Hoot Gibson | |
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Born | Edmund Richard Gibson August 6, 1892 Tekamah, Nebraska, U.S. |
Died | August 23, 1962 | (aged 70)
Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California |
Other names | Ed "Hoot" Gibson Edward Gibson Hall Gibson Ed Hall |
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Years active | 1910–1960 |
Spouses | Helen Johnson
(m. 1922; div. 1930)Dorothea Dunstan (m. 1942) |
Children | 1 |
Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitioned from silent films to become a leading performer in Hollywood's growing cowboy film industry.
During the period between World War I and World War II, he was second only to cowboy film legend Tom Mix as a box office draw. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.