| Max Terhune | |
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Born |
1891/02/12 Amity |
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Hoosier home |
Franklin, Lebanon, Anderson, Vincennes |
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Died |
1973/06/05 |
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Fame |
1936 - 1956 |
1891
- 02/12 - BORN IN A LOG CABIN ON ANDREW BARROWS PLACE IN AMITY, IN. MOST SOURCES SAY HE WAS BORN IN FRANKLIN BUT HE MOVED AROUND JOHNSON COUNTY. LIVED IN TRAFALGAR.
1895
STARTED DOING BIRD CALLS.
1898
FATHER DIES.
1899
MOVE TO LEBANON.
4TH GRADE HARNEY SCHOOL (LEBANON).
MOVE TO MAX.
SCHOOL NO. 14.
DID BIRD CALLS AT THE COLONIAL THEATER (NOW AVON) IN LEBANON.
1907
STARTED VENTRILOQUISM AS A WHISTLER AND BIRD CALLER.
1911
BASEBALL PITCHER FOR INDEPENDENT TEAM IN ELMORE, MINN. IN THE KITTY LEAGUE. INDIANAPOLIS BASEBALL FARMED OUT TO SPRINGFIELD, OH. LEFT AFTER HE AN INJURY TO HIS WRIST FROM A FALL.
LIVING WITH JEP LEET AT 410 WEST MAIN ST., LEBANON.
1915
WON WHISTLING CONTEST IN ALHAMBRA THEATER, SHELBYVILLE.
WORKED AT DAIRY CREAM SEPARATOR FACTORY IN LEBANON.
1919
COLUMBUS, IN. 12/31 - MEETS MAUDE CASSADA AT A NEW YEAR'S PARTY.
MOTHER DIES.
1922
12/15 - MARRIED MAUDE CASSADA IN MUNCIE, IN.
1923
WORKED AS TOOLMAKER FOR DELCO-REMY IN ANDERSON. WON REMY TWILIGHT LEAGUE PENNANT WITH THE 'TOOL ROOM NINE'. 12/27 - DORIS MAXINE BORN IN ANDERSON, IN.
1924
MET MAGICIAN THE GREAT LESTER IN RHINELANDER, WIS.
FIRST 'ELMER' CALLED SKULLY. JOINED THE HICKSVILLE FOLLIES AND WENT TO HOLLYWOOD.
1926
1305 E. 27TH, ANDERSON, IN.
VAUDEVILLE.
ATTENDED INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF MAGICIANS CONVENTIONS.
1928
07/13 - BORN: ROBERT MAX, JR. (SON) IN DAYTON, OHIO.
NEW YORK.
1930
216 HAVERHILL DRIVE, ANDERSON, IN.
JOINED INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF MAGICIANS.
1930
12/21 - DONALD VOLTARE (ROLTAIRE D.) BORN IN ANDERSON, IN.
1931
FEATURED ON THE ORPHEUM VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT.
ORGANIZED RING #52 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF MAGICIANS IN ANDERSON.
PLANNED INDIANA STATE MAGIC CONVENTION.
1932
NATIONAL BARN DANCE (WLS) [HERE HE MEETS GENE AUTRY]. 'ELMER' STOLEN.
1936
HOLLYWOOD.
1936
RIDE RANGER RIDE [FIRST FILM HE WAS A SIDEKICK TO AUTRY]. GHOST TOWN GOLD [JOINS THE THREE MESQUITEERS AS 'LULLABY JOSLIN'] (John Schenk's 3M page) . THE BIG SHOW. ROARIN’ LEAD.
1937
MAMA RUNS WILD. THE RIDER OF THE WHISTLING SKULL. HIT THE SADDLE. HIT PARADE OF 1937. GUNSMOKE RANCH. COME ON COWBOYS. RANGE DEFENDERS. HEART OF THE ROCKIES. THE TRIGGER TRIO. MANHATTAN MERRY-GO-ROUND. WILD HORSE RODEO. HONORARY MEMBER OF THE BURBANK OPTIMIST CLUB.
1938
LADIES IN DISTRESS. PURPLE VIGILANTES. CALL THE MESQUITEERS . OUTLAWS OF SONORA. RIDERS OF THE BLACK HILLS. HEROES OF THE HILLS. (08/28) PALS OF THE SADDLE [JOHN WAYNE JOINS THE 3M] . OVERLAND STAGE RAIDERS. SANTA FE STAMPEDE. RED RIVER RANGE. (10/14) FARMYARD SYMPHONY 'voices of farm animals' (Disney).
1939
THE NIGHT RIDERS. MAN OF CONQUEST. (06/19) THREE TEXAS STEERS.
1940
WEST OF PINTO BASIN. TRAILING DOUBLE TROUBLE. THE RANGE BUSTERS 'ALIBI' (Monogram).
1941
UNDERGROUND RUSTLERS. TUMBLEDOWN RANCH IN ARIZONA. TONTO BASIN OUTLAWS. TRAIL OF THE SILVER SPURS. THE KID’S LAST RIDE. WRANGLER’S ROOST. FUGITIVE VALLEY. SADDLE MOUNTAIN ROUNDUP.
1942
THUNDER RIVER FEUD. TEXAS TROUBLE SHOOTERS. TEXAS TO BATAAN. ROCK RIVER RENEGADES (WESTERN.COM). BOOT HILL BANDITS. ARIZONA STAGECOACH. TRAIL RIDERS.
1943
TWO-FISTED JUSTICE. HAUNTED RANCH. LAND OF HUNTED MEN. COWBOY COMMANDOS. BLACK MARKET RUSTLERS. (10/29) BULLETS AND SADDLES [LAST RANGE BUSTERS FILMS]. SHERIFF OF SUNDOWN. COWBOY CANTEEN.
1947
HARMONY TRAIL. ALONG THE OREGON TRAIL.
1948
SHERIFF OF MEDICINE BOW. GUNNING FOR JUSITCE. (12/12) HIDDEN DANGER [JOHNNY MACK BROWN'S SIDEKICK].
1949
WESTERN RENEGADES. WEST OF EL DORADO. TRAIL’S END. RANGE JUSTICE. LAW OF THE WEST. SQUARE DANCE JUBILEE.
1950
ALIBI'S TENT (TV) SHOW.
1951
RAWHIDE.
1954
(02/22) I LOVE LUCY "RICKY LOSES HIS TEMPER". (06/12) ANNIE OAKLEY "SHARPSHOOTING ANNIE".
1956
GIANT ‘DR. WALKER’ [LAST SEEN ON FILM WITH HOOSIER JAMES DEAN]. A KING AND FOUR QUEENS [HIS HANDS WERE USE IN CARDS SCEENS].
1958
SON ROLTAIRE DIED IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
1962
1962-68 - HONARARY MAYOR OF SYLMAR.
1965
WESTERN SHOW AT "CORRIGANVILLE" IN CHATSWORTH, CA. (FORMER MOVIE SET FOR "RANGE BUSTER" FILMS).
1966
2035 LUCAS ST., SAN FERNANDO, CA. 08/10 - WIFE DIED.
1972
07 - LAST VISIT TO ANDERSON.
1973
06/05 - DIED IN COTTONWOOD, AZ.
2001
MARCH CLASSIC IMAGES #309 "MAX TERHUNE: MASTER SHOWMAN" BY DAVE SMITH.
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