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Where a Cowboy Film Star Made His Last Stand

NPR | By Ted Robbins
Published April 29, 2007 at 8:00 AM EDT
Tom Mix performed his own spectacular stunts in his action-packed films, helping to make him the first Western superstar. He starred in more than 300 Westerns between 1910 and 1935.
Tom Mix performed his own spectacular stunts in his action-packed films, helping to make him the first Western superstar. He starred in more than 300 Westerns between 1910 and 1935.

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Ted Robbins
As supervising editor for Arts and Culture at NPR based at NPR West in Culver City, Ted Robbins plans coverage across NPR shows and online, focusing on TV at a time when there's never been so much content. He thinks "arts and culture" encompasses a lot of human creativity — from traditional museum offerings to popular culture, and out-of-the-way people and events.