Wild Bill Elliott
Born: October 16, 1904, Pattonsburg,
Missouri
Died: November 26, 1965 (age 61), Las Vegas, Nevada
 Wild
Bill Elliott (Gordon A. Nance) was an
American film actor. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of
B-Westerns.
What do you know about Wild Bill Elliott? Try
this quick quiz.
1. The young Nance grew up within twenty miles of
his birthplace, most of his youth spent on a ranch near King City,
Missouri. His father was a cattle rancher and commissioner buyer for the
Kansas City stockyards. Riding and roping were part of Gordon Nance's
upbringing.
2. By 1925, he was getting occasional extra work
in films. He took acting classes and appeared in a few stage roles
there. Where did he attended acting classes?
- Pasadena Playhouse
- USC
- UCLA
3. By 1927, he had made his first Western and his
first featured role. Several co-starring roles followed and he renamed
himself Gordon Elliott. But as the studios made the transition to sound
films, he slipped back into extra roles and bit parts. For the next
eight years, he appeared in over a hundred films for various studios,
but almost always in unbilled extra parts. What was his first Western?
- The Nevada Cowboy
- Texas Alamo
- The Arizona Wildcat
4. In 1938, Columbia Pictures offered him the
title role in a serial, The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(1938), which was successful enough that Columbia offered him a contract
as a leading man. What was the serial?
- Wyatt Earp
- The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
- Rodeo Cowboy
5. Elliott married Helen Josephine Meyers in
February, 1927. Their daughter, Barbara Helen Nance, was born October
14, 1927. When was Elliott and his wife divorced?
6. In 1943, Elliott signed with Republic Pictures,
which cast him in a series of Westerns. The first of these, Calling
Wild Bill Elliott, gave Elliott the name by which he would best be
known and by which he would be billed almost exclusively for the rest of
his career. Who was his sidekick?
- Smiley Collins
- Happy Chandler
- George 'Gabby' Hayes
7. Elliott's trademark was a pair of six-guns worn
butt-forward in their holsters.
8. What movie role is he best remembered for?
- Tex Ritter
- Jesse James
- Red Ryder
9. What did Elliott die from?
- Heart disease
- Lung cancer
- Natural causes
10. Where is Wild Bill Elliott buried?
- Palm Desert Memorial, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, California
- Saint Helenas Episcopal Churchyard, Beaufort, South Carolina
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Palm Desert Memorial, Las Vegas, Nevada