1895-07-21 ( 129 years old ) in Vevay, Indiana, USA
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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.
Movies
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976-05-01
The Marshal of Windy Hollow
1972-08-09
Bigfoot
1970-10-21
Harmony Trail
1944-12-01
Arizona Whirlwind
1944-02-21
Westward Bound
1944-01-17
Death Valley Rangers
1943-12-03
Blazing Guns
1943-10-08
The Law Rides Again
1943-08-06
Wild Horse Stampede
1943-04-16
Lightning Strikes West
1940-06-01
Phantom Rancher
1940-03-31
Death Rides the Range
1939-12-14
Flaming Lead
1939-11-01
Six Shootin' Sheriff
1938-05-20
Whirlwind Horseman
1938-04-29
Trailing Trouble
1937-08-27
Boots of Destiny
1937-07-16
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936-10-19
The Cattle Thief
1936-05-26
Avenging Waters
1936-05-08
Heroes of the Range
1936-03-28
Heir to Trouble
1935-12-17
Lawless Riders
1935-12-06
Western Courage
1935-10-29
Western Frontier
1935-08-07
Mystery Mountain
1934-12-02
In Old Santa Fe
1934-11-15
Smoking Guns
1934-06-11
Honor of the Range
1934-04-15
Wheels of Destiny
1934-03-01
Gun Justice
1933-12-11
Fargo Express
1933-11-20
Strawberry Roan
1933-10-26
The Trail Drive
1933-09-04
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
1933-07-20
King of the Arena
1933-06-01
The Lone Avenger
1933-05-14
Phantom Thunderbolt
1933-03-04
Drum Taps
1933-01-23
Tombstone Canyon
1932-12-25
Haunted Gold
1932-12-17
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
1932-12-16
Between Fighting Men
1932-10-15
Come On, Tarzan
1932-09-10
Dynamite Ranch
1932-07-07
Whistlin' Dan
1932-03-19
Hell-Fire Austin
1932-03-02
Texas Gun Fighter
1932-02-14
The Sunset Trail
1932-02-07
The Pocatello Kid
1931-12-05
Branded Men
1931-11-07
Range Law
1931-10-10
The Arizona Terror
1931-09-13
Alias: The Bad Man
1931-07-15
The Two Gun Man
1931-05-15
Fighting Thru
1930-12-25
Sons of the Saddle
1930-08-03
Song of the Caballero
1930-06-29
Mountain Justice
1930-05-04
The Fighting Legion
1930-04-05
Lucky Larkin
1930-02-01
Parade of the West
1930-01-19
Señor Americano
1929-11-10
The Wagon Master
1929-09-08
The California Mail
1929-04-07
The Royal Rider
1929-02-17
The Lawless Legion
1929-02-17
Cheyenne
1929-02-03
The Phantom City
1928-12-27
The Glorious Trail
1928-10-28
The Code of the Scarlet
1928-07-01
The Upland Rider
1928-06-03
The Canyon of Adventure
1928-04-21
The Wagon Show
1928-02-19
Gun Gospel
1927-11-06
The Red Raiders
1927-09-27
The Devil's Saddle
1927-07-10
The Land Beyond the Law
1927-06-05
The Overland Stage
1927-01-31
The Unknown Cavalier
1926-11-14
Senor Daredevil
1926-08-01
Haunted Range
1926-01-11
The Grey Vulture
1926-01-02
North Star
1925-12-27
Fighting Courage
1925-12-12
The Demon Rider
1925-11-02
Janice Meredith
1924-12-08
$50,000 Reward
1924-12-02
Somebody Lied
1923-11-04
Cameo Kirby
1923-10-20
The Gunfighter
1923-09-02
The Man Who Won
1923-08-26
Brass Commandments
1923-01-28
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