21-475: Acord is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Art Acord (1890–1931), American silent film actor and rodeo champion Bobby R. Acord , American government official David Acord , American sound editor and voice actor Lance Acord (born 1964), American cinematographer See also [ edit ] Accord (disambiguation) ACORD [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
42-516: A carnival and took virtually any job his dwindling name value could obtain. At one point he hosted a booth at rodeos that encouraged ranchers to raise nutria . He also appeared in an episode of Groucho's You Bet Your Life , filmed in December 1955. He made the final game with his contestant, but did not win the big money, though he earned himself a share of the $ 440 prize money for the show. On September 6, 1913, Gibson married Rose August Wenger ,
63-702: A final time to Dorothy Dunstan, a 22-year-old yodeler, on July 3, 1942. Hoot Gibson died of cancer in 1962 in Woodland Hills, California at age 70, and was interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. In 1960, for his contribution to film, Gibson was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was honored with a star at 1765 Vine Street in the Motion Pictures section. In 1979, he
84-509: A horse as a young boy. His family moved to California when he was seven years old. As a teenager, he worked with horses on a ranch, which led to competition on bucking broncos at area rodeos. Given the nickname "Hoot Owl" by co-workers, the name evolved to just "Hoot". (Michael Wallis' book, The Real Wild West: The 101 Ranch and the Creation of the American West , says that Gibson "picked up
105-419: A lasting friendship and working relationship. Gibson's years of substantial earnings did not see him through his retirement. He had squandered much of his income on high living and poor investments. By the 1950s, Gibson faced financial ruin, in part due to costly medical bills from serious health problems. To get by and pay his bills, he earned money as a greeter at a Las Vegas casino . For a time, he worked in
126-732: A leading performer in Hollywood's growing cowboy film industry. During the period between World War I and World War II , he was second only to cowboy film legend Tom Mix as a box office draw. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum . Born Edmund Richard Gibson in Tekamah, Nebraska ,on August 6 1892 he learned to ride
147-572: A local hotel room. He was depressed and told the doctor who treated him shortly before he died that he had intentionally taken poison because he wanted to die. His body was sent back to California by train. He was given a military funeral with full honors and was buried in the Vale of Memory section in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California . For his contribution to
168-570: A noted actor in silent Western films . Acord also performed as a stunt man . He made over 100 film shorts, most of which are now considered lost . Acord enlisted in the United States Army in World War I and served overseas. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre for bravery. At war's end, he returned to the motion picture business, appearing in a series of popular film shorts and as "Buck Parvin",
189-494: A qualified ride and championship. His rodeo skills had been sharpened when he worked for a time for the Miller Brothers' traveling 101 Ranch Wild West Show . It was with the 101 that he became friends with Tom Mix , Yakima Canutt , Bee Ho Gray , "Broncho Billy" Anderson and Hoot Gibson . He was sometimes called the "Mormon cowboy" and has been noted as the first real cowboy to become a Hollywood cowboy. He went on to become
210-855: A rodeo performer. They had met at the Pendleton Round-Up in Oregon sometime between 1911 and 1913. Under the name Helen Gibson, she became a major film star in her own right for a time, notably in the lead role of The Hazards of Helen . Census records for 1920 indicate they were living separately; Hoot Gibson listed himself as married; Helen listed herself as widowed. Gibson married vaudeville actress Helen Johnson on April 20, 1922, in Riverside, California. They had one child, Lois Charlotte Gibson. They were divorced on February 2, 1929, in Hollywood, California. Gibson married film actress Sally Eilers on June 28, 1930. The marriage ended in 1933. Gibson married
231-583: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Art Acord Arthemus Ward " Art " Acord (April 17, 1890 – January 4, 1931) was an American silent film actor and rodeo champion. After his film career ended in 1929, Acord worked in rodeo road shows and as a miner in Mexico. Acord was born to parents who were Utah pioneers and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , Valentine Louis Acord and Mary Amelia Acord (née Pedersen), in
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#1733085917274252-407: The surname Acord . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acord&oldid=1080682441 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
273-400: The motion picture industry, Acord has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1709 Vine Street. Hoot Gibson Edmund Richard " Hoot " Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitioned from silent films to become
294-488: The nickname 'Hoot' while working as a bicycle messenger for Owl Drug Company." Dan L. Thrapp's Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography says that Gibson "is said to have been nicknamed because he once hunted owls in a cave.") Hoot, himself, stated in an episode of " You Bet Your Life " (January 19. 1956), that he acquired the nickname "Hoot", when he used to look for hoot owls in caves as a child in Nebraska. While acting for Gibson
315-575: The ranch of Preston Nutter. In 1912, he won the World Steer Wrestling ( Bulldogging ) Championship at the Pendleton Round-up and won that same World Championship title again in 1916, defeating challenger and friend Hoot Gibson . Acord was one of the few cowboys to have ridden the acclaimed bucking horse Steamboat (who later inspired the bucking horse logo on the Wyoming license plate) for
336-516: The ranching area called Prattville , just west of the town of Glenwood, Utah . Art's father was of German and English descent. The Acord family descends from a Prussian mercenary soldier of the American Revolutionary War whose name was Eckert. Art's paternal grandmother was a descendant of Frances Latham , an early settler of New England who has been called the "Mother of Governors" and the "Mother of Champion Cowboys". Art's mother, who
357-554: The rodeo business and became good friends with Art Acord , a fellow cowboy and movie actor. The two participated in summer rodeo, then went back to Hollywood for the winter to do stunt work. For several years, Gibson had secondary film roles (primarily in Westerns) with stars such as Harry Carey . By 1921, the demand for cowboy pictures was so great, Gibson began receiving offers for leading roles. Some of these offers came from up-and-coming film director John Ford , with whom Gibson developed
378-400: The title character for a Universal Pictures serial . Because of a heavy drinking problem and his inability to adapt to the advent of talkies , Acord's film career declined and he ended up performing in road shows and mining in Mexico. In March 1928 Acord was seriously burned in an explosion at his home; the loss of his sight was feared. Acord was married three times. His first marriage
399-583: Was a minor sideline, he continued competing in rodeos to make a living. In 1912, he won the all-around championship at the famous Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon and the steer roping world championship at the Calgary Stampede . Gibson's career was temporarily interrupted with service in the United States Army during World War I as a sergeant in the Tank Corps . When the war ended, he returned to
420-529: Was of Danish descent, died when Art was just 19 months old while the family was living in the Stillwater, Oklahoma area. The Acord family had moved there for the mother's health and took part in the September 28, 1891 Oklahoma Land Run. She died a few weeks later on November 28, 1891. After her death, the family moved back to Utah. As a young man, Acord worked as a cowboy , ranch hand and rodeo contestant. He worked on
441-590: Was to actress Edythe Sterling in 1913. They divorced in 1916. In 1920, he married former actress Edna May Nores. Nores filed for divorce in April 1924 citing physical abuse and infidelity. The divorce was finalized the following year. His third marriage was to actress Louise Lorraine on April 14, 1926. The couple divorced in June 1928. On January 4, 1931, Acord died in a Chihuahua, Mexico hospital shortly after taking cyanide in
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