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One of the great stars of early American Westerns. McCoy was the son of an Irish soldier who later became police chief of Saginaw, Michigan, where McCoy was born. He attended St. Ignatius College in Chicago and after seeing a Wild West show there, left school and found work on a Wyoming ranch. He became an expert horseman and roper and developed a keen knowledge of the ways and languages of the Indian tribes in the area. He competed in numerous rodeos, then enlisted in the U.S. Army when America entered the First World War. He was commissioned and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. At the end of World War I, he returned to his ranch in Wyoming, only to be called by Governor Bob Carry to the post of Adjutant General of Wyoming, a position he held until 1921. The position carried with it the rank of Brigadier General (a brevet promotion) and it has been reported that this made him the youngest general officer in the U.S. Army. His reputation as a friend to the Wind River Reservation Indians, both Arapahoe and Shoshone, preceded him and in 1922, he was asked by the head of Famous Players-Lasky, Jesse L. Lasky, to provide Indian extras for the Western extravaganza, The Covered Wagon (1923). He resigned from the state position and recruited several hundred Indians to the Utah movie location. When the film wrapped, he was asked to choose several Indians to accompany him to Hollywood. There the production company developed a live 'prologue' to be presented just prior to the movie showing. The idea was a success and McCoy and his Indian group toured the U.S. and eventually, Europe as well. After touring this country and Europe with the Indians as publicity, McCoy returned to Hollywood and used his connections to obtain further work in the movies, both as a technical advisor and eventually as an actor. MGM speedily signed him to a contract to star in a series of Westerns and McCoy rapidly rose to stardom, making scores of Westerns and occasional non-Westerns. In 1935, he left Hollywood, first to tour with the Ringling Brothers Circus and then with his own Wild West show. His 1938 Wild West Show cost over $300,000 to mount and closed in bankruptcy in just 28 days. He returned to films in 1940, in a series teaming him with Buck Jones and Raymond Hatton, but World War II and Jones's death in 1942 ended the project. McCoy returned to the Army for the war and served with the Army Air Corps in Europe, winning several decorations and a promotion to full Colonel. He retired from the army and from films after the war, but emerged in the late 1940s for a few more films and some television work. In 1942 he ran for the Republican Nomination for the U.S. Senate in Wyoming. He was defeated and returned to Hollywood and an uncertain future. In 1946 he sold his Wyoming ranch and moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania and the life of the gentleman farmer. While living there, he met and married Danish writer Inga Arvad. He later built a home in Nogales, Arizona where Inga subsequently died in 1973. He spent his later years as a retired rancher. He died at the U.A. Army hospital at Ft. Hauchuca, Arizona on January 29 1978 at the age of 86.- Actor
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Jack Stoney was born on 1 October 1897 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Lilac Time (1928) and The Woman on Pier 13 (1949). He died on 29 January 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- A.J. Brown was born on 14 September 1897 in Deal, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Family Solicitor (1961), The Forsyte Saga (1967) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955). He died on 29 January 1978 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
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Adhemar Gonzaga was born on 26 August 1901 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a producer and actor, known for Alô Alô Carnaval (1936), Pif-Paf (1945) and Loucos Por Música (1945). He was married to Didi Viana. He died on 29 January 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Writer
- Actor
Stanislaw Dygat was born on 5 December 1914 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a writer and actor, known for Lydia Ate the Apple (1958), Spóznieni przechodnie (1962) and Zona dla Australijczyka (1964). He was married to Kalina Jedrusik and Wladyslawa Nawrocka. He died on 29 January 1978 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Writer
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Ramón Perelló was born in 1903 in Cartagena, Murcia, Spain. He was a writer and composer, known for Mi canción es para ti (1965), La cruz de mayo (1955) and La danza de los deseos (1954). He died on 29 January 1978 in Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.- Neil Leroy was born on 30 November 1911 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was an actor, known for First Performance (1955), On Camera (1954) and Encounter (1952). He was married to Anastasia Coyle. He died on 29 January 1978 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.