TOM MIX

 

From Stars of the Photoplay (1924)

TOM MIX was born on a Texas ranch. He served as a rough rider in the Spanish-American War and as chief of scouts in Cuba. Thereafter he acted in a similar capacity in the Philippines. At the time of the Boxer uprising in China, he was there. He was wounded and returned to the United States to recuperate. Well again, he joined the Texas Rangers. He first made pictures for Selig, but has really become famous since making things fly for Fox. Married Victoria Forde, screen actress, and has a baby daughter. Height, five feet, eleven and one-half inches. Weight, 175 pounds.

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