Tom Mix a legend in his own time…The highest paid Star at Fox… until Talkies made his’ future uncertain.
Tom
Mix did his own stunts long before there were stuntmen and doubles handling the dangerous stuff. His silents for Fox were big box office and kept that studio solvent.
One of the top box office stars of the 1920s …
Tom Mix has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1958, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. And at the 1987 Golden Boot program, Mix was the recipient of their In Memorial Award.
Tom
Mix was a genuine Hollywood legend and his lavish lifestyle reflected that status, as his salary at Fox reached $17,500.00 ….. PER WEEK.
Tom Mix, loved fast automobiles, and drove them with accelerator to the floorboard. Over the years, the ownership of the Mix death car has changed several times. In August, 2009, it was sold at a Bonhams auction
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| AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG |
After all these years, the iconic star’s personal toy, the 1937 Cord 812, will now be out in the open again, at the Amelia Island Concours d’ Elegance in 2012.
Preston’s advice, they eventually moved to California, bought Rudolph
Valentino’s home in Hollywood and like Tom Mix, had this custom, 1940
Packard Victoria, made by Bowman and Schwartz.
Tom Lyle’s Packard Victoria today, owned and restored by Bill Snyder in California.
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