I have been getting some great comments about my interviews with stars that are part of “Along the Trail.” I am soooo glad that you are enjoying them. Future episodes, including the just posted interview with Gunsmoke’s Buck Taylor, will be on my Cheryl Rogers website at www.cherylrogers.com. I hope that you will join me …
Jul 04
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRIGGER
The original Trigger, The Old Man, The Old Horse, would be turning 83 today. He was truly a very special horse. He was all spirit and fire when Dad rode him and the most gentle of giants when I rode him across the Van Nuys Wash (as a nine-year-old) to the Mom and Pop grocery …
Jun 13
Yakima Canutt
Yakima Canutt is probably the most famous stuntman in the entertainment industry. He was the inventor of most of the famous stunts that took our breaths away. It was Yak that leapt off the driver’s seat of the stagecoach onto the backs of the backs team of horses, then onto the backs of the team …
Jun 12
Iron Eyes Cody
Iron Eyes Cody was known by everybody as a spokesman for conservation and of American Indian traditions. As a young man, he took it upon himself to study and learn what he could of Indian culture. His portrayal of the Indian chief with the tear in his eye for the “Keep America Beautiful” campaign (posters …
Jun 11
Trisstram (Tris) Coffin
Trisstram (Tris) Coffin was another of those fine Republic actors who worked all of the time. He appeared in seven of their cliff-hanger series. He also honed his craft while playing good guys and bad guys in numerous films and then television series. He had the lead in his own syndicated series “26 Men” which …
Jun 10
More about Gabby Hayes
I absolutely loved Gabby like another grandfather. He was the most handsome man. Always dressed in custom-made English tweed suits and handmade silk shirts from France. He always smelled wonderful and he could tell the most wonderful stories in his beautiful stage voice. I’m glad that I didn’t see him on film as a bad …
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