Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson

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Birth Name: Max H. Aronson

Born: 21 March 1880 Died: 20 January 1971

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 0"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Mollie Schabbleman

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AFI's Male Legends Nominations (252 items)
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Hollywood Walk of Fame - A (65 items)
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They had to change their names (15 items)
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Description: American actor-director-writer-producer Gilbert M. Anderson, father of the movie cowboy and the first Western star, was a native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He had worked as a photographer's model and newspaper vendor before drifting into acting. He performed in vaudeville before joining forces with Edwin S. Porter as an actor and occasional script collaborator. In Porter's startling early film Asalto y robo al tren (1903), Anderson played several roles (among them, the train passenger shot by bandits as he tries to escape). The success of that film prompted Anderson to begin writing, directing and starring in his own series of Wes ... (more)