- Russell Hayden
Russell "Lucky" Hayden (
June 12 1912 ,Chico, California -June 9 1981 ,Palm Springs, California ) was an Americanfilm andtelevision actor .He was born as Pate Lucid, son of Francis J. and Minnie Harvey Lucid, but later took the name Russell Hayden in honor of his friend, cameraman
Russell Harlan .Early life
Hayden worked behind the scenes in
film s in jobs such assound recorder , film cutter, and assistant cameraman before he became an actor in the mid 1930s. In the beginning of his acting career, he mainly starred in Westerns and was voted one of the Top Ten Cowboy stars.He played Lucky Jenkins, one of a trio of heroes in many"
Hopalong Cassidy " westerns starringWilliam Boyd , then co-starred withCharles Starrett in a significant number of westerns. In the 1950s, he produced and directed TV Westerns, including the series "26 Men " and "Judge Roy Bean ". He also helped buildPioneertown , a western movie set located inSouthern California which was used in many Western films and TV series.Trivia
*Hayden, along with fellow cowboy actor
Dick Curtis , helped develop Pioneertown, a western movie set location in southern California that was used for many films and TV westerns.External links
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* [http://www.answers.com/Russell%20Hayden Russell Hayden biography]
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