Brother Tom Mix:
● Made 336 films, but only 9 were "talkies"● Had five wives
● Was a bitter rival of Brother John Wayne
● Performed his own stunts in films
● Served as a pallbearer at Wyatt Earp's funeral - and wept
● Left films to join the circus, his real passion
● Put custom tires on all his cars with special tread that left his initials, TM, on the road
● Appears on the cover of The Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album
● Earned millions, spent millions
● Paid his first 10 years' dues the night he was raised at Utopia Lodge 537 of Los Angeles
● Was killed by a flying suitcase
● Had a star-studded funeral where Rudy Vallee sang "Empty Saddles"
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