Art Acord
Born: April 17, 1890, Prattsville, Utah or
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Died: January 4, 1931 (aged 40), Chihuahua,
Mexico
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Ward Acord was an American silent film actor and
rodeo champion.
What do you know about Art Acord? Rodeo with this
quick quiz.
1. He won the Steer Bulldogging world championship in
1912 and repeated as champion in 1916. Who did he
defeat?
- Tom Mix
- Hoot Gibson
- Rex Allen
2. In 1910, what was his first film?
- On the Warpath
- A Soldier's Honor
- Pride of the Range
3. What was his horse's name?
4. What is the first film he played Buck Parvin?
- Buck's Lady Friend
- Buck Parvin in the Movies
- Man-Afraid-of-His-Wardrobe
5. Acord enlisted in the United States Army in World
War I and served overseas. He was awarded the Croix de
Guerre for bravery.
6. In 1923, Acord stars in this Western film serial
directed by Edward Laemmle. The film is considered to be
lost. What was the film?
- Home Again
- The Oregon Trail
- Range Riders
7. What was the 1928 Western film that Acord plays
Two-Gun O'Brien?
- His Last Battle
- Two-Gun O'Brien
- Spurs and Saddles
8. Playing Art Dobson, Acord in uncredited in what
1930 film?
- Trailin' Trouble
- Texas Strongman
- Arizona Wrangler
9. Art Acord died in Chihuahua, Mexico from cyanide
poisoning and complications related to hepatitis.
Official Mexican records called it a suicide, but some
of Acord's friends over the years insisted that he had
been murdered by a Mexican politician who had caught
Acord having an affair with his wife.
10. Where is Art Acord buried?
- Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Tennessee
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale,
California
- Faneuil Hall Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts
Answers
- 1. Hoot Gibson
- 2. Pride of the Range
- 3. Raven
- 4. Man-Afraid-of-His-Wardrobe
- 5. Fact
- 6. The Oregon Trail
- 7. Two-Gun O'Brien
- 8. Trailin' Trouble
- 9. Fact
- 10. Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale,
California
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