McCoy

Most people have heard of Tom Mix, the cowboy movie star of the generation before John Wayne. You might not have heard of Tim McCoy, who did really cowboy in Wyoming before he was a star. He fled Jesuit school and hopped a train west, not knowing where he was going. 

It’s a great story. He cowboyed for eight years, including for the “Outlaw Train” that was reputed to steal and brand strays; met some of the remaining legends from the real Old West, including of the Hole in the Wall Gang; recruited cavalry for Teddy Roosevelt; and finally became a movie star. 


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  1. Tom11:58 PM

    Pretty cool.

    Odd coincidences w/ his second wife, Inga Arvad. She had interviewed Hitler a couple of times in the '30s, but did not like him. In 1940-41 she dated JFK. Later, she married Tim McCoy -- Tim John Fitzgerald McCoy. Their ranch was the Eagles Nest.

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