This Was the Only Western Featuring Wyatt Earp Made in the Real-Life Legend’s Lifetime
Is there a more famous Western lawman than Wyatt Earp? Whether you know him as the marshal of Dodge City, a participant in the infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, or as amythic Old West figurewho would become the driving force behind movies likeTombstone, Earp is a significant person in Western, not to mention American, history. Interestingly, Earp didn’t die until 1929, having lived 80 years in total. But near the end of his life, the former lawman found himself in Hollywood, where he had theopportunity to watch his life(well, a very small part of it) portrayed on the screen at least once....