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Broncho Billy Anderson

He was born Max H. Aronson to a Jewish family in Little Rock, Arkansas (Although he is claimed by Pine Bluff). He was raised in Pine Bluff, Arkansas till he was 8, lived in St. Louis until he was 18, then moved to New York. Anderson worked as a photographer's model and newspaper vendor before drifting into acting. He performed in vaudeville before joining forces with Edwin S. Porter as an actor and occasional script collaborator. gay gay gay gay gay gay gay www. ... www. ... Jump to: navigation, search The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי transliterated: Yehudi) is used in many ways, but generally refers to a follower of Judaism, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of these attributes. ... There is also a Littlerock, California. ... State nickname: The Natural State Other U.S. States Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Governor Mike Huckabee (R) Senators Blanche Lincoln (D) Mark Pryor (D) Official languages English Area 137,732 km² (29th)  - Land 134,856 km²  - Water 2,876 km² (2. ... Pine Bluff is a city located in Jefferson County, Arkansas. ... Vaudeville was a style of multi-act theater which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. ... Jump to: navigation, search Edwin Stanton Porter (April 21, 1870 - April 30, 1941) was an influential early film pioneer. ...

In 1907, he and George K. Spoor founded Essanay Studios (S for spoor, A for anderson), one of the predominant early movie studios. Anderson gained enormous popularity in a series of hundreds of Western shorts, playing the first real cowboy hero, "Broncho Billy." Spoor stayed in Chicago running the company like a factory, while Anderson traveled the western United States by train with a film crew shooting movies. 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... George K. Spoor (1872-1953) was an early film pioneer who opened with Bronco Billy Anderson the historic Essanay Studios which was responsible for establishing stars such as Charlie Chaplin. ... Essanay Studios was a motion picture company founded in Chicago, Illinois by George K. Spoor and Bronco Billy Anderson under the name Essanay (S and A). It produced silent films with such stars as Ben Turpin, Wallace Beery, Francis X. Bushman, Gloria Swanson and Charlie Chaplin. ... A movie studio is a company which develops, equips and maintains a controlled environment for the making of a film. ...

Writing, acting and, directing most of these movies, Anderson also found time to direct a series of "Alkali Ike" comedy Westerns starring Augustus Carney In 1916, Anderson sold his ownership in Essanay and retired from acting. He returned to New York, bought the Longacre Theatre and produced plays, but without permanent success. He then made a brief comeback as a producer with a series of shorts with Stan Laurel, but conflicts with the studio, Metro, led him to retire again after 1920. Jump to: navigation, search 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land... Stan Laurel Stan Laurel (June 16, 1890 – February 23, 1965), born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, was a comedian and member of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events WIKIPEDIA EATS VAGINA January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

He resumed producing movies, as owner of Progressive Pictures, into the 1950s, then retired again. In 1958, he received an Honorary Academy Award as a "motion picture pioneer," for his "contributions to the development of motion pictures as entertainment." Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the... Jump to: navigation, search 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Academy Honorary Award is given irregularly to celebrate achievements that are not covered by the competitive awards. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

In his seventies, Anderson came out of retirement for a cameo role in The Bounty Killer (1965). Jump to: navigation, search 1999-The Bomb 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

He died in 1971 at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. He was cremated and his ashes are stored in the vault at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles. Jump to: navigation, search 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... The Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital is a retirement home, hospital and community center serving the show-business community of Southern California. ... Woodland Hills is a community within the City of Los Angeles. ... Chapel of the Pines Crematory at 1605 South Catalina Street in Los Angeles, California is located near the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery. ... Jump to: navigation, search The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish; Los Ángeles, ) also known simply as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ...

Anderson was honored posthumously in 1998 with his image on a U.S. postage stamp. In 2002, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Jump to: navigation, search 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article lists people who have been featured on United States postage stamps. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hall of Great Western Performers is a Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. ... The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum was established in 1955 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Nickname: Renaissance City Founded Incorporated 1889   County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Mayor Mick Cornett Area  - Total  - Water 1,608. ...

He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1651 Vine Street in Hollywood. Jump to: navigation, search An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue...

See also

• Other notable figures in Western films

Notable figures in Western style motion pictures and/or television series some of whom have been voted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. ...

External links

• Broncho Billy Anderson at the Internet Movie Database