1895-07-21 Vevay, Indiana, USA
From Wikipedia Kenneth Olin "Ken" Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American motion picture stuntman and actor. Maynard served in the United States Army during World War I. After the war, Maynard returned to show business as a circus rider with Ringling Brothers. When the circus was playing in Los Angeles, California, actor Buck Jones encouraged Maynard to try working in the movies. Maynard soon had a contract with Fox Studios. He first appeared in silent motion pictures in 1923. Maynard's work included stunt performance. His horsemanship and rugged good looks made Maynard a cowboy star. He and his white stallion, "Tarzan," became famous. His two recorded songs with Columbia Records, "The Lone Star Trail" and "The Cowboy's Lament," made him one of the first of the singing cowboys. Maynard moved to Universal Studios, where he made his first films with a musical soundtrack. He sang two songs in Sons of the Saddle in 1930. In 1931 and 1932, Maynard worked for Tiffany Productions and Sono Art-World Wide Pictures before moving back to Universal in 1933. Maynard played several musical instruments, and was featured that year on the violin in The Fiddlin' Buckaroo, and on the banjo in The Trail Drive. Maynard moved to Mascot Pictures in 1934. Maynard appeared in more than ninety films in twenty years with his white cowboy hat, fancy shirt, and a pair of six-shooters, but alcoholism so severely affected his life that his acting career ended in 1944. He made appearances at state fairs and rodeos. He owned a small circus operation featuring rodeo riders but eventually lost it to creditors. His substantial wealth had vanished, and he lived a desolate life in a rundown trailer. During these years, Maynard was supported by an unknown benefactor, long thought to be Gene Autry. More than twenty five years after his last starring role, Maynard returned to the screen two small roles, in 1970 and 1972, the more notably in The Marshal of Windy Hollow. Maynard died of stomach cancer in 1973 at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills, California. He was interred at Forest Lawn Cypress Cemetery in Cypress, California. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Ken Maynard has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6751 Hollywood Blvd.
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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | (archive footage) | 1976-05-01 |
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The Marshal of Windy Hollow | Texas Ranger | 1972-08-09 |
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Bigfoot | Mr. Bennett | 1970-10-21 |
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Westward Bound | Ken Maynard | 1944-01-17 |
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Arizona Whirlwind | Ken Maynard | 1944-02-21 |
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Harmony Trail | Marshal Ken Maynard | 1944-12-01 |
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The Law Rides Again | U.S. Marshal Ken Maynard | 1943-08-06 |
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Blazing Guns | Marshal Ken Maynard | 1943-10-08 |
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Wild Horse Stampede | Marshal Ken Maynard | 1943-04-16 |
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Death Valley Rangers | Ken Maynard | 1943-12-03 |
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Lightning Strikes West | Lightning Ken Morgan | 1940-06-01 |
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Phantom Rancher | Ken Mitchell | 1940-03-31 |
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Flaming Lead | Ken Clark | 1939-11-01 |
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Death Rides the Range | Ken Baxter | 1939-12-14 |
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Six Shootin' Sheriff | Jim 'Trigger' Morton | 1938-05-20 |
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Whirlwind Horseman | Ken Morton | 1938-04-29 |
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Trailing Trouble | John 'Friendly' Fields | 1937-08-27 |
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Boots of Destiny | Ken Crawford | 1937-07-16 |
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Avenging Waters | Ken Morley | 1936-05-08 |
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The Cattle Thief | Ken | 1936-05-26 |
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The Fugitive Sheriff | Ken Marshall | 1936-10-19 |
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Heroes of the Range | Ken Smith | 1936-03-28 |
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Heir to Trouble | Ken Armstrong | 1935-12-17 |
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Lawless Riders | Ken Manley | 1935-12-06 |
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Western Frontier | Ken Masters | 1935-08-07 |
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Western Courage | Ken Baxter | 1935-10-29 |
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Mystery Mountain | Ken Williams | 1934-12-02 |
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Smoking Guns | Ken Masters | 1934-06-11 |
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In Old Santa Fe | Ken aka 'Kentucky' | 1934-11-15 |
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Honor of the Range | Sheriff Ken / Brother Clem | 1934-04-15 |
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Wheels of Destiny | Ken Manning | 1934-03-01 |
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The Lone Avenger | Cal Weston | 1933-05-14 |
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Phantom Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt Kid | 1933-03-04 |
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Drum Taps | Ken Cartwright | 1933-01-23 |
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Strawberry Roan | Ken Masters | 1933-10-26 |
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The Trail Drive | Ken Benton | 1933-09-04 |
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Fargo Express | Ken Benton | 1933-11-20 |
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The Fiddlin' Buckaroo | 'Fiddlin' | 1933-07-20 |
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King of the Arena | Captain Ken Kenton | 1933-06-01 |
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Gun Justice | Ken Lance | 1933-12-11 |
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Between Fighting Men | Ken | 1932-10-15 |
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Dynamite Ranch | Blaze Howell | 1932-07-07 |
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Hell-Fire Austin | Ken 'Hell-Fire' Austin | 1932-03-02 |
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Whistlin' Dan | 'Whistlin' Dan Savage Posing as Ed Black | 1932-03-19 |
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Texas Gun Fighter | Bill Dane | 1932-02-14 |
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The Sunset Trail | Jim Brandon | 1932-02-07 |
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Come On, Tarzan | Ken Benson | 1932-09-10 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-5 | Self | 1932-12-16 |
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Tombstone Canyon | Ken | 1932-12-25 |
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Haunted Gold | Tim Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1932-12-17 |
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The Two Gun Man | 'Blackie' Weed | 1931-05-15 |
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Range Law | Hap Conners | 1931-10-10 |
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The Arizona Terror | The Arizonian | 1931-09-13 |
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The Pocatello Kid | The Pocatello Kid / Sheriff Jim Bledsoe | 1931-12-05 |
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Alias: The Bad Man | Ranger Ken Neville | 1931-07-15 |
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Branded Men | Rod Whitaker | 1931-11-07 |
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The Fighting Legion | Dave Hayes | 1930-04-05 |
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Parade of the West | Bud Rand | 1930-01-19 |
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Lucky Larkin | 'Lucky' Larkin | 1930-02-01 |
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Mountain Justice | Ken McTavish | 1930-05-04 |
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Sons of the Saddle | Jim Brandon | 1930-08-03 |
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Song of the Caballero | Juan Posing as El Lobo | 1930-06-29 |
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Fighting Thru | Dan Barton | 1930-12-25 |
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The Wagon Master | The Rambler | 1929-09-08 |
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The Royal Rider | Dick Scott | 1929-02-17 |
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Cheyenne | Cal Roberts | 1929-02-03 |
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The California Mail | Bob Scott | 1929-04-07 |
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The Lawless Legion | Cal Stanley | 1929-02-17 |
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Señor Americano | Lieutenant Michael Banning | 1929-11-10 |
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The Code of the Scarlet | Bruce Kenton | 1928-07-01 |
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The Glorious Trail | Pat O'Leary | 1928-10-28 |
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The Upland Rider | Dan Dailey | 1928-06-03 |
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The Wagon Show | Bob Mason | 1928-02-19 |
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The Phantom City | Tim Kelly | 1928-12-27 |
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The Canyon of Adventure | Steven Bancroft | 1928-04-21 |
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The Land Beyond the Law | Jerry Steele | 1927-06-05 |
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Gun Gospel | Granger Hume | 1927-11-06 |
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The Devil's Saddle | Harry Morrel | 1927-07-10 |
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The Overland Stage | Jack Jessup | 1927-01-31 |
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The Red Raiders | Lieutenant John Scott | 1927-09-27 |
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Haunted Range | Terry Bladwin | 1926-01-11 |
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The Unknown Cavalier | Tom Drury | 1926-11-14 |
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The Grey Vulture | Bart Miller | 1926-01-02 |
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Senor Daredevil | Don Luis O'Flaherty | 1926-08-01 |
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The Demon Rider | Billy Dennis | 1925-11-02 |
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North Star | Noel Blake | 1925-12-27 |
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Fighting Courage | Richard Kingsley | 1925-12-12 |
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Janice Meredith | Paul Revere | 1924-12-08 |
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$50,000 Reward | Tex Sherwood | 1924-12-02 |
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Brass Commandments | (uncredited) | 1923-01-28 |
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Somebody Lied | 1923-11-04 | |
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Cameo Kirby | (uncredited) | 1923-10-20 |
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The Gunfighter | (uncredited) | 1923-09-02 |
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The Man Who Won | Conroy | 1923-08-26 |
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