Facts about Tom Mix
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Tom Mix, We Hardly Knew Ye
A salute to roadside attractions that focus on MixOld Time Radio: Tom Mix
The story of his long-running radio show and its famous toy premiumsThe Silent Film Bookshelf
Text of a 1957 memoir by Mix's ex-wife Olive; includes death detailsTom Mix Filmography
The IMDB lists his more than 300 (!) filmsShare this:
Tom Mix Biography
Tom Mix was the top cowboy of American silent films. Mix was originally known for his daring stunts, but as years passed he became equally famous for his elaborate cowboy outfits; he’s the model for the dandyish, squeaky-clean movie cowboy that was often parodied in later years. Mix also had a famous steed, Tony the Wonder Horse. Mix’s movie career wound down in the 1930s, after silent films were replaced by talkies, but later the Tom Mix radio program ran for nearly 20 years with various actors providing the voice of “Tom Mix.” Mix himself was killed in a one-car auto accident in Arizona in 1940.
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Mix was married five times… He was played by Bruce Willis in the ironical 1988 western Sunset… Mix was born with the middle name of Hezekiah, but as an adult called himself Tom E. Mix, with the E standing for Ewing… Another famous movie cowboy/horse combo was Roy Rogers and Trigger.