Stan Paregien, Editor
Larry Scott
Larry Scott, radio personality and M.C. of many Western shows, was inducted into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame in 1994.
He maintains his first recollection of radio was listening to the cattle and hog markets. His first broadcasting job was as an announcer for KBTN, Neosho, MO in April, 1955. The roads then led to WIL, St. Louis; KFDI, Wichita; KUZZ, Bakersfield; KBBQ and KLAC, Los Angeles; KBOX and KRLD, Dallas; and KWKH, Shreveport, where he hosted the “Interstate Road Show” from August, 1982 until August, 1996 at which time Scott took his show to KVOO in Tulsa.
Larry Scott is a member of the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame. Scott has been honored as Major Market Disc Jockey of the Year by the Country Music Hall of Fame; Disc Jockey of the Year four times by the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Disc Jockey by Billboard Magazine.
Larry Scott has hosted major country music shows from Carnegie Hall in New York to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville to the Cow Palace in San Francisco and all the major showplaces, auditoriums and convention centers in the Los Angeles area. He emceed and promoted many shows and dances featuring the Texas Playboys. United Artists and Capitol Records selected him to host radio specials on Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Plus Scott emceed the 60th Anniversary of Wills’ Texas Playboys on August 12-13, 1994 in Oklahoma City.
Lizabeth Scott
Lizabeth Scott, actress, was born as Emma Matzo in 1922. She studied at Alvienne School of Drama (NY). She appeared in 21 films between 1945 and 1957,
Alan Ladd is in danger of having his pistol stolen
by Lizabeth Scott in the film, "Red Mountain".CLICK HERE to view the complete filmography of Lizabeth Scott.
Randolph Scott
(Deceased)
Randolp Scott, actor, was born on January 23, 1898 in Virginia. However, he was reared in Charlotte, NC. Southern-bred Randolph Scott lied about his age when--as a mere lad of fourteen--he wished to join the World War I effort. He returned home unscathed and entered Georgia Institute of Technology. But after being injured playing football, he transferred to the University of North Carolina. That 's where he graduated with a degree in textile engineering and manufacturing.
Somewhere along the trail he took up drama. He went to California and met Howard Hughes, who got him work as an "extra" in films. Scott studied briefly at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. He was hired to coach Gary Cooper in a Virginia dialect for The Virginian (1929) and played a bit part the film.
Paramount scouts saw 6' 4" Scott in a play and offered him a contract. He moved rapidly into leading roles at Paramount, although his easy-going charm was not enough to suggest the success that would come later. He was a pleasant figure in comedies, dramas, and the occasional adventure, but it was not until he began focusing on Westerns in the late Forties that he reached his greatest stardom.
Randolph Scott and sidekick
George "Gabby" HayesHe appeared in over 100 movies in a career that stretched from 1928 to 1962. His screen persona altered into that of a stoic and uncompromising figure, a tough, hard-bitten man.
In 1962, following a role in one of the classics of the genre, Ride the High Country, Scott retired from films. He was worth several hundred million dollars as a result of superb investments. So screen cowboy Scott spent his remaining years playing golf.
Randolph Scott died on March 2, 1987. His remains are buried in the Elmwood Cemetery in Charlotte, North Carolina.
FOR YOUR READING: Last of the Cowboy Heroes : The Westerns of Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Audie Murphy by Robert Nott, Budd Boetticher (Hardcover ).
CLICK HERE to view the complete filmography of Randolph Scott.
Lin Searles
(Deceased)
Lin Searles was the author of 24 short stories and of four Western novels, Border Passage (1964), Stampede at Hourglass, Saddle the Wind and Cliff Rider (1966). He was murdered, according to Dwight Newton.
Sierra Seawright
S. Dale "Sierra" Seawright was born in western Oklahoma, but currently hangs his hat in Yukon, OK. A Western historical poet and entertainer, 'Sierra' has appeared as the Master of Ceremonies for the annual Chisholm Trail Festival in Yukon, Oklahoma, for the past nine years. He has also appeared at The National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City and at numerous festivals and gatherings around the State of Oklahoma. He spent two weeks early in 2001 as the guest interpreter for the Rio Grand National Forest, USDA, in south central Colorado where he entertained in the campgrounds and at meetings of local service clubs.
As a member of the Miller Gang, a living history organization, 'Sierra' has been their announcer and a participant in their re-enactments for the past six years. He is also a charter member of Canadian Valley Re-Enactors, a group dedicated to authentic recreations of the 1800's.
'Sierra's' poetry spans the range from humorous to serious and includes such poems as "4 x 4", "Engineer Pass", "Home Sweet Home", "The Cowboy Switch", and "Bi-Focal Cowboy". "Christmas...Cowboy Style", included in his book, "The Back Side Shooter", was published in the December/January, 2001 issue of 'Trails End' magazine.
CLICK HERE to go to Sierra Seawright's own home page.
Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck was born on Jan. 29, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the University of Southern California on a basketball scholarship. And he was a member of the California National Guard and was activated for the Watts riots. He studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas
Selleck was turned down for the lead role in the tv show "Vega$." But, of course, he got that "other" little show called, "Magnum, P.I." that made him a multi-millionaire. He also was a part-owner of The Black Orchid restaurant with Larry Minetti and one other investor in Honolulu, HI.
He won an Emmy in 1984 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Magnum, P.I. In 1998 People Magazine chose him as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.
He received an honorary doctorate from Pepperdine University on April 28, 2000. He was chosen because of his outstanding character and ethic. He is a board member of the non-profit Michael Josephson Institute of Ethics and co-founder of the Character Counts Coalition.
Tom Selleck's Western movies include "The Sacketts" (1979, TV), "The Shadow Riders" (1982, TV), "Quigley Down Under" (1990), "Last Stand at Sabre River" (1997, TV), and "Crossfire Trail" (2001, TV). Crossfire Trail earned a 9.6 rating and a 13.2 share when it debuted, making it the most-watched basic cable movie ever shown.
In 1998 he received a "Wrangler Award" from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum for his work in "Last Stand at Sabre River."
Selleck told reporter Marcia Shottenkirk about his interest in Westerns as a kid. "I watched Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda and thought maybe one day I could be in a cowboy movie. It's not all I want to do, but I'd feel naked without doing westerns."
Tom Selleck maintains a summer home in Jonesboro, Maine. And the rest of time he spends on his 63-acre ranch in Ventura County, California, planting trees and tending his horses.
Peggy and I got to meet Tom Selleck at the 2004 Wrangler Awards ceremony at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City on April 17, 2004. That's when he won another Wrangler Award, this time for starring in the TV movie, "Monte Walsh".
Tom Selleck with Peggy ParegienCLICK HERE to see the complete filmography of Tom Selleck.
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Let us not become weary in doing good,
for at the proper time we will reap a harvest
if we do not give up.
--- Bible: Galatians 6:9
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