Famous and Not Forgotten: Jack Munroe
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Jack Munroe made a distinct mark on the smoky city of Butte, Montana. When the world...
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Montana Press
- Oct 26, 2021
- 7 min
Famous and Not Forgotten: Glacier Sculptor J.L. Clarke
John Clarke was considered a master by some because of his keen perception of wildlife, his long hours of observation of the animals...
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Montana Press
- Oct 26, 2021
- 5 min
Famous and Not Forgotten: Cowboy Poet D.J. O’Malley
"Tonight as I lay on the prairie
Looking up at the stars in the sky,
I wonder if ever a cowboy
Will get to that sweet by and by..."
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Montana Press
- Oct 26, 2021
- 4 min
Famous and Not Forgotten: Vaudevillian Julian Eltinge
"Women went into ecstasy about him,” the comedian W.C. Fields once remarked about Julian Eltinge. “Men went into the smoking room.”
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Montana Press
- Jun 9, 2021
- 6 min
Famous and Not Forgotten: Aviator Merrill K. Riddick
Perennial losing candidates are not unusual in American politics but Riddick’s quests earned him a place in the hearts of many in Montana...
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Montana Press
- Feb 17, 2021
- 5 min
Famous and Not Forgotten: Taylor Gordon
Emmanuel Taylor Gordon’s life began between six and seven o’clock on Saturday morning, April 29, 1893, at White Sulphur Springs, Montana,...
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Montana Press
- Jan 2, 2021
- 5 min
Famous and Not Forgotten: Yahoo Yodeler Wylie Gustafson
Wylie Gustafson was born in 1961, the youngest of five kids (all of whom arrived within a seven-year period) in a close-knit,...
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Montana Press
- Jan 2, 2021
- 4 min
Famous and Not Forgotten: Montana Actor Ian MacDonald
Perhaps Ian MacDonald is best remembered as Frank Miller, the antagonist arriving in Hadleyville, New Mexico to exact revenge on a young,...
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