Dave Diamond
Dave Diamond was born on Aug. 7, 1942. He earned his B.S. in journalism and history at the University of Southern Mississippi, his M.A. in professional writing at the University of Southern California, and an M.A. in English from Northwest Missouri State University. He worked for KIIS radio in Los Angeles, Calif. from 1972-76, and for KFI radio in Los Angeles from1976-82. From 1982-88, he worked as a professor at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. He is now chairman of the Communications Department.
Diamond is using the pseudonym "Link Pennington" to write the new "Slade" Western Series for Lynx Books of New York City. Those titles include Days of '76 (1988), Escape from Montana (1989), Return to Dodge City (1989), Layover in Leadville (1989), Bad Blood on the Bismarck Trail (1989), and Showdown in Santa Fe (1990). He is also the author of a book of short stories, Street Scenes (Western America Publishing, 1980), and a book of poems, Storm Lake Suite (Barking Dog Press, 1985).
His poetry has appeared in Vista, KIOSK, Lyrical Iowa, Street Scenes, Greenfeather, Vanderbilt Review and Dakota Magazine.He is a member of WWA, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), National Association of Broadcasters, National Writers Union, AFTRA, SAG, and Society of the Study of Midwest Literature.Diamond's honors include honorable mention at the Iowa State Poetry Contest in 1983, second place in 1984, and third place in 1985. He received a first place at the Kansas State Poetry Contest in 1986, and 2nd place at the Midwest Writers Association in 1988.
Angie Dickenson
Angie Dickenson, actress, was born Angeline Brown on Sept. 30, 1931 in Kulm, ND.The family left North Dakota in 1942 and moved to Burbank, CA. In 1953 she won second place in the local Miss America contest. And soon she was appearing on variety shows.Angie Dickenson made her first movie in 1955 and is still active as an attress. Her TV credits in Western shows included appearances in The Virginian, Wagon Train, Colt .45, The Restless Gun, Have Gun Will Travel, Gunsmoke, Cheyenne, Broken Arrow, Buffalo Bill, Jr., and Death Valley Days.
Angie Dickenson with Dean Martin in
Rio Bravo (1959).Her credits in Western movies includes Tennessee's Partner (1955), The Return of Jack Slade (1955), Man With the Gun (1955), Gun the Man Down (1956), Tension at Table Rock (1956), Hidden Guns (1956), The Black Whip (1956), Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957), Run of the Arrow (1957), Down Liberty Road (1957), Rio Bravo (1959), Frontier Rangers (1959), The Last Challenge (1967), Sam Whiskey (1969), Young Billy Young (1969), Klondike Fever (1980) and Upon a Texas Train (1988, TV).
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Duane Dickinson
Duane Dickinson is a farmer-rancher in the Ryegate, Montana area. He singer and guitar player who enjoys performing the old traditional cowboy ballads. Many of his songs had their start in the post civil war years when the large cattle drives were made from Texas and the southwest to northern markets.Duane Dickinson attributes his interest in the old songs to his father who entertained the family with the old turn-of-the-century cowboy and Victorian ballads. He has been a featured performer at many of the cowboy poetry and song gatherings throughout the west.
Marlene Dietrich
(Deceased)
Marlene Dietrich, singer and actress, was born on December 27, 1901 near Berlin, German.
She began entertaining--dancing, acting and having affairs--in Germany in the 1920's. She made her first German film in 1930. In 1939 she co-starred with James Stewart in the western, "Destry Rides Again".
She became a citizen of the United States and toured extensively during World War II on behalf of the Allied effort.
Marlene Deitrich then appeared on Broadway and in big Las Vegas casino productions, but plaguing her every step was an increasing dependance on alchohol. One night, while under the influence, she fell during a dance routine and broke her leg. Soon thereafter she retreated from public life.
Her Western film credits include "Destry Rides Again" (1939), "The Spoilers" (1942) and "Rancho Notorious" (1952).
She died on May 6, 1992. Her remains are in the Friedhoff III Cemetery in Berlin-Friedenau, Germany.
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Richard Dillon
In the 1970's Richard Dillon was the Supervising Librarian of the Sutro Library in San Francisco. He wrote Images of Chinatown, Hatchet Men, Legend of Grizzly Adams and We Have Met the Enemy. And he won a Spur Award from WWA for his 1973 western, Burnt Out Fire (Prentice-Hall). Dillon was named 21st president of the Book Club of California in 1977.
John A. Dinan
John A. Dinan is the author of The Pulp Western: A Popular History of the Western Fiction Magazine in America (Borgo Press, 1983).
Paul Dinas
Paul Dinas was born on Aug. 4, 1953 at Queens, N.Y. He received his B.A. in English from Hofstra University in 1975. He married on Oct. 21, 1988. He has held editorial positions at Dover Books, St. Martins Press, Avon Books, Worldwide Library and Cloverdale Press. He is currently the senior editor of Kensington Publishing Company (Zebra Press).
Paul Dinas was the sponsoring editor of the following western mass market series: Ryder (adult western packaged for Ballantine Books), Quinn's Raiders (adult western packaged for Lynx Books), Arrow & Sabre (a cavalry series packaged for Dell Publishing), and The Hangman (adult western packaged for Dell Publishing).
Salley Garrett Dingley
A native of Phoenix, Ariz., Salley Garrett Dingley began writing fiction while a department manager in the field of corporate accounting. She freely confesses to having been a fan of Zane Grey's books early in her life. Her first writing attempts were made in about 1980. After her second novel sold, she was so sure that she had found her calling that she quit her job and began writing full-time. She moved to Montana in 1982. Her hobbies are quilting and doing genealogical research. She is a member of WWA and the Romance Writers of America.
Salley Garrett Dingley writes for Harlequin as Salley Garrett: Until Forever (her first novel, 1983), Twin Bridges, Until Now, Northern Fires, Weaver of Dreams and Vision. Her article, "Setting It Right in the Modern West," appeared in issue #29 of Fiction Writers Magazine, an issue devoted to Western writing.
Richard Dix
(Deceased)
Richard Dix, actor, was born as Ernest Carlton Brimmer on July 18, 1893 in St. Paul, MN. He was six-feet tall and excelled in football and baseball during high school, and he also was active in the drama club.
He entered the University of Minnesota to study medicine, mainly because that's what his father wanted him to do. But he quit after one year and took a job in a bank during the day, so he could act in local theaters at night. Soon he moved to New York City to promote his career, and from there to Los Angeles.
In 1928 Richard Dix starred in Paramount's film, "Warming Up," about a baseball star. It was Paramount's first attempt at synchronizing sound effects with the voices of the actors. And his deep bass voice made an impression with audiences.
He was under contract to RKO Radio Pictures from 1929 through 1943. In 1931, he won a "Best Actor" nomination for his masterful performance in "Cimarron"(the film won best picture of the year). He retired from films in 1947. He first married Winifred Coe on October 20, 1931, had a daughter, Martha Mary Ellen, then divorced in 1933. He then married Virginia Webster on June 29, 1934. They had twin boys, Richard Jr. and Robert, and an adopted daughter, Sara Sue. Richard Dix the actor, died at age 56 on September 20, 1949
The Western credits of Richard Dix include "The Call of the Canyon" (1923), "The Vanishing American" (1925), "Redskin" (1929), "Shooting Straight" (1930), "Cimarron" (1931), "West of the Pecos" (1935), "The Arizonian" (1935), "Yellow Dust" (1936), "Cherokee Strip" (1940), "The Roundup" (1941), "Badlands of Dakota" (1941), "Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die" (1942), "The Kansan" (1943) and "Buckskin Frontier" (1943).
Richard Dix died on Sept. 29, 1949. He was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Whispering Pines, Lot 2387 ) in Glendale , CA.
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This listing is far from complete and may contain errors.
Therefore, all Western entertainers and/or their agents
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teach me your paths;
guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
---- Bible: Psalm 25:4-5
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