertama. Maynard pindah ke Universal Studios, tempat dia membuat film pertamanya dengan soundtrack musik. Dia menyanyikan dua lagu di Sons of the Saddle pada tahun 1930. Pada tahun 1931 dan 1932, Maynard bekerja untuk Tiffany Productions dan Sono Art-World Wide Pictures sebelum kembali ke Universal pada tahun 1933. Maynard memainkan beberapa alat musik, dan tampil pada tahun itu pada biola di The Fiddlin' Buckaroo, dan pada banjo di The Trail Drive. Maynard pindah ke Gambar Maskot pada tahun 1934. Maynard muncul di lebih dari sembilan puluh film dalam dua puluh tahun dengan topi koboi putih, kemeja mewah, dan sepasang penembak enam, tetapi alkoholisme sangat mempengaruhi hidupnya sehingga karir aktingnya berakhir pada tahun 1944. Dia muncul di pameran negara dan rodeo. Dia memiliki operasi sirkus kecil yang menampilkan pengendara rodeo tetapi akhirnya kehilangannya karena kreditor. Kekayaannya yang besar telah lenyap, dan dia menjalani kehidupan yang menyedihkan di sebuah trailer kumuh. Selama tahun-tahun ini, Maynard didukung oleh seorang dermawan yang tidak dikenal, yang telah lama dianggap sebagai Gene Autry. Lebih dari dua puluh lima tahun setelah peran utama terakhirnya, Maynard kembali ke layar dalam dua peran kecil, pada tahun 1970 dan 1972, terutama dalam The Marshal of Windy Hollow. Maynard meninggal karena kanker perut pada tahun 1973 di Motion Picture Home di Woodland Hills, California. Dia dimakamkan di Forest Lawn Cypress Cemetery di Cypress, California. Atas kontribusinya pada industri film, Ken Maynard menjadi bintang di Hollywood Walk of Fame di 6751 Hollywood Blvd.

From Wikipedia Kenneth Olin "Ken" Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American motion picture stuntman and actor. Maynard served in the United States Army during World War I. After the war, Maynard returned to show business as a circus rider with Ringling Brothers. When the circus was playing in Los Angeles, California, actor Buck Jones encouraged Maynard to try working in the movies. Maynard soon had a contract with Fox Studios. He first appeared in silent motion pictures in 1923. Maynard's work included stunt performance. His horsemanship and rugged good looks made Maynard a cowboy star. He and his white stallion, "Tarzan," became famous. His two recorded songs with Columbia Records, "The Lone Star Trail" and "The Cowboy's Lament," made him one of the first of the singing cowboys. Maynard moved to Universal Studios, where he made his first films with a musical soundtrack. He sang two songs in Sons of the Saddle in 1930. In 1931 and 1932, Maynard worked for Tiffany Productions and Sono Art-World Wide Pictures before moving back to Universal in 1933. Maynard played several musical instruments, and was featured that year on the violin in The Fiddlin' Buckaroo, and on the banjo in The Trail Drive. Maynard moved to Mascot Pictures in 1934. Maynard appeared in more than ninety films in twenty years with his white cowboy hat, fancy shirt, and a pair of six-shooters, but alcoholism so severely affected his life that his acting career ended in 1944. He made appearances at state fairs and rodeos. He owned a small circus operation featuring rodeo riders but eventually lost it to creditors. His substantial wealth had vanished, and he lived a desolate life in a rundown trailer. During these years, Maynard was supported by an unknown benefactor, long thought to be Gene Autry. More than twenty five years after his last starring role, Maynard returned to the screen two small roles, in 1970 and 1972, the more notably in The Marshal of Windy Hollow. Maynard died of stomach cancer in 1973 at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills, California. He was interred at Forest Lawn Cypress Cemetery in Cypress, California. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Ken Maynard has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6751 Hollywood Blvd.