Wyatt earp and doc holliday

He finished the year by moving to prescott seeking greener pastures, partly on advice from wyatt earp. Wyatt earp, bat masterson, jesse james, and doc holliday have been written about numerous times, and, just as the story of george washingtons runin with a cherry tree, facts are sometimes clouded by legend. Doc holliday deadly doctor of the american west legends of. In september of 1879 wyatt earp finally said goodbye to dodge city, ending up in las vegas, new mexico.

From that moment, doc holliday became wyatt earp s best friend for life. When he was 14, his mother became bedridden, as she was dying from. One of my favorite scenes from the movie wyatt earp. The earps and doc holliday big nose kates tombstone, arizona. He spent most of his years traveling and living in the deserts of. He dressed well, and his face showed some spark thanks to. Over the next few years, he reportedly had several confrontations. Doc holliday, gambler, gunman, and sometime dentist of the american west. Find out more about this old west icon, from how he met his friend doc holliday to what happened to him after the tombstone gunfight. Spoilers for wynonna earp season 3, episode 10, the other woman. Virgil and jim earp went to san bernardino, where one opened a saloon and dance house and the other a faro game. Jaffa was a prominent businessman, jewish, and the president of new albuquerques board of trade. Doc holliday, the coldblooded sharpshooter, reunites with his old friend, marshall wyatt earp, to take down the clanton gang in the dusty town of tombstone, in arizona.

John boesseneckers ride the devils herd may be about wyatt earps epic battle against the wests biggest outlaw gang. Among the gunfighters, only wyatt earp remained unharmed. The earps and doc holliday big nose kates tombstone. A shaken sheriff behan made an aborted attempt to arrest wyatt earp and doc holliday, after morgan and virgil were taken away by wagon for treatment. The names of the most famous legends of the old west are known to most people. With hugh obrian, douglas fowley, carol stone, don diamond. Wyatt earp, doc holliday, wild bill hickok, jesse james, billy the kid and butch cassidy by charles river editors 4. Wyatt earp and doc holliday would later ride together against the cowboys in what is known as the earp vendetta ride. Pitkin have put doc in protective custody for a few hours. Doc is the son of the late alice holliday and the late henry holliday, the father of alice michelle earp, the exboyfriend of rosita bustillos, and the love interest of wynonna earp. Wyatt earp is the best known of all the frontier lawmen of the american west. But the marshall earp of legend accounted for only about 5 years of wyatts long and eventful life. Both holliday and earp were arrested for murder but quickly released of the charges. Doc holliday was first and foremost, a gambler, and by necessity, became a gunfighter in order to protect himself.

Softspoken with nerves of steel, he survived countless gunfights due to his extraordinary patience and resolute manner. Finally the authorities suggested that virgil move on. He had a famous gun, a colt buntline special, that he christened peacemaker. Hickok, who was the town marshal, ordered young wes to turn over his guns. Holliday, though only 26 years old, had a haggard face and a chronic cough.

Wyatt earp was a famous gunslinger and is the ancestor of willa and wynonna earp. On october 26, 1881, the simmering tensions finally boiled over into violence, and wyatt, his brothers virgil and morgan, and his close friend, doc holliday. Coffins containing the bodies of tom and frank mclaury and billy clanton. Wyatt earp and doc holliday were as different as night and dayor were they. Doc holliday is one of the most recognizable figures in the american old west, but he is most remembered for his friendship with wyatt earp and his role in the gunfight at the o. It depends on what your standards are for a good gunfighter. All photos true west archivesillustrations by bob boze bell john henry doc holliday had a restless year in 1877. Wyatt earp is best known as the fearless frontier lawman of wichita and dodge city, kansas, and as the principal survivor of the gunfight at the ok corral. As is the case with earp, there is a mound of evidence that the real doc holliday wasnt nearly so squeaky clean. Wyatt, warren earp, doc holliday, and others formed a federal posse which killed three more cowboys whom they thought responsible. Not just for the line kiss my rebel dick but also because of the friendship shown between these two men. John henry doc holliday born august 14th, 1851 is the former best friend of the late wyatt earp, a current member of black badge division. Theres also a story that docs gun was also sent to wyatt although again not a lot of evidence to prove whether or not its true.

Thats a tough oneespecially since they never shot it out with one another. The setting is in a denver colorado jail cell, where bat masterson and governor frederick w. They killed brothers tom and frank mclaury and billy clanton. All three earp brothers had been the target of repeated death. A friend to wyatt earp, he was deputized in tombstone, arizona before the famous gunfight at the o. But, earp wasnt just the famous lawman of dodge city and tombstone fame. The story of the friendship of wyatt earp and doc holliday is the stuff of legend. Virgil walter earp july 18, 1843 october 19, 1905 was both deputy u. Doc holliday and wyatt earp became fast friends, which puzzled some of earp s pals, especially bat masterson, who objected to holliday s sometimes appalling behavior. A dentist by trade, doc holliday became an icon of the american west and was close friends with fellow gunslinger wyatt earp. Earp and holliday became friends on the texas gambling circuit in the late 1870s, and doc participated in the gunfight at the ok corral in 1881. What does doc holliday say to johnny ringo in latin during. Among his contemporaries, he was famous as a buffalo hunter, indian fighter, scout for the u.

Marshal sam blonger goes to denver tomorrow with samples of ore and maps of the star mine in hell canon. Following the gunfight near the ok corral, ike clanton filed murder charges against wyatt earp and doc holliday, as well as virgil and morgan earp who had been wounded in the gunfight. Doc holliday from the movie wyatt earp, kiss my rebel. Wyatt earp, in full wyatt berry stapp earp, born march 19, 1848, monmouth, illinois, u. Corral in background tombstone arizona 20042008 photo. Doc holliday was a gambler, vagabond, gentleman, and gunfighter. But sometimes on the frontier, it was hard to tell the. The real life of doc holliday wild west legend that.

Part of the curse is that after his death, the 77 people he killed, resurrected as revenants and the only way to send them back to hell is by shooting. The exchange between doc and ringo then goes as follows. Discover the events that lead to the meeting of doc holliday and wyatt earp. See more ideas about wyatt earp, old west photos and old west. He quickly gained a reputation as a dangerous man and stone cold kil.

Find them in karen holliday tanner s fine book, doc holliday a family portrait 1998. Following the fight, morgan earp was killed, setting his brother wyatt off on the earp vendetta ride. The latin conversation happens just after wyatt earp has tried to defuse the tension between holliday and ringo by saying, hes drunk. Wyatt earp doc holiday bird cage theater in background tombstone film mescal arizona 1993 photo. Everyone knows that doc holliday tim rozon and wyatt earp were close.

The argument between wyatt earp and doc holliday was said to be over earp staying with a friend henry n. On or about april 15, 1882, wyatt earp and his posse, including doc holliday and wyatts younger brother warren, arrive in albuquerque by train. Kate holliday arrives with news of roarke and a plan to take doc away. This photo was supposedly given to wyatt earp after doc died. Bartholemew william barclay bat masterson 1853 1921 spent the first half of his life in what we know today as the wild west. From that moment, doc holliday became wyatt earps best friend for life. He and his family became cursed after he killed bulshar and constance clooties sons. Holliday was a trained pharmacist who served in several wars, including the cherokee indian war, the mexicanamerican war, and as a major. With stacy keach, faye dunaway, harris yulin, michael witney. In the 1993 movie tombstone, doc holliday portrayed by actor val kilmer is depicted as a good guy at heart, helping wyatt earp to keep order and law in the dangerous old west town of tombstone, arizona. Appearing behind these cowboys, doc now had them in his gunsight. He is perhaps best known for joining the earp brothers in their celebrated gunfight 1881 with the clanton gang at the o.

Earp was mostly picked up for frequenting whore houses, but he was also arrested for stealing horses and vagrancy. John henry doc holliday august 14, 1851 november 8, 1887 was an american gambler, gunfighter and dentist of the american old west, who is usually remembered for his friendship with wyatt earp and his involvement in the gunfight at the o. Earp is looking for information on mike roarke at shansseys camp where he finds doc holliday may be able to help. There are two other verified photos of doc, both as an infant. Original picture of doc holliday, wyatt earp and his brothers with. The latter two reportedly had a little runin at abilene, kansas, in 1871. Marshal and tombstone, arizona city marshal when he led his brothers morgan, wyatt and doc holliday in a confrontation with outlaw cowboys at the gunfight at the o. All wyatt earp photographs ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. When wyatt declined, doc poured a shot of whiskey just for himself. The gentleman doc holliday video clip this is the of the story of the wests most famous dentist and his journey from one who heals to one who kills. Hans venn wyatt earp som selv ikke akkurat var skuddredd skal ha sagt om doc holliday at. He saved wyatt earp, a famous lawman and gambler, while. Certainly they were exceptional friends in reality as well as in legend.

The wests greatest gunslingers charles river editors on. Hollidays friendship with the lawman has been a staple of popular sidekicks in american western culture, 78 and holliday himself became a stereotypical image of a deputy and a loyal companion in modern times. They were the two most famous faces in what is regarded as the most. Wyatt earp, legendary frontiersman of the american west who was perhaps best.