Slim Pickens
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Birth Name: Louis Burton Lindley Jr.
Born: 29 June 1919 Died: 8 December 1983
Country of origin: United States
Height: 6' 3"
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Directed by Steven Spielberg
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Published 14 years, 4 months ago
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Directed by Stanley Kubrick
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Published 13 years, 10 months ago
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AFI's Male Legends Nominations
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Published 11 years, 10 months ago
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Directed by Sam Peckinpah
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Published 12 years, 9 months ago
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Famous Bonanza Guest Stars
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Published 6 years, 7 months ago
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Pickens was born Louis Burton Lindley, Jr. in Kingsburg, California, the son of Sally Mosher (nรฉe Turk) and Louis Bert Lindley, Sr. He was an excellent rider from age 4. He graduated from Hanford High school, Hanford Calif and was a member of the FFA. After graduating school he joined the rodeo. He was told that working in the rodeo would be "slim pickings" (very little money), giving him his name, but he did well and eventually became a well-known rodeo clown.
After twenty years on the rodeo circuit, his distinctive Oklahoma-Texas drawl (even though he was a lifelong Californian), his wide eyes and moon face and s
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3. The Howling (1981)
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4. 1941 (1979)
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3. Bonanza (1959)
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4. Kung Fu (1972)
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5. Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Rating: | 129 Watched |
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1. Blueblood
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1. Wide Country
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