Arthur Edward Waite was an American-born British poet and scholarly mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters, and was the co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. As his biographer R. A. Gilbert described him, "Waite's name has survived because he was the first to attempt a systematic study of the history of western occultism—viewed as a spiritual tradition rather than as aspects of proto-science or as the pathology of religion."
Riders in the Sky is an American Western music and comedy group which began performing in 1977. Their family-friendly style also appeals to children, and they are sometimes considered a children's band, though their format does not appeal exclusively to children. They have won two Grammy Awards and have written and performed music for major motion pictures, including "Woody's Roundup" from Toy Story 2 and Pixar's short film, For the Birds.
Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of the twilight before sunrise.
The Revisionist Western or Anti-Western is a subgenre of the Western film that traces its roots to the mid-1960s and early-1970s.
The Dawn Rider is a 1935 American Western film starring John Wayne and directed by Robert N. Bradbury.
Robert N. Bradbury ,was an American film director and screenwriter who directed 125 movies between 1918 and 1941.
Charles Lafayette King was an American film actor who appeared in over 400 films between 1915 and 1953. King was born in Dallas, Texas, and died in Hollywood, California, from cirrhosis of liver.
Dawn Rider is a 2012 Western film starring Christian Slater, Jill Hennessy and Donald Sutherland. It is a remake of the 1935 John Wayne film The Dawn Rider.
Mack V. Wright was an American actor and film director. Active as a director from 1920 to the late 1940s, he also had an extensive career as an assistant director, second-unit director and production manager. His heyday was in the 1930s, when he directed or co-directed serials for Republic Pictures and made westerns for Monogram Pictures, often with John Wayne. He was also an actor, appearing in his first film in 1914 and his last in 1934, almost all of them westerns.
Dennis Moore was an actor who specialized in western films and film serials.
Eddie Little Sky, also known as Edward Little, was an Indigenous North American actor of the Oglala Lakota tribe. He had parts in 36 feature films and over 60 television shows, mainly westerns in the role of a Native American. He was one of the first Native American actors to play Native American roles such as his performance in the 1970 film A Man Called Horse.
Clarence Oliver Drake was an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who was most active in the Western genre. Though Drake began his career as an actor, he is best known as a prolific screenwriter and director of low-budget Western films. Drake was most active in the 1930s and 1940s, although he continued writing and directing films until 1974.
Ric Waite was an American cinematographer whose numerous film and television credits included Red Dawn, Footloose, 48 Hrs., and The Long Riders. Waite received four Emmy nominations during his career. He won his only Emmy for his work on the 1976 television miniseries Captains and the Kings.
Riders of the Purple Sage is a 1925 American silent western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Tom Mix, Mabel Ballin, and Warner Oland. Based on the 1912 novel Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey, the film is about a former Texas Ranger who pursues a corrupt lawyer who abducted his married sister and niece. His search leads him to a remote Arizona ranch and the love of a good woman.
Adele Buffington, born February 12, 1900 in St. Louis, Missouri, died November 23, 1973in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, also known under the pseudonym Jess Bowers, was an American screenwriter of the silent and sound film eras of Hollywood. During her long career, she would be involved in writing more than 100 Hollywood films. In addition, she was one of the founders of the Screen Writers Guild. During the late silent film era, she was a major proponent of using original screenplays, bucking the then-current trend of adapting stories from plays and novels.
Sugar Dawn, known as Mervelyn Sugar Steinberg, ) is an American former child actor who appeared in Western films during the 1930s and 1940s.
The Rider is a 2017 American contemporary western drama film written, produced and directed by Chloé Zhao. The film stars Brady Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lane Scott, and Cat Clifford and was shot in the badlands of South Dakota. It premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2017, where it won the Art Cinema Award. It was released in theaters in the United States on April 13, 2018. It grossed 3.4 million dollars, making it a small success. The film was critically praised for its story, performances, and its depiction of the people and events that influenced the film.
Carl Pierson was an American film editor who cut more than 200 films and television episodes over the course of his lengthy career in Hollywood. He also produced and directed a handful of movies.
