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Wyatt Earp, played by Kurt Russell in Tombstone, is a towering figure in American history, both in life and after his death.

Since the earliest days of film and television, Wyatt Earp has personified the ultimate Western outlaw hero. Dozens of productions have told his story, and still more have characters based on him.

Born July 22, 1897, in Monmouth, Ill. Given name Francis Lewis Earp. He was a second cousin once removed of famed western lawman Wyatt Earp. Died Jan. 8, 1969, at age 71.

Marshal Wyatt Earp faced the hatred and gunfire of many men in the towns of Wichita, Dodge City and Tombstone . . . but none hated him more than did the Ten Percent Ring.