Wyatt earp frontier lawman page 2 legends of america. There he married in 1870 and was elected local constable. But the marshall earp of legend accounted for only about 5 years of wyatt s long and eventful life. Earp did not leave his family in illinois to seek excitement on the fabled frontier. I married wyatt earp will not be the last word on the subject, but it ranks at the top or very near the top of the importatnt books on the tombstone story and. The memoirs of josephine marcus earp give us this drama about how the young opera singer from san francisco became the love and wife of lawman wyatt earp of tombstone, arizona. No, there is not a single mention of wyatt earp in the ellsworth reporters accounts of what took place in the record of judge osbornes police court, or in dr. Urilla sutherland c1853 1870, married 1873 monmouth, warren county, illinois celia blaylock 1850 1888, married 1873 dodge city, ford county, kansas. Boyers book was considered a factual memoir, and cited by scholars, studied in classrooms, and used as a source by filmmakers for 32 years.
A cast of eleven women looks at the real story behind the gunfight at the ok corral. At first, he got married to urilla sutherland in 1870, they remain together for some time. This is to certify that i have this day united in marriage mr. Your host is steve gatto, author of the real wyatt earp edited by neil carmony 2000, johnny ringo 2002, curly bill, tombstones most famous outlaw 2003. As for ellsworth kansas, there is no reference to anyone by the name of wyatt earp in the newspaper there, the ellsworth reporter. It suffered multiple attacks during the american civil war. The belle of tombstone i married wyatt earp is now. If you ever want to visit his grave, you will find in in a jewish cemetery in southern california.
Earp, the justice of the peace, performed the ceremony. Bruttonettorechner unitools kurzarbeitergeldrechner. Nicholas later filed the following document with the barton county clerks officer. Wyatt berry stapp earp 1848 1929 was an american farmer, teamster, buffalo hunter, officer of the law in various western frontier towns, gambler, saloon. Whereas some earp movies focus on, say, the relationship between wyatt and doc holiday my darling clementine, 1946 or gunfight at the ok corral, 1957, or the relationship between earp and ike clanton hour of the gun, 1967, instead i married wyatt earp focuses on josie marcus as she reacts to the very unfamiliar environment she has placed.
The life and legend of josephine sarah marcus earp rabbi. It wasnt until wyatt earp s death that the world recognized him as one of the last, great frontier lawman. Celia ann mattie blaylock january 1850 july 3, 1888 was a prostitute who became the romantic companion and second wife after urilla sutherland commonlaw wife of old west lawman and gambler wyatt earp for about three years. Jan 22, 2019 wyatt earp had three wives, but no children. The abiding influence of wyatt earp on john wayne american. Apr 25, 20 stuart lakes 1931 biography of earp, frontier lawman, was heavily redacted by sadie. Less important, however, was divorce, as theres not much evidence to suggest that he actually divorced any of his previous wives before he married the next one and often they tended to overlap.
Wyatt earp is a 1994 american biographical western film directed, produced, and cowritten by lawrence kasdan, with dan gordon. Wyatt earp was a gambler, lawman, buffalo hunter, miner but most famous for his role in the gunfight at the o. Josephine earp and her relationship to wyatt became known after amateur historian glenn boyer published his book, i married wyatt earp, based on a manuscript allegedly written in part by her. Jan 01, 2017 1983 i married wyatt earp ross martin duration. In tombstone wyatt was asked if he believed, he replied. Wyatt earp is best known as the fearless frontier lawman of wichita and dodge city, kansas, and as principal survivor of the gunfight at the ok corral. They killed brothers tom and frank mclaury and billy clanton. Wyatt earp, frontier marshaldeleterious passages strickencame out in 1931 and fueled fifty years of wyatt earp mania, pro and con, in print and film. I married wyatt earp, with mabel earp cason and vinola earp ackerman. Indeed, he and doc holliday had one serious falling out and it was over wyatts conversion to judaism. She met wyatt in 1881 in the frontier boom town of tombstone, arizona territory, when she was living with johnny behan, sheriff of cochise county, arizona josephine was born in new york to a prussian jewish family. Only wyatt earp 1994, starring kevin costner and directed by lawrence kasdan, reveals the truth, the whole truth. The memoir became the secondbest selling book about wyatt earp, selling over 35,000 copies.
Born in new york city in 1860, the life of josephine sarah marcuse josie, as she preferred to be known has been. I married wyatt earp southern california quarterly. Knowledge of her place in wyatts life was concealed by josephine earp, his later commonlaw wife, who worked hard to protect her and wyatts reputation in their. It stars kevin costner in the title role as the lawman of the same name, and features an ensemble cast that includes gene hackman, mark harmon, michael madsen, bill pullman, dennis quaid, isabella rossellini, tom sizemore, jobeth williams, mare winningham and jim. Ducks coroners report, or in the coroners inquest on sheriff whitney, or in the testimony at billy. James cooksey earp june 28, 1841 january 25, 1926 was a lesser known older brother of old west lawman virgil earp and lawmangambler wyatt earp. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 762, day of november 1880. A black country relative of wild west hero wyatt earp has died in france, a reminder of our regions links with the wild west and the facts and fancy surrounding the connection. Lamar was laid out in 1856 and named for mirabeau b. He developed a reputation as having killed more than a dozen men in various altercations, but modern researchers have.
John henry doc holliday august 14, 1851 november 8, 1887 was an american gambler, gunfighter, and dentist. Wyatts ancestors were english and scottish who arrived in america in the early 1700s. Back in the 1970s i was just about out of college and newly married, living in an efficiency apartment on. But the marshall earp of legend accounted for only about 5 years of wyatts long and eventful life. Wyatt earp, in full wyatt berry stapp earp, born march 19, 1848, monmouth, illinois, u. The next morning a very dead, bulletridden frank stillwell was found on the tracks next to the depot.
I was rather delighted the first time i read wyatt earps thoughts on the topic. A biography about wyatt earp that when law was in the holster. Devastated, he sold his newly bought house and left town to. Mar 15, 2020 wyatt earp, in full wyatt berry stapp earp, born march 19, 1848, monmouth, illinois, u. It wasnt until wyatt earps death that the world recognized him as one of the last, great frontier lawman. She was born around 1861, the sheltered, beautiful daughter of wealthy, germanjewish immigrant parents. A close friend and associate of lawman wyatt earp, holliday is best known for his role in the events leading up to and following the gunfight at the o. Mar 29, 2018 wyatt earp was a man who respected marriage and thought marriage was importantin fact, he thought it was so important that he was married four times. On january 10, 1870, wyatt earp married urilla sutherland. It would appear that the first earp to study law was wyatts grandfather, walter, being a justice of the peace in monmouth, illinois, although his chosen profession was school teacher. In 1864, his father, nicholas earp, headed up a wagon train of 40 wagons destined for californias san bernardino valley.
It is based on josephine earp s memoir of the same name and stars marie osmond as josie marcus, bruce boxleitner as wyatt earp, and john bennett perry as johnny behan. Urilla died later that year during childbirth along with the child. Growing up in the early days of commercial tv during the 1950s and 1960s, i, along with just about everyone else with a tv, watched westerns. Wyatt earp was a married man and he was married for four times. See also john henry doc holliday for information about the relationship between the two men photos of wyatt earps grave on. Sixteenyear old, wyatt, drove one of his fathers wagons. Wyatt earps most succinct quote is fast is fine, but accuracy is final.
Wyatt would later say of wild bill hickok, bill hickok was regarded as the deadliest pistol shot alive as well as being a man of great courage. Facts volume two, childhood and youth of wyatts wife, josephine sarah marcus 1966, and wyatt earps tombstone vendetta 1993. Mar 15, 2017 in 1974, an american writer and wild west enthusiast glenn boyer published i married wyatt earp, a memoir based on various manuscripts, handwritten notes and material supposedly written by josephine and close friends during her lifetime. The story of wyatt earp is interpreted by many people in many ways, perhaps because of the very different, albeit true, labels applied to himlawman and outlaw. He married his third wife celia ann blaylock in 1878, they remain together for 3 years and got divorced in 1881. Josephine sarah earp 1861 in brooklyn als josephine sarah marcus. She lied about everything, except marrying wyatt earp. This was the first death in what would become known as the earp vendetta ride. It would appear that the first earp to study law was wyatt s grandfather, walter, being a justice of the peace in monmouth, illinois, although his chosen profession was school teacher.
Corral in october 1881, and morgan earps murder on march 18, 1882, in a tombstone, arizona pool hall, wyatt and warren earp, along with doc holliday, turkey creek jack johnson, and sherman mcmasters escorted the earp family out of tombstone to. Lamars first constable sheriff was the famous wild west lawman, wyatt earp. Did wyatt earp arrest ben thompson the american cowboy. Virgil walter earp july 18, 1843 october 19, 1905 was both deputy u. There, wyatt spied frank stillwell, who he suspected of having been involved in the killing of morgan and had heard was now seeking revenge on virgil earp. Books about wyatt earp 42 items inventing wyatt earp. In 1871 earp met wild bill hickok in kansas city, along with other western legends including buffalo bill cody, jack gallagher, and billy dixon. Arizona highwaysfor anyone remotely interested in this era and the events that punctuated it, this book is an invaluable source. Wyatt earp, legendary frontiersman of the american west who was perhaps best. See more ideas about wyatt earp, old west and wild west.
Unlike his brothers, he was a saloonkeeper and was not present at the gunfight at the o. Wyatt earp was a man who respected marriage and thought marriage was importantin fact, he thought it was so important that he was married four times. With marie osmond, bruce boxleitner, john bennett perry, jeffrey demunn. The ceremony was conducted by nicholas earp, wyatt s father. But, earp wasnt just the famous lawman of dodge city and tombstone fame. Wyatt earp is the best known of all the frontier lawmen of the american west. Softspoken with nerves of steel, he survived countless gunfights due to his extraordinary patience and resolute manner. Josephine earps contribution, i married wyatt earp, written with mabel earp cason and casons sister vinola earp ackerman, and edited by western writer glenn boyer, was published in. I married wyatt earp its an intriguing notion to tell the story of western gunslingers wyatt earp and doc holliday culminating in the iconic 1881 shootout at the o. Originally published by the respected university of arizona press, it is the second bestselling book about western deputy u. Tombstoneearp aficionados tom gaumer and kenny vail erected louisas marker just a few years ago. If you look up this book title at wiki you will find a wealth of historians and researchers who leave me with no doubt that this book is a hoax.
After then he married his second wife, sally heckel in 1872 and they got divorced. He believed, as strongly as a man can believe, that he had done everything he could to avoid killing. In early 1870, earp married urilla sutherland, but she died of typhoid within the year. It is based on josephine earps memoir of the same name and stars marie osmond as josie marcus, bruce boxleitner as wyatt earp, and john bennett perry as johnny behan. Wyatt berry stapp earp march 19, 1848 january, 1929 was an american old west lawman and gambler in cochise county, arizona territory, and a deputy marshal in tombstone. I married wyatt earp is a 1983 american madefortelevision western film directed by michael oherlihy. I married wyatt earp will not be the last word on the subject, but it ranks at the top or very near the top of the importatnt books on the tombstone story and probably the best on the key figure of wyatt. Josephine sarah marcus and wyatt earp came from entirely different backgrounds. Wyatt earp married his childhood sweetheart urilla sutherland on january 10, 1870 at lamar, missouri. Steves latest work, hurled into eternity, the story of wyatt earp and the gunfight at the o.
Once upon a time circa 1928, in a hollywood of our mythic imagination rather than historic reality, a 21yearold aspiring actor named marion michael morrison later to become more well known as john wayne met 80yearold former marshal wyatt earp. Aug 25, 2017 in most of the 25plus movies that depict earp, the story begins on that day when our hero accepted his first job as a trail town deputy. The 1976 book i married wyatt earp was believed to be a memoir of his widow josephine earp, but was many years later described as a fraud, creative exercise, and a hoax. This biography of wyatt earp provides detailed information about his. Wyatt earp bio, fact married, affair, salary, net worth. She lived in the elegant big city of san francisco, calif. He worked in a wide variety of trades throughout his life and took part in the famous gunfight at the o. All three earp brothers had been the target of repeated death. Bonanza was my favorite, but i also liked the life and legend of wyatt earp. In 1974, an american writer and wild west enthusiast glenn boyer published i married wyatt earp, a memoir based on various manuscripts, handwritten notes and material supposedly written by josephine and close friends during her lifetime. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw cochise.
Earp vendetta ride allen street, tombstone, arizona, 1882 after the gunfight at the o. It was while on the dodge city, kansas police force that the earp brothers first made a name for themselves. Wyatt earp s family can reliably be traced back to thomas earp, jr. American jewish archives, cincinnati, ohio, and stuart n. I married wyatt earp is now the belle of tombstone. 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. The fact is, however, that wyatt earp was a religious man. Many years ago, read that wyatt earps wife was jewish. The aged gunfighter had been hired to appear in one of those newly invented oaters that had become a part of popular culture following. The 1976 book i married wyatt earp was published as a memoir of his widow josephine earp, but after 23 years as a bestselling nonfiction book, was described as a fraud, creative exercise, and a hoax. Wyatt earps family can reliably be traced back to thomas earp, jr. Portions of the text appearing on this site come from the above books. Based on the memoirs of josephine marcus earp, a young opera singer from san francisco, this docudrama tells the story of how she became the wife of legendary lawman wyatt earp. The ceremony was conducted by nicholas earp, wyatts father.