Tom Mix was the acknowledged "King of Cowboys" when Ronald Reagan and John Wayne were young, and the influence of his screen persona can be seen in their approach to portraying …

Tom Mix. Actor: Dick Turpin. The son of a lumberman, Tom Mix joined the army as a young man and was an artillery sergeant during the Philippine campaign from 1898 to 1901, though he …

Tom Mix (born Jan. 6, 1880, Mix Run, Pa., U.S.—died Oct. 12, 1940, near Florence, Ariz.) was an American film actor, a celebrated star of western cowboy films during the silent era. Mix …

He also lent his name to a radio series, “Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters,” with 15-minute shows broadcast worldwide three times a week. Overall, Mix starred in 366 films from 1909 to …

On October 12, 1940, cowboy-movie star Tom Mix is killed when he loses control of his speeding Cord Phaeton convertible and rolls into a dry wash (now called the Tom Mix Wash) near …

MIX, THOMAS EDWIN (1880–1940). Silent-film star Thomas Edwin "Tom" Mix was the most flamboyant and popular of all the early movie cowboys. His colorful clothing and action-filled …

Tomas Hezekiah Mix was born in or near Mix Run, Pennsylvania on January 6, 1880. He was killed in a single-car accident on October 12, 1940, near Florence, Arizona. The 60+ years in …

Sep 15, 2023 · Tom Mix’s charmed life came to a tragic end on Oct. 12, 1940, when he wrecked his car at the site of a washed-out bridge north of Tucson, Arizona. He was 60. A lasting …

Tom Mix getting ready to take on the bad guys in The Untamed , 1920. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Mix, then eighteen, enlisted in the army. By the time he - and a herd …

Feb 22, 2024 · The First Superhero According to Arizona historian Marshall Trimble, Tom Mix was “America’s First Superhero.” “Mix’s movies were pure frolic and delight,” says Trimble. “He …