Rex Trailer was born in Fort Worth, and raised just outside there. He spent summers at his grandfathers quarter horse ranch in Thurbur, Texas. While there, he owned his first horse. The hands on the ranch were rodeo riders, and taught him how to do trick roping, handle a bull whip, and play guitar. Trailer was also a square dance caller, and sang ...
While in New York, Rex became good friends with Gabby Hayes. Was such an accomplished rodeo rider, that Gabby hired him to work at his summer ranch.
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For many years he was the National Carnival Chairman for Muscular Dystrophy and used television to educate his audiences about the disease.
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He got his start in television in 1947 taking whatever job he could get at the Dumont Network.
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He was an advocate for public safety, gun safety, and animal rights.
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He was a teacher at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts.
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He died of pneumonia at the age of 84 years old.
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Teaching at Emerson College in Boston [1999]
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On "Boomtown" Rex demonstrated the crafts he had learned on his grandfather's ranch, including shooting. This ended with the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, and Rex no longer permitted weapons on the set.
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Always arrived on the set of Boomtown on horseback.
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His horses name was "Goldrush".
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His first sidekick on "Boomtown" was Pablo, played by Richard Kilbride. He remained on the show until 1967, when he passed away. He was replaced by Cactus Pete, played by Terrance Currier, and then Sergeant Billy, played by Bill O'Brien. Sergeant Billy still performs with Rex today.
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He composed his Boomtown theme song on the day he was hired to do the show.
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Since his show was covering a western town, he got the idea of its title from the Clark Gable movie "Boom Town" (1940).
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His song, "Hoofbeats", recorded in 1950 was used to bridge the scene between the bunkhouse and Boomtown.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Film School the Musical
2007
Short
Professor Rex
Mermaids
1990
Dr. Reynolds
Jaws
1975
Scout Master (uncredited)
The Way West
1967
Cowboy Asking About Bethel Bartholomew (uncredited)
$8 Million
