Saddle up for a trip through entertainment history with a weekly highlight from Santa Clarita’s Walk of Western Stars! This week, the star of “Emergency!” Robert Fuller. Although he spent his formative years in Key West, Florida, Robert Fuller’s birthplace was Troy, New York (on July 29, 1933). His friends called him “Buddy Lee,” although his birth name was Leonard ...
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Stardust And Spurs: Exploring Santa Clarita’s Walk Of Western Stars – Dan White
Saddle up for a trip through entertainment history with a weekly highlight from Santa Clarita’s Walk of Western Stars! This week, actor Dan White. Daniel M. White was born to George and Orpha White on March 25, 1908, about one mile from the Suwannee River in Falmouth, Florida. White was one of 13 siblings who were moved to Lakeland sometime ...
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Saddle up for a trip through entertainment history with a weekly highlight from Santa Clarita’s Walk of Western Stars! This week, director and stuntman Hal Needham. Hal Needham was born on March 6, 1931, in Memphis, Tennessee, as the youngest of three children. After serving as a paratrooper in the Korean War, Needham started his Hollywood career as a billboard ...
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Saddle up for a trip through entertainment history with a weekly highlight from Santa Clarita’s Walk of Western Stars! This week, actress and singer-songwriter Dale Evans! Born Frances Octavia Smith on Oct. 31, 1912, in Uvalde, Texas, Evans’ talent as a performer was present early. After eloping with her first husband at the age of 14, and abandoned a year ...
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Saddle up for a trip through entertainment history with a weekly highlight from Santa Clarita’s Walk of Western Stars! This week, actor Clayton Moore. Jack Carlton Moore, AKA Clayton Moore, was born on Sep. 14, 1914, in the windy city of Chicago, Illinois. Even though his dad wanted him to go into medicine, he had other, more exciting plans. He ...
Read More »Stardust And Spurs: Exploring Santa Clarita’s Walk Of Western Stars – Bo Hopkins
Saddle up for a trip through entertainment history with a weekly highlight from Santa Clarita’s Walk of Western Stars! This week, actor Bo Hopkins. Born William “Bo” Hopkins on Feb. 2, 1938, the actor became known for his major supporting roles and common television appearances on daytime classics. After leaving military service and nine months in Korea, Hopkins pursued a ...
Read More »Stardust And Spurs: Exploring Santa Clarita’s Walk Of Western Stars – Johnny Crawford
Saddle up for a trip through entertainment history with a weekly highlight from Santa Clarita’s Walk of Western Stars! This week, original Mouseketeer Johnny Crawford! Born John Ernest Crawford on March 26, 1946, to a prolific musician family in Los Angeles, Johnny Crawford would go on to be a familiar face among younger television viewers. A child actor, Crawford appeared ...
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Saddle up for a trip through entertainment history with a weekly highlight from Santa Clarita’s Walk of Western Stars! This week, “The Duke” himself, John Wayne! Born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26, 1907, in Winterset, Iowa, the man who would be John Wayne moved with his family to Palmdale, California and then later to Glendale, where he would graduate ...
Read More »Stardust And Spurs: Exploring Santa Clarita’s Walk Of Western Stars – Pat Buttram
Saddle up for a trip through entertainment history with a weekly highlight from Santa Clarita’s Walk of Western Stars! This week, character actor Pat Buttram! With his signature voice and comedic chops, Pat Buttram rode alongside Gene Autry in more than 40 films, placing him squarely on Santa Clarita’s Walk of Western Stars. Born Maxwell Emmet Buttram on June 19, ...
Read More »Stardust And Spurs: Exploring Santa Clarita’s Walk Of Western Stars – Gary Cooper
Saddle up for a trip through entertainment history with a weekly highlight from Santa Clarita’s Walk of Western Stars! This week, Hollywood legend Gary Cooper. Born Frank James Cooper on May 7, 1901, as the son of a prominent English Layer in Helena, Montana, Gary Cooper was living the Western life even early on. After spending his early education in ...
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