Jack Hoxie

Jack Hoxie, born John Hartford Hoxie on January 11, 1885, in Kingfisher Creek, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), was an American rodeo performer and motion-picture actor whose career was most prominent in the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1930s.

His father, Bart "Doc" Hoxie, was a veterinarian who tragically died in a horse accident just weeks before his birth, and his mother, Matilda E. Hoxie (née Quick), was of Nez Perce descent. After his father's death, the family moved to northern Idaho, where Jack became a working cowboy and ranch hand at an early age.

In 1905, at the age of 20, he married Pearl Gage, but the marriage lasted only a few months before they divorced. He then joined Dick Stanley's Wild West show in 1909, where he met and married his second wife, Hazel Panting, a Western trick rider.

Full Name	Jack Hoxie
Other Name	John F. Stone, Hart Hoxie, Hartford Hoxie, John Hart Hoxie, Jack Hart Hoxie, Art Hoxie
Gender	Male
Occupation	Actor
Date of Birth	11-January-1885 (80 years)
Birth Year	1885
Birth Location	Kingfisher Creek, Indian Territory, (Oklahoma), U.S.
Death Time	28-March-1965
Death Location	Elkhart, Kansas, U.S.

Jack Hoxie continued to tour with circuit rodeos until 1913 when he was approached to perform in the Western drama film short "The Tragedy of Big Eagle Mine." Billing himself as Hart Hoxie until 1919, he worked in popular Western shorts throughout the 1910s.

In 1919, he starred in the Paul Hurst-directed "Lightning Bryce" serials as the main character Sky Bryce, and from then on, he billed himself as Jack Hoxie. He married actress Marin Sais in 1920, but they divorced in 1925.

His career flourished in the early 1920s, and he became an extremely popular Western film star, working for companies such as Pathé Exchange, Arrow Film Corporation, and Sunset Pictures. Notable exceptions to his Western roles include his performances in "The Dumb Girl of Portici" (1916), "Joan the Woman" (1916), and "Nan of Music Mountain" (1917).

His career began to fade after the advent of sound films, as he struggled with his reading skills and could barely read.

Jack Hoxie passed away on March 28, 1965, in Elkhart, Kansas, at the age of 80. He was survived by his brother, Al Hoxie, who was also a cowboy actor.

Throughout his career, Jack Hoxie starred in numerous films, including "Looking for Trouble" (1926), "A Man from Nowhere" (1920), "Men in the Raw" (1923), "The Demon Dane" (1926), and "Gun Law" (1933).