The best movie that follows the complex series of gun battles and personalities is tombstone 1993 with kurt russell as wyatt and val kilmer as doc. Hollidays colorful life and character have been depicted in many books and portrayed by. As is the case with earp, there is a mound of evidence that the real doc holliday wasnt nearly so squeaky clean. Wyatt is wondering exactly why doc decided to become his friend. Doc holliday and wyatt earp became fast friends, which puzzled some of earp s pals, especially bat masterson, who objected to holliday s sometimes appalling behavior. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw cochise county cowboys. Frank had been hit in the belly in the beginning seconds of the fight by a slug from wyatt earps colt. If it was like the movie, wyatt gave this to doc holliday. He is reported to have said, i coughed that up with my lungs, years.
The engraving on the watch reads, from wyatt earp to my friend doc holliday, tombstone. A close friend and associate of lawman wyatt earp, holliday is best known for. Wyatt earp and doc holliday would later ride together against the cowboys in what is known as the earp vendetta ride. He was gentlemanly, a good dentist, a friendly man and yet, outside of us boys, i dont think he had a friend in the territory. The famous booklet from the movie tombstone about wyatt earp and doc holliday s 19th century adventures and the earp vendetta during the days of frontier justice called my friend doc holliday, by wyatt earp and others, compiled and edited by doc holliday productions.
My friend doc holliday by earp, wyatt as written by jack. Nov 06, 2019 holliday was famously friendly with wyatt earp, who believed that holliday saved his life during a fight with cowboys. The longlost love letters of doc holliday by david corbett. Appearing behind these cowboys, doc now had them in his gunsight. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Wyatt earp told a colorful tale of how kate got doc out of trouble in fort griffin. My friend doc holliday wyatt earp book pdf while in texas, he saved wyatt earps life and they became friends. They werent born in colorado and only doc holliday died in colorado. Doc hollidays lost colorado years true west magazine. When wyatt declined, doc poured a shot of whiskey just for himself.
Doc, at least a little bit drunk, decides to tell him the truth. The famous booklet from the movie tombstone about wyatt earp and doc hollidays 19th century adventures and the earp vendetta during the days of frontier justice called my friend doc holliday, by wyatt earp and others, compiled and edited by doc holliday productions. At the end of the fight, its pretty much agreed the last man to fall was toms brother frank mclaury. John henry doc holliday deadly doctor of the frontier. Bailey was unimpressed with docs reputation and in an attempt to irritate him, he kept picking up the discards and looking at them. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. My friend doc holliday unknown binding january 1, 1994 by jack fiske author 2. However, doc holliday, bat masterson and wyatt earp whose lives were very closely intertwined spent a considerable portion of their careers in colorado. Wyatt earp doc holliday download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Mar 27, 2017 doc holliday invited wyatt earp to sit down.
He is perhaps best known for joining the earp brothers in their celebrated gunfight 1881 with the clanton gang at the o. Doc reprit le jeu et entretint son etrange amitie avec wyatt earp. My friend doc holliday by wyatt earp the real booklet. Doc was dealing cards to a local bully by the name of ed bailey, who was accustomed to having his own way without question. Holliday, though only 26 years old, had a haggard face and a chronic cough. For his part, holliday was a loyal friend to earp, and stood by him during the. John henry doc holliday, 1851 1887 dentiste, joueur et criminel, est surtout celebre pour. Morgan and virgil earp were not served with the criminal charges because they were still recovering from gunshot wounds. Holliday and a few friends were at a watering hole when a group of african american men joined them as well. Early life and education doc holliday was born in griffin, georgia, to henry burroughs. Clanton filed murder charges against wyatt, morgan and virgil earp and doc holliday. On august 3, 1886, doc was arrested as part of a local crackdown to rid the town of unsavory characters. He dressed well, and his face showed some spark thanks to his deepset blue eyes and neatly trimmed mustache. Earp s friend, john doc holliday, a southern gentlemen turned gunman and gambler, also travels west, hoping the dry climate will relieve his tuberculosis.
Wyatt berry stapp earp march 19, 1848 january, 1929 was an old west lawman and gambler in cochise county, arizona territory, and a deputy marshal in tombstone. Feb 12, 2018 if it was like the movie, wyatt gave this to doc holliday right before he passed away stay safe and healthy. A close friend and associate of lawman wyatt earp, holliday is best known for his role in the events leading up to and following the gunfight at the o. From doc holliday val kilmer funny and dry lines to wyatt earp kurt russel and the famous removal of johnny tyler billy bob thorton from the oriental saloon, many parts of the film that one may assume as fiction are actually quite true. Bat and doc were involved in the royal gorge railroad war in 197879. Earp to educate and keep the history of the old west alive. May, 20 wyatt earps wife, sadie, later claimed that doc and wyatt had a brief reunion in the lobby of a denver hotel, where the two old comrades said their last goodbyes. Dec 15, 2014 in the 1993 movie tombstone, doc holliday portrayed by actor val kilmer is depicted as a good guy at heart, helping wyatt earp to keep order and law in the dangerous old west town of tombstone, arizona.
My birthday is the same date of the gunfight at the ok corral. Wyatt earp san francisco examiner august 2, 1896 there was something very peculiar about doc. Find my friend doc holliday by earp, wyatt as written by jack fiske 1994. Bat masterson was famous as a gunfighter and friend of such characters as wyatt earp, doc holliday, and luke short, many may not.
Wyatt earp and doc holliday first became familiar, where else, but at a faro gaming table. Doc holliday, bat masterson and wyatt earp by richard e. From that moment, doc holliday became wyatt earp s best friend for life. My friend, doc holliday ostensibly by wyatt earp was actually written by jack fiske and amazon reports it as being out of print. Wyatt earp, doc holliday the tombstone judge wyatt earp, doc. Click to read more about my friend doc holliday by wyatt earp. See more ideas about wyatt earp, old west photos and old west. Doc holliday, gambler, gunman, and sometime dentist of the american west.
John henry doc holliday august 14, 1851 november 8, 1887 was an american gambler, gunfighter and dentist of the american old west, who is usually remembered for his friendship with wyatt earp and his involvement in the gunfight at the o. John henry doc holliday august 14, 1851 november 8, 1887 was an american gambler, gunfighter, and dentist. His account of the opening of the strip from the oklahoma side is most interesting. Sutton has been a great admirer of my pictures for many years. I have tried to explain the events that could have taken. In september of 1879 wyatt earp finally said goodbye to dodge city, ending up in las vegas, new mexico. Pdf the tuberculosis of doc holliday in the cinema. He developed a reputation as having killed more than a dozen men in various altercations, but modern researchers have. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Buffalo bill cody, wyatt earp, doc holliday, wild bill hickok, calamity jane, jesse james, billy the kid, butch cassidy and the sundance kid by charles river editors sep 5, 20.
In the 1993 movie tombstone, doc holliday portrayed by actor val kilmer is depicted as a good guy at heart, helping wyatt earp to keep order and law in the dangerous old west town of tombstone, arizona. Here are some quotes to give you a small tastes of the sassy dialogue in tombstone. He worked in a wide variety of trades throughout his life and took part in the famous gunfight at the o. The friendship continued between doc holliday and wyatt earp. Tombstone becomes queen of the boom towns where the latest paris fashions are sold from the backs of wagons. Click download or read online button to get wyatt earp doc holliday book now. Holliday, alone among the earp side, was wearing a long duster coat that could discreetly conceal the big scattergun. Download wyatt earp doc holliday or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format.