"groceryman, who operated a plantation store at Rising Sun, on the banks of the Yazoo River."" He later opened a store in Jackson, Mississippi known as Jackson Mercantile Co. The original store on McTyere Street in Jackson was a converted barn. William Henry McCarty died in 1910 and two cousins of his, Judson McCarty Holman and William Henry Holman purchased the grocery from the estate. Will soon joined the partnership in 1912 after finishing law school at the University of Mississippi. Jitney Jungle was a chain of supermarkets that got its start in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1919. By 1992, Jitney"
"Gary McLarty Gary McLarty (January 16, 1941 – October 11, 2014) was an American stunt performer and stunt coordinator for film and television. His abilities earned him the nickname ""Whiz Kid"" in Hollywood. McLarty performed stunts in over 150 films between 1966 and 2004, among them ""The Wild Bunch"", ""Little Big Man"", ""The Longest Yard"", ""Blade Runner"", ""The Terminator"", ""Jurassic Park"", ""Heat"", and ""Collateral"". He also performed in numerous John Wayne films, including ""The War Wagon"", ""The Undefeated"", ""Chisum"", ""McQ"", and ""Rooster Cogburn"". In addition, he was the stunt coordinator on such films as ""Animal House"", ""The Blues Brothers"", ""Beverly"
"and fellow stuntman, Bob Orrison, were killed in a traffic collision in Rancho Cordova, California. McLarty was 73. Gary McLarty Gary McLarty (January 16, 1941 – October 11, 2014) was an American stunt performer and stunt coordinator for film and television. His abilities earned him the nickname ""Whiz Kid"" in Hollywood. McLarty performed stunts in over 150 films between 1966 and 2004, among them ""The Wild Bunch"", ""Little Big Man"", ""The Longest Yard"", ""Blade Runner"", ""The Terminator"", ""Jurassic Park"", ""Heat"", and ""Collateral"". He also performed in numerous John Wayne films, including ""The War Wagon"", ""The Undefeated"", ""Chisum"", ""McQ"", and ""Rooster"
"the history of the Old West. However, most of his years remain mysterious. He has been described as both a cold-blooded killer and as a romantic Robin Hood. He was extremely loyal to his many friends, and extremely dangerous to anyone he considered an enemy. He will forever be remembered as an immortal figure of a lawless era. Billy the Kid was born William Henry McCarty around the year 1860. His birthplace is uncertain, but during his childhood he lived in Indiana, Kansas and Colorado before his family settled in Silver City, New Mexico. After the death of his mother,"
"Billy the Kid Billy the Kid (born Henry McCarty September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881, also known as William H. Bonney) was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at age 21. He took part in New Mexico's Lincoln County War, during which he allegedly committed three murders. McCarty was orphaned at age 14. The owner of a boarding house gave him a room in exchange for work. His first arrest was for stealing food at age 16 in late 1875. Ten days later, he robbed a Chinese"
"Glenn McCarthy Glenn Herbert McCarthy (December 25, 1907 - December 26, 1988) was an American oil tycoon. The media often referred to him as ""Diamond Glenn"" and ""The King of the Wildcatters"". McCarthy was an oil prospector and entrepreneur who owned many businesses in various sectors of the economy. McCarthy founded the Shamrock Hotel in Houston, which garnered him national fame and inspired the fictional character Jett Rink in Edna Ferber's 1952 novel ""Giant"" which, in 1956, became a film, which starred James Dean in the role. McCarthy was born in Beaumont, Texas almost seven years after the discovery of"
"Rawhide Kid The Rawhide Kid (real name: Johnny Bart, originally given as Johnny Clay) is a fictional Old West cowboy appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A heroic gunfighter of the 19th-century American West who was unjustly wanted as an outlaw, he is one of Marvel's most prolific Western characters. He and other Marvel western heroes have on rare occasions guest-starred through time travel in such contemporary titles as ""The Avengers"" and ""West Coast Avengers"". In two mature-audience miniseries, in 2003 and 2010, he is depicted as gay. The Rawhide Kid debuted in a 16-issue series (March"
"Calamity Jane Martha Jane Canary or Cannary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman and professional scout known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok and fighting against Native Americans. Late in her life, she appeared in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition. She is said to have exhibited compassion to others, especially to the sick and needy. This facet of her character contrasted with her daredevil ways and helped to make her a noted frontier figure. She was also known for her habit of"
"Andrew Henry (fur trader) Major Andrew Henry ( 1775 – January 10, 1832) was an American miner, army officer, frontiersman, trapper and entrepreneur. Alongside William H. Ashley, Henry was the co-owner of the highly successful Rocky Mountain Fur Company, otherwise known as ""Ashley's Hundred"", for the famous mountain men working for their firm from 1822 to 1832. Henry appears in the narrative poem, the ""Song of Hugh Glass"", which is part of the Neihardt's ""Cycle of the West"". He is portrayed by John Huston in the 1971 film ""Man in the Wilderness"" and by Domhnall Gleeson in the 2015 film"
"Sir Henry Curtis Sir Henry Curtis is a fictional character in a series of adventure novels by H. Rider Haggard. His Zulu name is Incubu, which means ""Elephant"". He is the constant companion and fellow traveller of Allan Quatermain. Sir Henry first became acquainted with Quatermain when he left from England to Natal province, South Africa to request help in search of his brother, George. Although unwilling at first, Quatermain is eventually persuaded to help lead him along with Commander John Good of the Royal Navy to the Heart of Kukuanaland, where George is expected to have disappeared looking for"
"and president of the United States Petroleum Association. McCarthy avoided publicity during his later career and lived with his wife in the La Porte area near Galveston. He had four daughters and one son, Glenn Jr. He died on December 26, 1988, one day after his 81st birthday, in Houston. Glenn McCarthy Glenn Herbert McCarthy (December 25, 1907 - December 26, 1988) was an American oil tycoon. The media often referred to him as ""Diamond Glenn"" and ""The King of the Wildcatters"". McCarthy was an oil prospector and entrepreneur who owned many businesses in various sectors of the economy. McCarthy"
"center and once the Eastern home of Oglala Lakota traveling with Wild West Shows. Buffalo Bill's visit to The Wigwam on June 22, 1908, was an event in Wild West history. On this occasion, Monroe McCanles was McCreight's houseguest and told Buffalo Bill about his father Dave McCanles having been shot by Wild Bill Hickok. The ""McCanles Incident"" was the subject of controversy and debate by Wild West historians. Monroe McCanles disclosed that at the age of twelve he had stood beside his father Dave McCanles when Wild Bill Hickok shot him dead behind a curtain. For the first time,"
"Jimmy Haggerty James ""Wild Jimmy"" Haggerty (died January 25, 1871) was an American criminal and well-known underworld mobfigure in Philadelphia and later in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. Jimmy Haggerty was the leader of the Schuylkill Rangers, a predominantly Irish-American street gang, which terrorized the South Philadelphia waterfront, specifically its local wharves and coal yards, for over 25 years. The notorious Philadelphia gangs existed from 1836-1878 being sixty-five in all including the Schuylkill Rangers were the American Guards *(also in New York City); Bleeders; Blood Tubs *(also in Baltimore); Blossoms; Bouncers; Buffers; Bugs; Bulldogs; Centre Street"
"Harvey Logan Harvey Alexander Logan (1867 – June 17, 1904), also known as Kid Curry, was an American outlaw and gunman who rode with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's infamous Wild Bunch gang during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Despite being less well-known than his fellow gang members, he has since been referred to as ""the wildest of the Wild Bunch"", having reputedly killed at least nine law enforcement officers in five different shootings and another two men in other instances. He was involved in numerous shootouts with police and civilians and participated in several bank and"
"of the wildcatter oil tycoon Glenn Herbert McCarthy (1907–1988). Author Edna Ferber met McCarthy when she was a guest at his Houston, Texas, Shamrock Hotel (known as the Shamrock Hilton after 1955), the fictional Emperador Hotel in both the book and the film. The Australian actor Rod Taylor was cast in one of his earliest Hollywood roles after being seen in an episode of ""Studio 57"", ""The Black Sheep's Daughter"". Stevens gave Hudson a choice between Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly to play his leading lady, Leslie. Hudson chose Taylor. After James Dean's death late in production, Nick Adams overdubbed"
"Henry Starr Henry Starr (1873–1921) was an American criminal of the wild west and an American actor of the silent film era. Starr was a horse thief and train robber. He was also convicted of murder once, in the killing of U.S. Deputy Marshal Floyd Wilson on December 13, 1892. Starr claimed in court to not have known he was a U.S. Marshal and only to know that a man had opened fire on him without provocation. Distantly related to Sam Starr, husband of Belle Starr, he was the last in a long line of Starr family criminals. Twice sentenced"
"Herne the Hunter In English folklore, Herne the Hunter is a ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire. He is said to naturally have antlers upon his head, ride a horse, torment cattle, and rattle chains. The earliest mention of Herne comes from William Shakespeare's 1597 play ""The Merry Wives of Windsor"", and it is impossible to know how accurately or to what degree Shakespeare may have incorporated a real local legend into his work, though there have been several later attempts to connect Herne to historical figures, pagan deities, or ancient archetypes."
"Wild West as ""Old Shatterhand"" and is now about to explore the Near East. His traditional German first name Karl is difficult for many non-Germans to pronounce, so his oriental sidekick ""Hadschi Halef Omar"" prefers to call him ""Kara"". Kara Ben Nemsi, a German hero-adventurer of the 1880s, is actually a kind of superman (as was ""Doc Savage"" later), not only speaking dozens of foreign tongues fluently but also being able to knock out everybody with just one blow to the temple. He rides his famous black stallion ""Rih"" as well as Frank Hopkins could, and is such an excellent"
"28, 1881, killing two sheriff's deputies in the process and evading capture for more than two months. Garrett shot and killed Bonneyaged 21in Fort Sumner on July 14, 1881. During the following decades, legends that Bonney had survived that night grew, and a number of men claimed to be him. Henry McCarty was born to Catherine () McCarty in New York City. While his birth year has been confirmed to be 1859, the exact date of his birth has been disputed as either September 17 or November 23 of that year. A letter from an official of Saint Peters's Church"
"A Novel"" (1990), and in the 1995 TV adaptation of the same name, Jane is played by Anjelica Huston, with Sam Elliott as Wild Bill Hickok. In 1997 a cartoon series on Kids' WB called ""The Legend of Calamity Jane"" depicted a young Jane (voiced by Barbara Weber Scaff). In the 2004 - 2006 HBO series ""Deadwood"", Calamity Jane was portrayed by Robin Weigert. Calamity Jane Martha Jane Canary or Cannary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman and professional scout known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok and"
"New Jersey, where his gravestone identifies him by both his real name and pen name, and as ""author, outdoorsman, Maddie's father"". Bartholomew Gill Bartholomew Gill was the pen name of Mark C. McGarrity (July 22, 1943 – July 4, 2002), an Irish-American crime fiction and mystery novelist and newspaper features writer and columnist writing on nature and outdoor recreation for ""The Star-Ledger"". He was the author of 22 mystery novels, set in Ireland, and featuring a ""resourceful police detective named Peter McGarr."" For his pen name, McGarrity used the name of his maternal grandfather, Bartholomew Gill, who ""was a great"
"chosen his men poorly. Both men had unsavory pasts. Mason was a southern-born former stage hostler who had reportedly killed several men. Jim Henry was a criminal whose real name was Tom McCauley. He and his brother had been robbers within the gold camps and together had murdered a man in Tuolumne County in 1856. He had been sent to prison for ten years and his brother was hanged. After his release from prison McCauley had returned to robbery with a gang along the Fresno River. When several of the gang were captured and lynched by vigilantes, Tom McCauley then"
"Wild Bill Hickok James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as ""Wild Bill"" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his work across the frontier as a drover, wagon master, soldier, spy, scout, lawman, gunfighter, gambler, showman, and actor. He earned a great deal of notoriety in his own time, much of it bolstered by the many outlandish and often fabricated tales that he told about his life. Some contemporaneous reports of his exploits are known to be fictitious, but they remain the basis of much of his fame and"
"contentious and violent disagreement among the county's residents, and tried to end a series of Apache raids on territorial settlers. In 1880, while living at the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, Wallace also completed the manuscript for ""Ben Hur"". On March 1, 1879, after previous efforts to restore order in Lincoln County had failed, Wallace ordered the arrest of those responsible for local killings. One of the outlaws was William Henry McCarty Jr. (alias William H. Bonney), better known as Billy the Kid. On March 17, 1879, Wallace secretly met with Bonney, who had witnessed the murder of"
"note and Rogers was arrested by San Bernardino County Sheriff Benjamin Franklin Mathews. The sheriff's posse found Henry camped at San Jacinto Canyon, about twenty-five miles south of town, (then just over the county line in San Diego County). At sunrise on September 14, the posse approached cautiously when Henry was awakened. He roused himself to fire three shots, striking one posse member in the foot. Henry died in a hail of gunfire, sustaining 57 wounds. His corpse was taken back to town, photographed and displayed in Old West fashion. Tom McCauley Tom McCauley (? - 1865), better known by"
"Charlie Utter Charles H. Utter (Colorado Charlie) (around 1838, near Niagara Falls, New York – after 1912) was an early figure in the American Wild West, best known as a great friend and companion of Wild Bill Hickok. He was also acquainted with Calamity Jane. Utter grew up in Illinois, then went westwards in search of his fortune, becoming a trapper, guide, and prospector in Colorado in the 1860s. In early 1876, Utter and his brother, Steve, took a 30-wagon wagon train of prospectors, gamblers, 180 prostitutes, and assorted hopefuls from Georgetown, Colorado to the gold rush in Deadwood, South"
"Alternative versions of Beast Beast (Henry Philip ""Hank"" McCoy) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Marvel Universe features an undisclosed number of alternate realities in what they describe as the Multiverse, with several of those worlds featuring an alternate version of Hank McCoy. McCoy is often referred to as ""Beast"" in those alternate realities, although it is not always the case. His appearance in the various universe varies from appearing like a normal human being to various feral forms of the blue furred ""Beast"" version. While the main Beast from the universe"
"The relationship is also depicted in Peter Carey's Booker Prize winning novel ""True History of the Kelly Gang"". In the upcoming film adaptation of the novel, Power will be portrayed by Russell Crowe, along side George MacKay as Kelly. Convict records: http://www.convictrecords.com.au/convicts/johnson/henry/59304 Harry Power Harry Power (1819–1891) was an Australian bushranger, who at one time had Ned Kelly, another bushranger, serve as his accomplice while a teenager. Henry Johnson, also known as Harry Power, was born in Waterford, Ireland on 18 May 1819 and grew up in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England. When he was sixteen years of age his father had"
"and HW Starr in 1954, and later rediscovered by Katharine Loesch. According to the poem, even when the Secret Service decides that Macavity was behind a loss, they can't catch him, as ""he's a mile away"", ""...[or] engaged in doing complicated long division sums"". Doyle wrote that Moriarty ""is never caught"" as at the moment of the crime he is probably ""working out problems on a blackboard ten miles away"" (""The Adventure of the Final Problem""). Macavity is described as being a ginger cat who is very tall and thin with sunken eyes, and ""sways his head from side to"
"Old Shatterhand Old Shatterhand is a fictional character in Western novels by German writer Karl May (1842–1912). He is the German friend and blood brother of Winnetou, the fictional chief of the Mescalero tribe of the Apache. He is the main character in the Eurowestern by the same name from 1964, starring Lex Barker. Old Shatterhand is the alter ego of Karl May, and May himself maintained that he experienced all the adventures in person, even though in fact he did not visit America until after he wrote most of his well-known Western stories, and never traveled west of Buffalo,"
"Henry Huggins Henry Huggins is a character appearing in a series of children's literature novels by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Louis Darling, and first appearing in ""Henry Huggins"". He is a young boy living on Klickitat Street in Portland, Oregon. In the novels, he is in elementary school. The novels take place in the 1950s, which is when Cleary wrote most of the books. The books describe adventures that he experiences in his neighborhood and his interactions with other neighborhood children. He has a dog named Ribsy and a part-time job doing a paper route in North Portland. Cleary, a"
"town, and are destroyed by Hurricane. During the ""Secret Wars"" storyline, Rawhide Kid appears as a member of the Thor Corps whose jurisdiction is a Wild West-themed domain of Battleworld called the Valley of Doom. He arrested that region's version of Hank Pym for illegal possession of adamantium which led to Pym being banished to the Ultron-infested domain called Perfection. Comic Book Resources placed the 2000 series depiction of Rawhide Kid as one of the superheroes Marvel wants you to forget. Rawhide Kid The Rawhide Kid (real name: Johnny Bart, originally given as Johnny Clay) is a fictional Old West"
"Herla Herla or Herla King () is a legendary leader of the mythical Germanic Wild Hunt and the name from which the Old French term ""Herlequin"" may have been derived. Herla often has been identified as Woden and in the writings of the twelfth-century writer Walter Map, he is portrayed as a legendary king of the Britons who became the leader of the Wild Hunt after a visit to the Otherworld, only to return some three hundred years later, after the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. Map's tale occurs in two versions in his ""De nugis curialium"". The first and longer"