"The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is an American Western television series which ran for eight seasons from 1951 through 1958. The Screen Gems series began in syndication, but ran on CBS from 1955 through 1958, and, at the same time, on ABC from 1957 through 1958. The Kellogg's cereal company was the show's national sponsor. The series was also exported to Australia during the late-1950s. ""The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok"" starred Guy Madison as the legendary Old West lawman (in real life, also a gunfighter) United States Marshal James Butler ""Wild Bill"""
"Bill Hickok (American football) William Orville ""Wild Bill"" Hickok III (August 23, 1874 – September 4, 1933) was an American football player and industrialist. Inevitably nicknamed ""Wild Bill"" for the folk hero of the American Old West, and also known as ""Hickey"", he starred at Yale in track as well as football and was eventually inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. After his athletic career, he became the president of his family's manufacturing business. Hickok was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to William Orville Hickok, Jr., and Louisa Harrison Anderson Hickok. The family was prominent in Harrisburg civic life"
"incident and in 1861 began calling himself Wild Bill. He was also known before 1861 by Jayhawkers as ""Shanghai Bill"" because of his height and slim build. Hickok used his late brother's name, William Hickok, from 1858 and the name William Haycock during the Civil War. Most newspapers referred to him as William Haycock until 1869. He was arrested while using the name Haycock in 1865. He afterward resumed using his given name, James Hickok. Military records after 1865 list him as Hickok but note that he was also known as Haycock. In an 1867 article about his shoot-out with"
"Joseph G. Rosa Joseph G. Rosa (1932-2015) was a writer of Western history, notable for his many publications about Wild Bill Hickok. Rosa’s book, ""They Called Him Wild Bill: The Life and Adventures of James Butler Hickok"", was published in 1964 and is considered to be the first authentic biography of Wild Bill Hickok, and was accepted by historians as the definitive work on the subject. Joseph G. Rosa was born November 20, 1932 in West London, England and grew up in Woodville Gardens, Ruislip, Middlesex. From an early age, Rosa loved movies, and especially Westerns, a passion that he"
"Jack McCall John McCall (); (1852 or 1853 – March 1, 1877), also known as ""Crooked Nose"" or ""Broken Nose Jack"", was the murderer of Old West legend Wild Bill Hickok. McCall shot Hickok from behind as he played poker at Nuttal & Mann's Saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory on August 2, 1876. McCall was executed for the murder on March 1, 1877. Many details of McCall's life are unknown. He was born in the early 1850s in Jefferson County, Kentucky. McCall was raised in Kentucky with three sisters, and eventually drifted west to become a buffalo hunter. By 1876,"
"assistant coach at Yale, Hickok spent most of his remaining life in Harrisburg. He married Avis Cochran and eventually served as president of the Hickok Manufacturing Company. After his death in 1933, the position passed to his brother Ross. Bill Hickok (American football) William Orville ""Wild Bill"" Hickok III (August 23, 1874 – September 4, 1933) was an American football player and industrialist. Inevitably nicknamed ""Wild Bill"" for the folk hero of the American Old West, and also known as ""Hickey"", he starred at Yale in track as well as football and was eventually inducted into the College Football Hall"
"Guy Madison Guy Madison (born Robert Ozell Moseley; 19 January 1922 – 6 February 1996) was an American film, television, and radio actor. He is best known for playing Wild Bill Hickok in the Western television series ""The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok"" from 1951 to 1958. During his career, Madison was given a special Golden Globe Award in 1954 and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Madison was born in Pumpkin Center, California. He attended Bakersfield College, a junior college, for two years and then worked briefly as a telephone lineman before joining the United"
"George Ward Nichols George Ward Nichols (June 21, 1831 - September 15, 1885) was an American journalist known as the creator of the legend of Wild Bill Hickok. Nichols was born on June 21, 1831 in Tremont, Maine. During American Civil War he served under General John C. Fremont and General William Sherman. He wrote ""The Story of the Great March"" (1865). The book was translated on several languages. In September 1865 Nichols arrived in Springfield, Missouri, where he met James Butler ""Wild Bill"" Hickok. The article ""Wild Bill"" by Nichols appeared in ""Harper’s New Monthly Magazine"" in February 1867."
"Wild Bill (1995 film) Wild Bill is a 1995 Western film about the last days of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickok. It stars Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt and Diane Lane. The film was distributed by United Artists. It was written and directed by Walter Hill, with writing credits also going to Pete Dexter, author of the book ""Deadwood"", and Thomas Babe, author of the play ""Fathers and Sons"". A well-known lawman and scout of the 19th Century's western frontier, Wild Bill Hickok (Jeff Bridges) has drifted to Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Jack McCall (David Arquette) is a young man"
"The publication immortalized Wild Bill. Kansas newspapers criticized Nichols for exaggerated exploits of the gunfighter. Later Nichols moved to Cincinnati, where he became president of the Cincinnati College of Music. From 1868 until his death he was married to Maria Longworth Nichols Storer The couple had two children: Joseph and Margaret. Nichols died from tuberculosis on September 15, 1885. George Ward Nichols George Ward Nichols (June 21, 1831 - September 15, 1885) was an American journalist known as the creator of the legend of Wild Bill Hickok. Nichols was born on June 21, 1831 in Tremont, Maine. During American Civil"
"Madison has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star for his contributions to radio is located at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard; the star for his television contributions is located at 6333 Hollywood Boulevard. In 1996, a Golden Palm Star was dedicated to Madison on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars, in Palm Springs, California. Guy Madison Guy Madison (born Robert Ozell Moseley; 19 January 1922 – 6 February 1996) was an American film, television, and radio actor. He is best known for playing Wild Bill Hickok in the Western television series ""The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok"" from"
"Wild Bill (G.I. Joe) Wild Bill is a fictional character from the toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is the G.I. Joe Team's helicopter pilot and debuted in 1983. His real name is William S. Hardy, and his rank is that of army chief warrant officer CW-4. Wild Bill was born in Brady, Texas. His primary military specialty is helicopter pilot and his secondary military specialties are fixed wing pilot and aircraft armorer. Wild Bill served as a combat infantryman and participated in LRRP operations during the Vietnam War. He reenlisted for Flight Warrant Officer School and has remained"
"of the best known of the Old West, has been copied many times since by Hollywood. Davis Tutt Davis Kasey ""Little Dave"" Tutt (1836 – July 21, 1865) was an Old West gambler and former soldier, best remembered for being killed during the Wild Bill Hickok – Davis Tutt shootout of 1865, which launched Wild Bill Hickok to fame as a gunfighter. Tutt was born in Yellville, Arkansas, son of Hansford Tutt, a member of a politically influential family in Marion County, Arkansas, and his wife Nancy Anne Rose. When he was a boy, Tutt's family became involved in the"
"a canal (each thought, mistakenly, that he had killed the other). Hickok moved to Leavenworth in the Kansas Territory, where he joined ""General"" Jim Lane's Free State Army (also known as the Jayhawkers), a vigilante group active in the new territory. While a Jayhawker, he met 12-year-old William Cody (later known as Buffalo Bill), who despite his youth served as a scout just two years later for the U.S. Army during the Utah War. While in Nebraska, James Hickok was derisively referred to as ""Duck Bill"" for his long nose and protruding lips. He grew a moustache following the McCanles"
"Davis Tutt Davis Kasey ""Little Dave"" Tutt (1836 – July 21, 1865) was an Old West gambler and former soldier, best remembered for being killed during the Wild Bill Hickok – Davis Tutt shootout of 1865, which launched Wild Bill Hickok to fame as a gunfighter. Tutt was born in Yellville, Arkansas, son of Hansford Tutt, a member of a politically influential family in Marion County, Arkansas, and his wife Nancy Anne Rose. When he was a boy, Tutt's family became involved in the Tutt-Everett War, during which his father and other family members were killed. Enlisting in 1862 in"
"way but name. Nuttal & Mann's Nuttal & Mann's was a saloon located in Deadwood, southern Dakota Territory. It was noted for being the death-place of James Butler ""Wild Bill"" Hickok. It was later renamed the ""No. 10 Saloon"". The current No. 10 Saloon is not at the same location as the original Nuttal & Mann's. On the evening of August 1, 1876, Hickok was playing poker with a group of men. One of the men, Jack McCall, was an infrequent poker player and had been playing poorly. After McCall had lost his final hand, Hickok returned some of his"
"dead man's hand card combination of today gets its notoriety from a legend that it was the five-card stud hand held by James Butler Hickok (better known as ""Wild Bill"" Hickok) when he was shot in the back of the head by Jack McCall on August 2, 1876, in Nuttal & Mann's Saloon at Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Reportedly, Hickok's final hand included the aces and eights of both black suits. According to a book by Western historian Carl W. Breihan, the cards were retrieved from the floor by a man named Neil Christy, who then passed them on to his"
"Wild Bill Hickok (film) Wild Bill Hickok is a 1923 American Western silent film directed by Clifford Smith, and written by William S. Hart and J.G. Hawks. It stars William S. Hart, Ethel Grey Terry, Kathleen O'Connor, James Farley, Jack Gardner, Carl Gerard, and William Dyer. The film was released on November 18, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. It was the first film to depict Wyatt Earp, although in a very brief role, and the only film made before he died in 1929 that included his character, until ""Law and Order"" was released in 1932. A print of the film exists"
"he did add that ""I don't think any other company would have made this film, so I'm very indebted to them for letting me do it."" Wild Bill (1995 film) Wild Bill is a 1995 Western film about the last days of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickok. It stars Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt and Diane Lane. The film was distributed by United Artists. It was written and directed by Walter Hill, with writing credits also going to Pete Dexter, author of the book ""Deadwood"", and Thomas Babe, author of the play ""Fathers and Sons"". A well-known lawman and"
"Wild Bill Hickok join forces to establish a mail route from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. On the way they battle the weather, hostile Indians and California secessionists intent on shutting the operation down to encourage California to secede from the Union. Charlton Heston did a film tie-in advertisement for Camel cigarettes. Parts of the film were shot in Kanab Creek, Kanab movie fort, the Gap, and Johnson Canyon in Utah. Pony Express (film) Pony Express is a 1953 American western film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Charlton Heston as Buffalo Bill, Forrest Tucker as Wild Bill Hickok,"
"job, which angered Coe. The two became enemies and in a later altercation, Wild Bill Hickok killed Coe. Wild Bill, also a professional lawman, gunfighter, and gambler, was later killed on August 2, 1876 by Jack McCall, who shot him in the back of the head, in Saloon No. 10, in Deadwood, South Dakota as Wild Bill was playing cards. His hand—aces and eights, according to tradition—has become known as the ""dead man's hand"". Former lawman, faro dealer, and gambler Wyatt Earp worked in or owned several saloons during his lifetime, outright or in partnership with others. He and two"
"Utah. The Motion Picture Herald called this serial ""a compliment to its title."" The name of Wild Bill Hickok stuck with Bill Elliot so much that Columbia made a series of Hickok westerns with him. The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938) is a Columbia movie serial. It was the fourth of the fifty-seven serials released by Columbia and their first western serial. The serial was the first from a new production company, the previous three serials had been produced by Weiss Brothers. Wild Bill Hickok, U.S. Marshal in Abilene, Kansas, is"
"Nuttal & Mann's Nuttal & Mann's was a saloon located in Deadwood, southern Dakota Territory. It was noted for being the death-place of James Butler ""Wild Bill"" Hickok. It was later renamed the ""No. 10 Saloon"". The current No. 10 Saloon is not at the same location as the original Nuttal & Mann's. On the evening of August 1, 1876, Hickok was playing poker with a group of men. One of the men, Jack McCall, was an infrequent poker player and had been playing poorly. After McCall had lost his final hand, Hickok returned some of his losings and suggested"
"more victim, making four in all. Drag the closet with the three seats."" J. Frank Hickey John Frank Hickey (October 29, 1865, Lowell, Massachusetts – May 8, 1922, Auburn State Prison in Auburn, New York) was an American child molester and serial killer. Due to the postcards he mailed to the police and media, he was dubbed ""The Postcard Killer."" John Frank Hickey was born in Lowell, Massachusetts to Irish immigrants Michael J. Hickey and Mary Ann Magrath. He was baptized Roman Catholic at St. Patrick's Church, which was only two blocks from his parent's lodgings. After his arrest for"
"The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938) is a Columbia movie serial. It was the fourth of the fifty-seven serials released by Columbia and their first western serial. The serial was the first from a new production company, the previous three serials had been produced by Weiss Brothers. Wild Bill Hickok, U.S. Marshal in Abilene, Kansas, is sent to stop the mysterious ""Phantom Riders"" from disrupting the cattle drives across the Chisholm Trail and construction of a new railroad. The serial was shot in Johnson Canyon, Three Lakes, and Parry Lodge in"
"including literature, film, and television. Paramount Pictures' Western silent film ""Wild Bill Hickok"" (released on November 18, 1923) was directed by Clifford Smith and stars William S. Hart as Hickok. A print of the film is maintained in the Museum of Modern Art film archive. The movie ""The Plainsman"" (1936), starring Gary Cooper as Wild Bill Hickok, features the relationship between Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane as its main plot line. It is a loose adaptation of J. B. Hickok's life ending with his infamous aces and eights card hand. A highly fictional film account of Hickok's later years and"
"Wild Bill Hickok Rides Wild Bill Hickok Rides is a 1942 American western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot and Warren William. Bennett was paid $10,000 for her appearance, a significant drop from what she had recently been earning. Cabot is one of a number of actors to have played Wild Bill Hickock on screen. After her Chicago gambling hall burns down in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Belle Andrews accepts an offer from an ambitious businessmen Harry Farrel to accompany him to Powder River, Montana to open a new casino. However, once there,"
"J. Frank Hickey John Frank Hickey (October 29, 1865, Lowell, Massachusetts – May 8, 1922, Auburn State Prison in Auburn, New York) was an American child molester and serial killer. Due to the postcards he mailed to the police and media, he was dubbed ""The Postcard Killer."" John Frank Hickey was born in Lowell, Massachusetts to Irish immigrants Michael J. Hickey and Mary Ann Magrath. He was baptized Roman Catholic at St. Patrick's Church, which was only two blocks from his parent's lodgings. After his arrest for murder in 1912, Hickey claimed to have been physically abused by his father."
"Johnny, a local Deadwood celebrity from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is also buried next to Wild Bill. Hickok's favorite guns were a pair of Colt 1851 Navy Model (.36 caliber) cap-and-ball revolvers. They had ivory grips and nickel plating and were ornately engraved with ""J.B. Hickok–1869"" on the backstrap. He wore his revolvers butt-forward in a belt or sash (when wearing city clothes or buckskins, respectively), and seldom used holsters per se; he drew the pistols using a ""reverse"", ""twist"" or cavalry draw, as would a cavalryman. At the time of his death Hickok was wearing a"
"Bill Donovan William Edward Donovan (October 13, 1876 – December 9, 1923), nicknamed Wild Bill, was an American right-handed pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball. He played eighteen seasons with the Washington Senators (1898), Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1902), Detroit Tigers (1903–12; 1918), and New York Yankees (1915–16). Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Donovan won his ""Wild Bill"" nickname while playing for Hartford in the minors. When Hartford teammate Cy Seymour was returned to the Major Leagues after throwing wildly over a fence behind home plate, Donovan walked nine consecutive batters. Donovan received a $10 fine and a new nickname. Donovan served"
"especially Texans, to kill."" Hardin, then under the assumed name ""Wesley Clemmons"" (but better known to the townspeople by the alias ""Little Arkansaw""), seemed to have had respect for Hickok, and replied, ""If Bill needs killing why don't you kill him yourself?"" Later that night, Hardin was confronted by Hickok, who told him that he was wearing guns in violation of town ordinance, and ordered to hand over his guns, which he did, but in a quite surprising way: Hardin reached down, picked his revolvers up from the holsters, and handed the guns to Wild Bill butts forward, then swiftly"
"Wild Bill Hickok in Junction City, Kansas, then serving as a scout. Cody enlisted as a scout himself at Fort Elsworth and scouted between there and Fort Fletcher (later renamed and moved to Fort Hays). He was attached as a scout, variously, to Captain George Augustus Armes (Battle of the Saline River) and Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (guide and impromptu horse race to Fort Larned). It was during this service at Fort Elsworth that he met William Rose, with whom he would found the short-lived settlement of Rome, Kansas. In 1867, with construction of the Kansas Pacific Railway completing"
"rolled them over in his hands and suddenly Wild Bill was staring right into the barrels. However, both men did back down. Hickok had no knowledge that Hardin was a wanted man, and he advised Hardin to avoid problems while in Abilene. Hardin met up with Hickok again while on a cattle drive in August 1871. This time, Hickok allowed Hardin to carry his pistols into town - something he had never allowed others to do. For his part, Hardin (still using his alias) was fascinated by Wild Bill and reveled in being seen on intimate terms with such a"