April 8th Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Photography
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A signed letter by Canutt on Paul Smalls stationary giving them, the rights to accept the payments for his checks for film work.
Canutt was Hollywood's most innovative stunt performer and coordinator and started as a trick rider in a Wild West show. He was hired by Tom Mix in 1917 and quickly became Hollywood's leading stunt man.
Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986) was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director.Canutt won his first world championship at the Olympics of the West in 1917 and won more championships in the next few years. In between rodeos, he broke horses for the French government in World War I. In 1918, he went to Spokane to enlist in the United States Navy and was stationed in Bremerton. In the fall, he was given a 30-day furlough to defend his rodeo title. He was discharged in spring 1919. At the 1919 Calgary Stampede, he competed in the bucking event and met Pete Knight.
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