Keywords: the old west theoldwest western movies westernmovies slim pickens slimpickens cowboy portrait people hat Few actors played in as many westerns as Slim Pickens. He was never the star, but made all his movies credible. His Oklahoma-Texas drawl and knowledge of the West made him a natural. He was born in Kingsbury, CA as Louis Burton Lindley, Jr. As a youth he wanted to enter a local rodeo, but his father wouldn't permit it. He entered under the name of 'Slim Pickins' and made $400 that afternoon. In all his roles Pickens wore his own clothes and rode his own horses and mules. He could fill in as a stuntman in a riding scene or drive a six-horse team hitched to a stagecoach. Few actors played in as many westerns as Slim Pickens. He was never the star, but made all his movies credible. His Oklahoma-Texas drawl and knowledge of the West made him a natural. He was born in Kingsbury, CA as Louis Burton Lindley, Jr. As a youth he wanted to enter a local rodeo, but his father wouldn't permit it. He entered under the name of 'Slim Pickins' and made $400 that afternoon. In all his roles Pickens wore his own clothes and rode his own horses and mules. He could fill in as a stuntman in a riding scene or drive a six-horse team hitched to a stagecoach. |