Ken Maynard Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Ken Maynard Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Kenneth Olin "Ken" Maynard (July 21, 1895 â€" March 23, 1973) was an

American actor and producer. He was mostly active from the 1920s to

the 1940s and considered one of the biggest Western stars in

Hollywood.Maynard was also an occasional screenwriter and director. In

1960, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his

contributions to the film industry.Maynard was born in Vevay, Indiana,

one of five children, another of whom, his lookalike younger brother,

Kermit, would also become an actor; most audience members assumed that

Kermit was his brother's identical twin. Ken Maynard began working at

carnivals and circuses, where he became an accomplished horseman. As a

young man, he performed in rodeos and was a trick rider with Buffalo

Bill's Wild West Show.Maynard served in the United States Army during

World War I. After the war, Maynard returned to show business as a

circus rider with Ringling Brothers. When the circus was playing in

Los Angeles, California, actor Buck Jones encouraged Maynard to try

working in the movies. Maynard soon had a contract with Fox Studios.
Ken Maynard Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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