William S. Hart Jr., who championed the legacy of his silent film star father despite losing a court battle for the movie cowboy’s Horseshoe Ranch that is now a Los Angeles County park ...

The park is named after William S. Hart who is credited with being the first movie star cowboy. Hart made movies from 1914-1925 during the silent movie era. He donated his mansion and ...

“William S. Hart was the first cowboy actor to bring authenticity to the Western film,” she said. Real cowboys didn’t wear braid and sequins like Tom Mix and other rhinestone ...

In April, Western film stars William S. Hart ... stars who wore flashy getups more Nudie's Rodeo Tailors of Hollywood than authentic cowboy. Hart's popularity was already fading by 1920 as ...

At the heart of any great western is the cowboy hero. Before there were such ... "Broncho Billy" Anderson, William S. Hart and Tom Mix. Some of these early performers were true cowboys who did ...