Rose Bascom was born on January 25, 1922 in Mount Olive, Mississippi, USA as Ethel Rosezella Flynt. She was an actress, known for The Lawless Rider (1954), The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946) and Smoky River Serenade (1947). She was married to Weldon Bascom. She died on September 23, 1993 in St. George, Utah, USA.
January 25, 1922, Mount Olive, Mississippi, United States
Died
September 23, 1993, St. George, Utah, United States
Place Of Birth
Mount Olive, Mississippi, USA
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Spouse
Weldon Bascom (m. 1937–1993)
Movies
The Lawless Rider
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Fact
1
Rose Bascom performed her rope act on a weekly broadcast on the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River on W6XYZ (now KTLA).
2
Rose Bascom is the only female trick roper to master the skill of spinning three ropes at the same time - one in each hand and a third in her mouth.
3
Rose Bascom was called the "Queen of the Trick Ropers.".
4
Rose Bascom was in the Rose Parade twirling her ropes on the Las Vegas City float.
5
Rose Bascom won the title of "Queen for a Day" on television.
6
Rose Bascom toured with the Bob Hope and Johnny Grant entertainment troupes.
7
Rose Bascom toured with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, while entertaining at children hospitals.
8
Rose Bascom was inducted into the Utah Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2013 for her career as a rodeo entertainer.
9
Rose Bascom and her husband Weldon Bascom worked for the Eddie Lee Homes for Youth.
10
Texas Rose Bascom was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1981.
11
Texas Rose and her husband Weldon Bascom worked on the B Bar H Ranch near Arm, Mississippi.
12
Her husband, Weldon Bascom, was a champion rodeo cowboy.
13
Texas Rose Bascom was part Choctaw-Cherokee Indian.
14
Texas Rose Bascom first performed as a rodeo trick rider at the Columbia, Mississippi Rodeo in 1937, which rodeo was produced by her husband Weldon and his brother Earl Bascom.
15
Billed as the greatest female trick roper in the world.
16
Texas Rose Bascom was taught to twirl a trick rope by her brother-in-law Earl Bascom.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Lawless Rider
1954
Texas Rose Bascom (as Texas Rose Bascom)
Smoky River Serenade
1947
Trick Roper (uncredited)
The Time, the Place and the Girl
1946
Trick roper (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Lawless Rider
1954
performer: "Thinking of You"
Known for movies
The Lawless Rider (1954) as Texas Rose Bascom
The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946) as Trick roper
$500,000
