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Oscar Gahan

Aug 20, 1888 - Mar 24, 1958 (69 years old) in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada

Canada's child prodigy violinist. Played a command performance for the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII, at age 5.) First cousin of Walter Huston, who encouraged him to first vaudeville and then later talking pictures in Hollywood. Went on to be a reliable supporting player in Westerns and wrote a number of now classic country songs.

Known For

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The Son of Davy Crockett
Voter
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Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Man Reporting Murder
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The Singing Buckaroo
Cowhand Musician
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Billy the Kid Trapped
Barfly
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New Frontier
Accordion Player
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Frontier Pony Express
Fiddler
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Western Frontier
Barfly
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The Cheyenne Kid
Posse Rider
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Young Bill Hickok
Piano Player
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Trailing Double Trouble
Barfly

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