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John Henry Holliday (August 14, 1851 [citation needed] – November 8, 1887), better known as Doc Holliday, was an American dentist, gambler, and gunfighter who was a close friend and associate of lawman Wyatt Earp.
Joseph Peter Breck (March 13, 1929 – February 6, 2012) was an American character actor.The rugged, dark-haired Breck played the gambler and gunfighter Doc Holliday on the ABC/Warner Bros. Television series Maverick as well as Victoria Barkley's (Barbara Stanwyck) hot-tempered middle son Nick in the 1960s ABC/Four Star Western The Big Valley.
Bat Masterson is a gunslinger. Masterson, Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday come together in a common cause. The three intend to protect an impending land exchange between honest rancher Merrick and peace-seeking Indian chief Yellow Hawk against the crooked chicanery of land baron Clay Bennett.
Milt Joyce departed Tombstone in 1883. On October 10, 1880, Joyce and Doc Holliday had a shoot-out at the Oriental. Joyce died in 1889 at the age of 42 in San Francisco, where he was the owner of the Baldwin Billiard Parlor in 1883 and later the Cafe Royal in San Francisco. [14] [15]
Following her training, research scientist Elspeth "Doc" Holliday is dispatched to the town of Burkittsville by the Spookhouse, a fictional classified government agency charged with investigating paranormal occurrences. When given the assignment to look into the legend of the Blair Witch, she is partnered with the Stranger, but decides to go on ...
Publisher's Weekly said, "McMurtry's treatment of the Old West's most famous gunfight is abrupt and unconvincing, taking just eight uninspired sentences to describe. This revisionist western plays loose with historical facts, and is a disappointing effort from a Pulitzer Prize–winning author."
Shortly after arriving there, he partnered with Doc Holliday in running a saloon, where Doc spent most of his time gambling. In 1880, Webb was appointed town marshal of Las Vegas, New Mexico. Soon afterwards he was made a member of the Dodge City Gang , led by Justice of the Peace Hoodoo Brown .
Doc Holliday was in town and was friendly with gang members, though he is not generally listed as a member. The gang managed to get members or friends into local law enforcement positions, with the idea being, for the most part, that their actions were to control the gambling establishments and rake in huge profits.