Hoot Gibson

Hoot Gibson
Gibson, c. 1922
Born	Edmund Richard Gibson (1892-08-06)August 6, 1892 Tekamah, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	August 23, 1962(1962-08-23) (aged 70) Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Resting place	Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California
Other names	Ed "Hoot" Gibson Edward Gibson Hall Gibson Ed Hall
Occupations	Actor director producer
Years active	1910–1960
Spouses	Helen Gibson ​ ​ (m. 1913; div. 1920)​ Helen Johnson ​ ​ (m. 1922; div. 1930)​ Sally Eilers ​ ​ (m. 1930; div. 1933)​ Dorothea Dunstan ​ (m. 1942)​
Children	1

Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitioned from silent films to become a leading performer in Hollywood's growing cowboy film industry.

During the period between World War I and World War II, he was second only to cowboy film legend Tom Mix as a box office draw. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.