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Stuart Nathaniel Lake (September 23, 1889 in Rome, New York – January 27, 1964 in San Diego, California) was an American writer, professional wrestling promoter, and press aide who focused on the American Old West.
Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal (1931) was a best-selling biography of Wyatt Earp written by Stuart N. Lake and published by Houghton Mifflin Company. It was the first biography of Earp, written with his contributions.
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Professional writer, Stuart Lake, once a publicity man for Teddy Roosevelt, a wounded veteran of World War I and former newsman from New York City, was interested in the life story of Wyatt Earp by contact with an old friend of Wyatt's then in New York City as a sportswriter, Bat Masterson.
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Jan 17, 2022 · Wyatt Earp, frontier marshal. by. Lake, Stuart N. Publication date. 1994. Topics. Earp, Wyatt, 1848-1929, United States marshals -- Southwest, New -- Biography, Frontier and pioneer life -- Southwest, New, Southwest, New -- Biography. Publisher.
The first major biography, Stuart N. Lake’s Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal (1931), written with Earp’s collaboration, established the rather fictionalized portrait of a fearless lawman. Earp was the fourth of eight children born to Nicholas Earp and his second wife, Virginia Ann Cooksey.
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- Wyatt Earp was a legendary frontiersman of the American West. He was an itinerant saloonkeeper, gambler, lawman, gunslinger, and confidence man, bu...
- In 1881 Wyatt Earp and his brothers clashed with a local outlaw gang led by Ike Clanton. The conflict resulted in a famous gunfight at the O.K. Cor...
- Wyatt Earp died on January 13th, 1929, in Los Angeles, California.
- Wyatt Earp has been the subject of movies and books that furthered his legendary status, though these became less frequent in the 21st century. Not...
Stuart N. Lake, Doug Grad (Editor), Loren D. Estleman (Foreword by) 3.82. 267 ratings27 reviews. An authorized biography of the legendary marshal describes the Old West exploits and law enforcement career of Wyatt Earp, his brothers Morgan and Virgil, and his sidekick, Doc Holliday. Reprint.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 27 (AP)—Stuart N. Lake, whose biography of Wyatt Earp was the basis for the television series about the legendary frontier marshal, died in his sleep today. He was 74...
