This year marks a full century since Yakima Canutt took his first step toward immortality in both rodeo and Hollywood by winning the Pendleton Round-Up all-around title. Canutt went on to win three ...

Remember the desert chase in Raiders of the Lost Ark, where Indy leaps from a galloping horse onto a Nazi truck? And how he gets knocked over the hood, drags along underneath, and swings up onto the ...

Yakima Canutt is a legend. But he got his famous moniker by mistake, according to a 1977 interview with the East Oregonian. The four-time all-around winner at the Pendleton Round-Up (1917, 1919, 1920 ...

Yakima Canutt, a rodeo champion turned stuntman who doubled for John Wayne in several movies and choreographed the chariot race in ”Ben Hur,” has died at age 89. Mr. Canutt, whose career began in the ...

Yakima Canutt isn't a household name, but it's fun to say. Canutt was also fun to watch during his 235-film career, although moviegoers wouldn't recognize him. Canutt was unquestionably the greatest ...

A veteran collector of cowboy gear, our contributor thinks he may have a saddle that once belonged to rodeo champion and Hollywood legend, Yakima Canutt. The saddle has the name "Canutt" tooled into ...

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Did John Wayne develop his iconic onscreen persona from the legendary Wyatt Earp? Also discussed are Wyatt Earps life after ...

America's top gumshoes are back to prove once again that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. "Civil War Cannon" - A Charleston, South Carolina antique dealer ...