Hoot Gibson
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 1. Born in Tekamah, NE, August 6, 1892, what is Hoot’s
birth name?
- Dick Stanley Gibson
- Edmund Richard Gibson
- William Stanley Gibson
- Bud Richard Atkinson
2. How did he get his nickname,
Hoot?
- Working for the Owl
Drug Company.
- The owl living in their
backyard.
- He liked to smoke Owl
cigars.
- He rode a world
champion bucking horse Owl.
3. During World War One, Hoot
served in the Army. What rank did he reach?
- Corporal
- Sergeant
- Lieutenant
- Major
4. In 1921, he got his big
break when he was cast as 'Sandy in the movie, “Action.”
Who directed the film?
- Harry Carey
- King Vidor
- John Ford
- Helen Lance
5. Hoot was off the screen for
nearly six years before returning. In 1941, he teamed up with
Ken Maynard at Monogram for The Trail Blazers. Who was the
other star in these trio Westerns?
- Rex Allen
- Bill Elliott
- Roy Stewart
- Bob Steele
6. In 1959, John Ford brought
Hoot back to the screen in a supporting role with John Wayne.
What was the movie?
- The Horse Soldiers
- Ocean's Eleven
- Knight of the Range
- The Marshall’s
Daughter
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