Top doc holliday quotes from tombstone images inspiring. Val kilmer has been quoted as saying that screenwriter kevin jarre insisted the actors wear real wool costumes, in accordance with the time period. Fine book in near fine dj w 1 tear bottom front panel, now in clear cove. Doc by mary doria russell meet your next favorite book.
My friend doc holliday wyatt earp fictional collectable printed booklet add this vintagelooking booklet to your collection. My friend doc holliday by earp, wyatt as written by jack. Doc holliday is a figure from the old west, a gunman and a gambler who. Doc holliday deadly doctor of the american west legends. While on a visit to tombstone, i found this book in one of the stores there.
Hollidays colorful life and character have been depicted in many books and portrayed by. Where can i find my friend, doc holliday by wyatt earp. Truth be said, as i read the book, the dialogue between the characters took the voice of the cast of the 1993 film, especially doc holliday portrayed as val kilmer. In kevin jarres brilliant version of the wests most famous gunfight, gambling dentist doc holliday is lawman wyatt earps most loyal friend and the heart of the whole story. Well, for doc holliday, it is the friendship because in friendship, you dont share blood, but you share the soul. John henry holliday, better known as doc holliday, was a legendary gambler and gunfighter famous for the gunfight at ok corral, where he fought alongside his good friend, wyatt earp. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book.
He is reported to have said, i coughed that up with my lungs, years ago. Doc holliday is a figure from the old west, a gunman and a gambler who was part of the legendary shootout at the o. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Mar 27, 2017 doc holliday invited wyatt earp to sit down. Whether this is holliday himself or some other poor soul dying of tuberculosis in the 1880s, perhaps this is how holliday should be remembered. Now, here begins the more interesting part of hollidays. For his part, holliday was a loyal friend to earp, and stood by him during the. According to old holliday family stories, the young romance between doc and his first cousin really happened and may have been one of the reasons he left georgia. Traywick, aim to correct the legends with actual documentation such as letters, census and church records. I read a copy in the early 80s for school but havent seen a copy for a long time. Looking at film doc hollidays from the 1990s, val kilmers doc in tombstone is always the one that gets mentioned the most. I really enjoyed the descriptions of the old west towns.
Nov 06, 2019 holliday was famously friendly with wyatt earp, who believed that holliday saved his life during a fight with cowboys. Three very well researched books about holliday, the illustrated life and times of doc holliday, by bob boze bell, doc holliday, a family portrait, by karen holliday tanner a cousin, and john henry the doc holliday story, by tombstone historian ben t. You know, ed, if i thought you werent my friend, i just dont think i could bear it. From left, doc holliday, wyatt earp, and two of his brothers. The life and legend of wyatt earp true west magazine. The life and legend reveals a pathetically ill and tortured figure, but one of such intense loyalty to wyatt earp that it brought him limping to the o.
Nov 04, 2019 doc holliday is a figure from the old west, a gunman and a gambler who was part of the legendary shootout at the o. When he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, he thought he needed a different climate if he was going to live. Holliday, though only 26 years old, had a haggard face and a chronic cough. New listing wyatt earp my friend doc holliday holiday tombstone pamphlet collectable book. Doc by mary doria russell would be a fun book even if it was an adventure as prologue to tombstone.
Corral, which cemented hollidays status as a legend. We have recently combined all three volumes into one book, time in contentionthe trilogy. The real life of doc holliday wild west legend that. Doc holliday by matt braun meet your next favorite book. He developed a reputation as having killed more than a dozen men in various altercations, but modern researchers have. But without it, the book would not have been what the author plainly intends an. In this fascinating probe into the real life of a nearmythic figure, youll meet the man. My grandfather personally knew wyatt earp, he was a. Holliday became an icon of the american west and was close friends.
Holliday, a man fleeing his tragic past, drifted across the west, living among some of the roughest men on the frontier, word spread quickly he never walked away from a fight, and he never drew too late. Doc holliday in the movies dennis quaid elena sandidge. Westerns demand that the sortof good guy kill the bad guy in the end. Heres the real skinny about how kate came to betray doc, thereby losing him forever. My friend doc hollidayholiday wyatt earp tombstone. Louis for a period of time, to join a friends dental practice, before moving back to georgia. Doc holliday was a gambler, vagabond, gentleman, and gunfighter. In the birdcage theater scene, val kilmer says a thermometer on the set read 4 degrees fahrenheit 56 degrees celsius. John henry holliday is best known for his friendship with wyatt earp and his gambling and gun fighting practices in the wild west. Even doc s best friend, wyatt earp, got holliday s state of birth wrong. Holliday was born august 14th, 1851, not 1852 as was credited on an erroneous tombstone which rested in the linwood cemetery, glenwood springs, colorado for. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
He developed a reputation as having killed more than a dozen men in various altercations, but modern. When wyatt declined, doc poured a shot of whiskey just for himself. Mar 23, 2012 wyatt earp and doc holliday were in tombstone during this period, so we used them in parts of the story. A close friend and associate of lawman wyatt earp, holliday is best known for. Traywick, aim to correct the legends with actual documentation such as letters, census and church records, newspapers and court.
Mar 16, 2017 in the 1993 film tombstone, lawman wyatt earp, his brothers, and his friend doc holliday confront a violent outlaw gang. Top 10 quotes of doc holliday famous quotes and sayings. Feb 28, 2019 three very well researched books about holliday, the illustrated life and times of doc holliday, by bob boze bell, doc holliday, a family portrait, by karen holliday tanner a cousin, and john henry the doc holliday story, by tombstone historian ben t. Lamar, sterling professor emeritus of history, yale university, and.
John henry doc holliday august 14, 1851 november 8, 1887 was an american gambler, gunfighter, and dentist. Find my friend doc holliday by earp, wyatt as written by jack fiske 1994. Wileythe definitive biography of legendary western gunslinger doc hollida he was a dentist from the south believed to have gone west because of tuberculosis, a man who went on to become a gambler, a faro dealer, and one of the most feared and fearless gunfighters of his time. My friend doc holliday unknown binding january 1, 1994 by jack fiske author 2. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. If you are a wyatt or doc fan, you will seriously enjoy the program a drama but filled with humorous one liners. From left, doc holliday, wyatt earp, and two of his.
A close friend and associate of lawman wyatt earp, holliday is best known for his role in the events leading up to and following the gunfight at the o. Wyatt earp my friend doc hollidayholiday tombstone. The article goes on to say that bat masterson who actually knew doc. Another fanciful tale buries doc in an unmarked grave next to his daddy in griffin, georgia. Even docs best friend, wyatt earp, got hollidays state of birth wrong. His exhaustively researched and beautifully written doc holliday. This is a replica of the booklet that wyatt earp supposedly presented as a. The famous booklet from the movie tombstone about wyatt earp and doc hollidays 19th century adventures and the earp vendetta during the days of frontier justice called my friend doc holliday, by wyatt earp and others, compiled and edited by doc holliday productions. Doc holiday matt braun he came from the american south, a gentleman by breeding, a dentist by training, a gambler by vocation.
Roberts manifested an interest in doc holliday at a very early age, and he has devoted these past thirtyodd years to serious and detailed research in the development and writing of doc holliday. Holliday, who had been friendly with one of the actual robbers, was suspected of participating in a stagecoach robbery and murder that occurred near tombstone, on march 15, 1881. He dressed well, and his face showed some spark thanks to his deepset blue eyes and neatly trimmed mustache. The girl was martha anne mattie holliday, daughter of docs uncle robert kennedy holliday. Doc holliday 2 health according to one source, at birth he had a cleft palate and partly cleft lip, and at two months of age, this defect was repaired surgically by holliday s uncle, j. Wyatt berry stapp earp march 19, 1848 january, 1929 was an old west lawman and gambler in cochise county, arizona territory, and a deputy marshal in tombstone. Here is the truth behind the legend of the slickest gunslinger in the. I have tried to explain the events that could have taken. A friend to wyatt earp, he was deputized in tombstone, arizona before the famous gunfight at the o. The longlost love letters of doc holliday by david corbett. Join facebook to connect with doc holliday and others you may know. Doc john henry holliday biography facts, childhood.
My friend doc holliday by wyatt earp the real booklet. Tombstone film what can human value the most in this life. He was a dentist but gained the reputation of being skilled with cards and quick on the trigger. In the 1993 movie tombstone, doc holliday portrayed by actor val kilmer is depicted as a good guy at heart, helping wyatt earp to keep order and law in the dangerous old west town of tombstone, arizona. As is the case with earp, there is a mound of evidence that the real doc holliday wasnt nearly so squeaky clean. Holliday was a trained pharmacist who served in several wars, including the cherokee indian war, the mexicanamerican war, and as a major. To quote my friend doc roberts, the story proves that legends rarely rest in peace.
Lindsay holliday, of macon, georgia, also known locally as doc holliday, that the pic of doc is wrong and sent me a link to an article from true west magazine, march 2004, with the title, the most famous photo of doc holliday too bad its not him. A friend had just finished reading a book about doc holliday and he had enjoyed it. Later, the movie my darling clementine would mythologize the lawman further, with henry fonda playing a. In a eulogy written in 1896 wyatt states, he was a virginian, but preferred to be a frontiersman and a vagabond. Gary roberts is one of a foremost of writers who has created a real literature and authentic history of the socalled western. This is a recreation of the booklet that wyatt earp supposedly presented as a tribute to his one and only true friend, doc holliday, when doc lay dying in his.
Buy a cheap copy of doc hollidays woman book by jane candia coleman. He is less well known for having graduated from dental school and having a dental practice in atlanta, georgia. Mar 3, 2016 from left, doc holliday, wyatt earp, and two of his brothers stay safe and healthy. Doc then just john henry holliday grew up in the little city of griffin. When he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, he thought he needed a different climate. My friend doc holliday by earp, wyatt as written by jack fiske edition. Dec 15, 2014 my interest in doc holliday became renewed after watching the fantastic new series on the syfy channel wynonna earp based on the comic book of the same name. Kilmer suggested jokingly that was the reason doc holliday killed so many people. My friend doc holliday by wyatt earp the real booklet from. In addition, he wrote many things about his days as a lawman.
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