wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp is the main character portrayed in the film who is played by Kurt Russel.
"Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp is born in Monmouth, Illinois. He is the fourth child of Nicholas and Virginia Ann Earp, after James, Virgil, and Martha. From Nicholas’ first marriage, Wyatt has an older half-brother, Newton. January 10, 1870 Wyatt Earp marries Urilla Sutherland, who dies within the year. Urilla’s cause of death is speculative, but most likely caused by typhus or from complications during childbirth. In November, Wyatt sells the house he had bought only two months earlier.December 1879. Wyatt travels to Tombstone, Arizona Territory, after receiving news from Virgil about a huge silver strike there.They are joined by Wyatt’s closest friend Doc Holliday and his companion Mary Katherine Cummings, better known as Big Nose Kate.
The group is too late to profit from the silver rush, and Wyatt reassumes the
role of lawman in Tombstone( The Life Of Wyatt Earp)." After handling the Cowboys in tombstone Wyatt moved to california and, and that is where it is said he died.
"Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp is born in Monmouth, Illinois. He is the fourth child of Nicholas and Virginia Ann Earp, after James, Virgil, and Martha. From Nicholas’ first marriage, Wyatt has an older half-brother, Newton. January 10, 1870 Wyatt Earp marries Urilla Sutherland, who dies within the year. Urilla’s cause of death is speculative, but most likely caused by typhus or from complications during childbirth. In November, Wyatt sells the house he had bought only two months earlier.December 1879. Wyatt travels to Tombstone, Arizona Territory, after receiving news from Virgil about a huge silver strike there.They are joined by Wyatt’s closest friend Doc Holliday and his companion Mary Katherine Cummings, better known as Big Nose Kate.
The group is too late to profit from the silver rush, and Wyatt reassumes the
role of lawman in Tombstone( The Life Of Wyatt Earp)." After handling the Cowboys in tombstone Wyatt moved to california and, and that is where it is said he died.
Doc Holliday
Doc Holliday was played by Val Kilmer.
" Doc Holliday lived in Lowndes County and in the city of Valdosta, Georgia,
approximately during the years of 1864 -1872. It is assumed that he was born in
the latter part of 1851 or early part of 1852. The earliest known authentic
document concerning Doc is the infant baptismal record on March 21, 1852, which
is on file at the First Presbyterian Church in Griffin, Georgia. Major Holliday served as mayor of Valdosta, Georgia for two terms, and he also served in the Cherokee Indian War, Mexican War, and Civil War. After the Mexican War.Out west Doc
was a most unusual character of his time. He was an extremely educated man in a
place where education was not that important. He was fluent in Latin and played
the piano (his mother taught piano for many years). He loved being a dentist
and desperately tried to make a living out of it, but because his patients
didn't like their dentist coughing in their face, it was hard for him to keep
customers.That's when he discovered that he had a real talent for playing cards; it was a lot more fun too. Doc established himself as quite a good gambler and was well respected around town. But he was a miserable man dying from an awful disease. He was moody, drank a lot, and always wanted to die.Preferring to
die in a gun battle rather than having his body slowly 'consumed' by his
disease made him a very dangerous man. He was fearless. He was quick to get involved in the battles with the Earps. Doc dressed fancy and behaved in a
sophisticated manner. It has been said about him he was quite a funny gentleman with a good sense of humor (Myers)."
" Doc Holliday lived in Lowndes County and in the city of Valdosta, Georgia,
approximately during the years of 1864 -1872. It is assumed that he was born in
the latter part of 1851 or early part of 1852. The earliest known authentic
document concerning Doc is the infant baptismal record on March 21, 1852, which
is on file at the First Presbyterian Church in Griffin, Georgia. Major Holliday served as mayor of Valdosta, Georgia for two terms, and he also served in the Cherokee Indian War, Mexican War, and Civil War. After the Mexican War.Out west Doc
was a most unusual character of his time. He was an extremely educated man in a
place where education was not that important. He was fluent in Latin and played
the piano (his mother taught piano for many years). He loved being a dentist
and desperately tried to make a living out of it, but because his patients
didn't like their dentist coughing in their face, it was hard for him to keep
customers.That's when he discovered that he had a real talent for playing cards; it was a lot more fun too. Doc established himself as quite a good gambler and was well respected around town. But he was a miserable man dying from an awful disease. He was moody, drank a lot, and always wanted to die.Preferring to
die in a gun battle rather than having his body slowly 'consumed' by his
disease made him a very dangerous man. He was fearless. He was quick to get involved in the battles with the Earps. Doc dressed fancy and behaved in a
sophisticated manner. It has been said about him he was quite a funny gentleman with a good sense of humor (Myers)."
Virgil Earp
Virgil Earp was played by Sam Elliot
"Virgil, born in 1843, got married to a woman named Ellen when he was very
young. Still, the couple had time to produce just one child — a girl, Nellie
Jane — before the Civil War broke out and Earp went off to fight in the Union
army.During the war, Earp was shot and wounded. A report came back to Ellen that he was dead. Considering herself a widow, she remarried and moved to Oregon in 1864.When Earp was discharged from the Army the following year, he found the burden of his domestic obligations had been lifted. So he went west and became, with his brother, a legend of frontier peacekeeping." Exciting and rewarding as it was, the position of Wild West frontier cop was not a job a fellow can expect to retire in. Earp himself made it about 15 years before he was forced into retirement by gunfire.In his role as Tombstone’s town marshal, Earp caught a bullet in his leg in 1881 at the O.K. Corral and the following year was ambushed by outlaws as he walked past a lighted window. This last incident ended his career in law enforcement, as two loads of buckshot tore into him, one ripping a hole in his side and another permanently ruining one of his arms.
Earp died at the age of 62 while pursuing a gold-mining opportunity with Wyatt in Goldfield, Nevada. Allie, Virgil’s widow, sent a telegram to Nellie Jane: If she, Virgil’s only child, wanted his body, she’d have to come and get it, because his brother Wyatt was claiming it("Why legendary Old West lawman Virgil Earp is buried in Oregon" )."
"Virgil, born in 1843, got married to a woman named Ellen when he was very
young. Still, the couple had time to produce just one child — a girl, Nellie
Jane — before the Civil War broke out and Earp went off to fight in the Union
army.During the war, Earp was shot and wounded. A report came back to Ellen that he was dead. Considering herself a widow, she remarried and moved to Oregon in 1864.When Earp was discharged from the Army the following year, he found the burden of his domestic obligations had been lifted. So he went west and became, with his brother, a legend of frontier peacekeeping." Exciting and rewarding as it was, the position of Wild West frontier cop was not a job a fellow can expect to retire in. Earp himself made it about 15 years before he was forced into retirement by gunfire.In his role as Tombstone’s town marshal, Earp caught a bullet in his leg in 1881 at the O.K. Corral and the following year was ambushed by outlaws as he walked past a lighted window. This last incident ended his career in law enforcement, as two loads of buckshot tore into him, one ripping a hole in his side and another permanently ruining one of his arms.
Earp died at the age of 62 while pursuing a gold-mining opportunity with Wyatt in Goldfield, Nevada. Allie, Virgil’s widow, sent a telegram to Nellie Jane: If she, Virgil’s only child, wanted his body, she’d have to come and get it, because his brother Wyatt was claiming it("Why legendary Old West lawman Virgil Earp is buried in Oregon" )."