Scurlock

Scurlock

Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock (* 11. Januar 1849 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama; † 25. Juli 1929 in Eastland, Texas) war ein Cowboy und Revolverheld im Amerikanischen Westen in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts [1] [2]. Der Spitzname "Doc" resultierte aus dem vermutlichen Umstand, dass er zeitweise in New Orleans Medizin studiert hatte[3] [4].

Scurlock gehörte während des Lincoln County Rinderkriegs neben Billy the Kid, Charlie Bowdre, Jose Chavez y Chavez und anderen Revolverhelden zur Gruppe der "Regulatoren"[4]. Später distanzierte er sich von seinem bisherigen Lebenswandel, verließ New Mexico und ließ sich in Texas nieder, wo er 1929 in gesetztem Alter starb [3] [5].

In den Filmen Young Guns (1988) und Blaze of Glory – Flammender Ruhm (1990) wurde er von Kiefer Sutherland verkörpert.

Einzelnachweise

  1. Educated Gunfighter, Ausführliches Portrait mit Bild, auf angelfire.com, abgerufen 8. Dezember 2008 (englisch)
  2. JOSIAH GORDON "DOC" SCURLOCK, Gunfighter & Friend of Billy the Kid(1849-1929), auf der Webpräsenz der Hood County Texas Genealogical Society, auf granburydepot.com, abgerufen 8. Dezember 2008 (englisch)
  3. a b Josiah Gordon Scurlock Portrait mit Bild, auf findagrave.com, abgerufen 8. Dezember 2008 (englisch)
  4. a b Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock - Cowboy Gunfighter, ausführliches Portrait mit Bild, auf legendsofamerica.com, abgerufen 8. Dezember 2008 (englisch)
  5. Photo vom Friedhof auf findagrave.com, abgerufen 8. Dezember 2008 (englisch)

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