Along the way I stumbled onto thousands of interesting Hollywood stories, which will eventually become another book when Im done with the two or threeIve been working on the past year or so. We would greatly appreciate any input or additional information. He was a very experienced movie horse bought by Ben Johnson. It's a pleasure to meet you! Try again later. Both of these horses were owned by Del Combs. He attended an elementary school (Saticoy Elementary) at the corner of Saticoy and Coldwater Canyon. My dad told me that the trainer, who he thought was named Owen, had told him he was a brother to the Nebraska Wildcat. I'd like to tell you all about myself! After winning the lawsuit on April 2nd, Ace went out, got drunk, and was arrested for public drunkenness and fighting with the police. He had him about 20 years. As the imposing powerhouse Hoss Cartwright, actor Dan Blocker was matched with a 15.3 hand Quarter Horse / Thoroughbred-cross gelding, named Chub, who weighed a sturdy 1.250 pounds. WE ENTERED THE PROPERTY BY A WOODEN GATE ON HOLLIMGSWORTH DRIVE NEARWHERE THE GATE TO FOREST LAWN IS NOW. Orain and Owen sound similiar. From the days of early Hollywood, the "Fat Jones" stables in North Hollywood provided horses to the movies from 1912 to the mid-1960s. There is a problem with your email/password. I have a lot on STEEL. Wiki User. I am still writing a book about the family ranch and everyone who was involved with the ranch which includes ace hudkins, ode hudkins leonard hudkins james hudkins sr robert hudkins sr and clyde hudkins bobby hudkins jr and myself james hudkins jr. Wow, love the READ! They shu See more 187 34 Comments WE LIVED THERE UP AT THE END OF THE ROAD AT THE FOOT OF MT. My info came from law enforcement and the News Paper. TV star Horses of "The Volunteer to host a future Saturday Night Chat. Smiley Burnette, Guinn Wilson, Fred Kennedy, Gene Autry, and John Wayne. His rental stables at 11340 Sherman Way east of Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood was where many movie horses were trained and kept. The horse in this Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. TV stars of "The Rifleman" There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Fat Jones Stables was the top supplier of horses and horse wranglers to the movies for 51 years. Mr. Shafer was asked if the horse's name was Joe or Jody. Father of Carol Elaine Jones, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65825360. The Fat Jones Stables was one of the biggest suppliers of horses, cattle,. With that said, I sincerely hope youre having a good Christmas. He was a very experienced movie horse bought by Ben Johnson. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Funeral services were held in the First Methodist Church at 10am Tuesday for John Goodwin, 65, former Breckenridge resident, who died in Glendale, California at 7:15p.m. That day, Lorne Greene met Buck. I've never seen this episode but would love to. The names and likenesses of the characters appearing in the "BONANZA" and "THE PONDEROSA" photoplays, and any images and pictures from such photoplays, are collectively the copyrighted and trademark-protected property of Bonanza Ventures, Inc. and NBC Universal Inc. (as successor-in-interest to the National Broadcasting Company, Inc.), and are made available only for private, non-commercial use. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR STUNT RIDING DAYS. Alonzo- I assume nothing. The stable, called Fat Jones Stables, was sold at his death and continued to exist til some point in the early-mid '70s. Pat, what a wonderful site that is! Before you register please ensure you are familiar with our terms of use and related policies. New York 11367-2331 U.S.A. ? Johnny Crawford's horses. The names and likenesses of the characters appearing in the "BONANZA" and "THE PONDEROSA" photoplays, and any images and pictures from such photoplays, are collectively the copyrighted and trademark-protected property of Bonanza Ventures, Inc. and NBC Universal Inc. (as successor-in-interest to the National Broadcasting Company, Inc.), and are made available only for private, non-commercial use. ADDITIONAL LINKS Post Question For This Company Hudkins claimed that he and a friend, Ellen Dorsey, were standing at an intersection when Park and a companion, Edward B. Martin, approached and insulted the woman. The business was founded by Clarence "Fat" Jones in 1912 when he provided horses for a Pathe Films western. Hudkins Brothers Movie Ranch was a favorite of dozens of cowboy stars who boarded horses (the property is now part of Forest Lawn Glendale) and among Aces friends were Smiley Burnette, Guinn Wilson, Fred Kennedy, Gene Autry, and John Wayne. That hearse you mention might be one of them. My grandfather was Al Hudkins. stars and stunt men Trying to postnot accepting my email addy. NOTE: If anyone who worked at the stables or knew Clarence Y "Fat" Jones please contact Horse Fame. Mr. Shafer said that at one time he had talked to Mr. Drury, and Mr. Drury had told him his horse's name was Feel free to contact me directly at danherron999@verizon.net. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Nobody was ever arrested for the stabbing death of the Bonanza horses stabled at Fat Jones Stables in North Hollywood. He also had a stallion with "leopard-spots" named Thanks for any feedback. Would you believe that Lorne Green bought Buck and donated him to a therapeutic facility for challenged children! Silver the Lone Ranger's horse I know many people who knew Ace. THANKS FOR YOUR ACCOUNT OF THIS AREA. This account has been disabled. After looking at some of my search results, I am wondering if Orain (Ode) Hudkins could have been the man he was talking about. In the book John tells that Jim Drury's appaloosa during the filming of THE VIRGINIAN was named Appaloosa Joe. Ace lingered near death for two weeks at a Glendale hospital while receiving two blood transfusions, but somehow survived.On November 9th Hudkins was arrested after a drunken early-morning brawl when his friend David Chalmers father-in-law a huge San Pedro longshoreman took the gun he was still carrying and knocked him unconscious with it. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. THE HUDKINS RANCH WAS JUST INSIDE THE PROPERTY. James Jr., is your father and uncle Robert still living? Do you remember my Stepfather Fred Kennedy? Phone: (718) 261-4128; Fax: (718) 261-4408; Stone "Doc" of the Gunsmoke series. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. two Appaloosas in the series, one of which I believe he called "Jody" We had some horse ledgends there also, among which was Steel. Bosco was in that particular episode too, although I don't think they worked together in a scene. son of "Lucas McCain" That is why, all these years later, it still stings to remember that time I didn't heed my gut instincts at Fat Jones Stables. River Bottom area, and then in Pacoima in the 1930s thru 1950s. In the meantime, Ill drop a few of the tales here as I think of it. The whole neighborhood knew him of course and had nicknamed him The Mayor of Observatory. This tall, sandy-haired, mustachioed actor from Texas, born Justus McQueen, adopted the name of the character he portrayed in his first film, Battle Cry (1955). If you are curious, heres the link to the article. Hosted by ellen! A young boxing fan posted the following story on an internet site dedicated to boxers of that era; I was a security guard back in 1971 when I was collegewe did all the apartment complexes is Foster City, Califgot a call over patrol car radio from a complex manager about an attempted robberyI arrived to be met by a short old man with a shuffling step & a flat nosehe was the new apartment manager, Craig ExleyI asked him if he was hit in the nose during robbery, and he laughed & said that happened years ago when he was a boxerI asked him if he could describe the 3 robbers, and he said he could, but why dont I just look at them myself?I entered his office to find 3 (African Americans) between 6 to 8 inches taller than him all laying on the floor knocked out..he said he only hit them once each after they threatened himthey thought this old man would be an easy markwe talked about the framed boxing pictures on his wall while we waited for police to come, and he said with a smile, Yeah, I used to be Ace Hudkins.. .I was just an 18 year old kid, but my dad was a boxer in the 1930sAce (Craig) revelled (sic) me with stories about Mickey Walker fights til the cops got there. Im his great-nephew and would like to know more about him if any of you remember him. He simply couldnt compete with the young tigers anymore. Does anyone know if Orain worked for the Army Remount Service prior to World War II? The fact that hed amassed a whopping 102 fights in 10 years (a big number by any standard, especially considering fighters with Aces slam-bang style usually have a short shelf life) and was way past his prime. *Rears head* Sometimes the Makeup Department tried to put makeup one of the stunt doubles to make him more closely resemble the riding paint used in the episode. Our Cut under wicker phaeton was once owned by Hudkins. Please enter your email and password to sign in. In 1938, Republic rented one of his horses whom Ace had named Hi Yo Silver for a movie version of The Lone Ranger. Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. Any person or entity interested in doing anything related to these series and/or its characters must obtain permission first, and may do so by contacting Bonanza Ventures, Inc. through its attorney: Andrew J. Klyde W.E. with actors James Drury & Doug McClure, "Little Buck" was Doug's Did Ace keep a photo scrapbook that he bequeathed to his family? The Fat Jones Stables was one of the biggest suppliers of horses, cattle, wranglers, as well as wagons and carriages, to the movie and television industry for 51 years (1912-1963). He DID kick my dog in the jaw at my front door one day, claiming the dog was too noisy. Husband of Lorena Pearl "Rena" O'neal Greene chose a beautiful thoroughbred buckskin horse named Buck. "He was intelligent and had an instinct for this business," Wayne once said of Banner. Each of the horses was distinctly different so viewers watching in black-and-white could distinguish between them. making a movie at Lake Los Angeles It was the first house on the street, he claimed. Here is Aces obituary. Many people thought that the actors owned us horses, but "Fat Jones" retained ownership of us and trained us. I was wondering if you by any chance would have any photos of my familys ranch back in the day. I love those wonderful memories at Hudkins and also at Pickwick, not far from Hudkins on the L.A. River. Del Combs also owned a horse named Little Buck who was an award winning stunt horse and Patsy Award winner. According to MeTV, all the horses used in the show were rented from the Fat Jones Stables in Hollywood, California. I spent my childhood in Beverly Hills (former home of Western Star Fred Tomson) and in Burbank, the River Bottom I remember the Hudkins Bros and the Ranch. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Hosted by ellen! Several miles from Forest Lawn Glendale. Youre wonderful! Local and General. Morgan horse historian Susan Graf authored an article on several Morgan horses including Rex. It was part of the ranch and used in the movie Gentleman Jim with Errol Flynn. Learn more about managing a memorial . The charges were later dropped but Park sued Hudkins for $50,000 and was awarded $1. "Fat Jones Stables was the top supplier of horses and horse wranglers to the movies for 51 years." ( https://stevesomething.wordpress.com/category/fat-jones-stables/) Stephen Boyd had never been on a horse before, so Fox Studios was going to transform this young Irishman into a gun-toting, tough, horse-back riding outlaw. BONANZA , THE PONDEROSA , and all related indicia are trademarks of Bonanza Ventures, Inc. Used with permission. Since then a growing number of homes was Jim's movie star horse Comments & Info from: The location of hundreds The following July 16th he was arrested for drunk driving and speeding near Fresno. Add to your scrapbook. I am Lanas cousin and I have forwarded your information to her. Horse, mule, movie You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. That March, his pretty live-in girlfriend Rhea Hill sued for $160,000; $100,000 for breach of a promise to marry, and $60,000 for beating her. Anyone interested can see some of the photos from Hudkins at the webpages Deb at HorseFame made for me for Fredgo to: http://members.tripod.com/~horsefame/fredkennedy.html. to answer your question yes they lived on everett st in lincoln nebraska because recently i found a metal sign in my grandfathers garage that was black & white that said everett st on it so i gave it to my uncle bob for memorabila.You should believe them because they did own the hudkins bros stables, and i believe my grandfather also owned the providentia ranch before that. Special Oscar Chat, March 12! Ive been following your site for a while now and finally got the bravery to go ahead and give you a shout out from Kingwood Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. On August 7, 1933, a drunk Hudkins started a brawl in a Hollywood caf and pulled a gun (which turned out to be unloaded) on the bars owner Richard Harris, who pulled his own (loaded) gun and shot Hudkins twice in the chest. Buckshot came from Fat Jones stable. Originally located in Edendale (which today is Silverlake), the Stables moved to North Hollywood in the '20s. We have several horse drawn vehicles once owned by Hudkins Bros., Fat Jones and Warner Bros. We have a Carved Panel Hearse used in Gentleman Jim with Errol Flynn and a Shelburne Landau which was Belle Watlings carriage in Gone with the Wind. "Joe. Just wanted to tell you keep up the excellent job! Try and be a bit more respectful of others and perhaps they will have a bit more empathy for what youre trying to get across. Ace told my grandfather that he jumped over the bar to hit the negro, but the negro pulled a 22 revolver and shot him (Ace) in the stomach. 1935-1995 Clarence owned the Fat Jones Stables located in the San Fernando Valley in North Hollywood on Sherman Way. As almost all fans know, Silver has always been white, which ever horse played him, and there have been several. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Clydesdale Scrapbook I stumbled onto this site after Googling Ace Hudkins, the Nebraska Wildcat. Looks like you posted no problem. in this photo. Thanks to Barb for all of the contributions, Comments & Info from: The location is now a series of low corrigated storage buildings. I would love to find some old pictures of our hearse in a movie and make it part of our display. 141-15 72nd Avenue You should talk to him directly because it sounds like you may not know what youre talking about or severely mis-informed. My lifelong preoccupation with Hollywood sites and the related researchled to all of my books, and eventually the Movieland Directoryand the TMD site. I have most of their historybut not sure what Jones re-named them. If you remember this pair, I can be contacted at. Bobby Herron was not Ace Hudkins son and their are no grand kids He is exploiting himself and his family family .The Hudkins brothers thought of as a little brother but he was not.Where is the story? Stars The horse was called Duke, after the actor's nickname. 1935-1995 His death in 1973 was reported in all national newspapers, as were many evens throughout his life. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT lifeisajourny@gmail.com THANKS, RICHARD , Hi Jr!.I have a photo of Junior Hudkins. Ace was still doing stunt work in films as late as the mid-1960s. The cast left for Morelia, Mexico on January 27 th of 1958, but before leaving, some of them (including Boyd) were given extensive horseback riding lessons at the Fat Jones Stables in North Hollywood. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. The Bonanza horses that were injured/killed as mentioned were owned and stabled at my grandfathers barn in North Hollywood, Ca. Jerry Bowman Sometimes a bigger and stronger paint was required for heavier duty, like during the filming of "Bushwacked," in Patagonia, Arizona. The judge, seeing him for the third time in three weeks, sent him to the county jail for five days. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. This article has some confusion as far as Ace & Acey. Yes I remember, love it that I still can. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. of movies and silent screens to today's TV epics is Lake Los Angeles in Dice the movie star horse Date: April 1998. Horses have played a large role in the history of the San Fernando Valley. AHEAD WERE BARNS FULL OF STAGE COACHES, BUCKBOARDS ETC. Links of some more Famous Horses. if the horse's name was Joe or Jody. Two Bits was given to him in 1959 by a rancher he and Chuck Connors met in St. Louis. Ace was soon doing stunt work in their movies and his horses appearing in dozens of Republic Studio films. In this video, Pat addresses this subject by using one of the. Lorne Greene Selected His Own Horse. We thought that it was real and got out of there quickly. Stunt Horses This sure takes me back, my friends You see, it was just before the start of a new television series, to be called Bonanza. Cochise is Little Joe's beautiful Paint Horse with spotting pattern of white and black. Other stars that made an appearance were actors Ken Curtis "Festus" & Milburn It was our stable that owned and rented all the horses and wagons (rolling stock) you see in the Western movies and TV shows, filmed between 1912 and 1975. Everything is very open with a clear description of the issues. This event lasted a few week ends. On January 10, 1932 he was charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon in Los Angeles for punching T. Leonard Park, 38, in the head with his bare fist and fracturing his skull. Below are some of the names of the horses of Bonanza. sign the guestbook or e-mail the author, (photos taken May 11, 1968 ) This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. I dont know who wrote the article about Ace Hudkins, but I want to thank you for it and also mentioning my Stepfathers nameFred Kennedy, who by the way was inducted into the Stuntmens Hall of Fame in 1982. Its good to have your own facts straight before you start casting aspersions. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Once we got our cue, I urged Jim toward the wagon. Can you help? I am now living in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Horse Fame does not benefit from any links or organizations listed. Easter Ute was owned by Drury and ridden by Sara Lane but was trained and stabled by Del Combs also. That was sure an honor! Several of us were savagely stabbed. Others, just dont understand the impact of Ralphs death on his father Ace Hudkins. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. After the lengthy ride Rogers and the horse had become instantly attached, and although he was only making $75 a week at the time agreed to pay Ace $2,500 for the horse. One sad day! Please reset your password. Information on Hollywood's movie stable owner Fat Jones, and others including Glen Randall, Corky Randall, Tom Sweet, Ralph McCutcheon, Jack Lindell, Les Hilton, Kenny Lee, Denny Allen, Dave Richardson, and two women who ran a business together, Stevie Myers and Joan Edwards. hehehe Fat Jones Stables was the top supplier of horses and horse wranglers to the movies for 51 years. Both of these horses were owned by Del Combs. As his boxing career wound down in the early 1930s his personal life fell apart as he battled alcoholism and went on extended benders. On January 10, 1932 he was charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon in Los Angeles for punching T. Leonard Park, 38, in the head with his bare fist and fracturing his skull. They include Hop Sing, Sheriff Roy Coffee, Will Cartwright, Doc Martin, Jamie, Griff, Clem, Sam the bartender, Betty Endicott, Bob Miles, Dusty Rhoades & of course, the horses (Buck, Sport, Chubb & Cochise). In the years around 1925-1926, Hudkins and Clever Sencio were the top drawing cards at Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium. please if your going to post anything about the true hudkins brothers get your facts straight. SUBSCRIBE: https://yusufcatstevens.lnk.to/subscribe & ENABLE BUY: https://catstevens.com/media/dvds/majikat-2003/Cat Stevens' Majikat - Earth Tour was rec. Does anyone else know about the horses? Mr. Shafer was asked His name was Clarence Y. 'Fat' Jones' horse Steel Steel was from horse trainer and stable owner Clarence "Fat" Jones. They are my second cousins. north of Los Angeles County in the state of California, United States of My email is Nero3000@hotmail.com Douglas. The horses from the show were rented from Fat Jones Stables in North Hollywood. Clarence had two brothers: Buff Jones (1896-1971) and Oliver V. Jones (1899-1955). Michael Herron In his final film, 1966s Batman, the 61 year-old almost broke his neck when he dove off the side of a prop submarine hull into Sorensons Lake at the 20th Century Fox Malibu Ranch. It was located on Sherman Way, a short distance east of Lankershim Blvd. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Did Michael Landon like to ride horses? One night an intruder broke into Fat Jones Stable, wielding a knife and injured several of the horses. Can send a picture if someone is interested. 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