
Since then, the conflict has been portrayed with varying degrees of accuracy in numerous Western films and books, and has become an archetype for much of the popular imagery associated with the Old West.ĭespite its name, the gunfight did not take place within or next to the O.K. Corral, after which the shootout became known by that name. The book was the basis for the 1946 film My Darling Clementine, directed by John Ford, and the 1957 film Gunfight at the O.K. It was not well known to the American public until 1931, when Stuart Lake published the initially well-received biography Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal two years after Earp's death. The shootout has come to represent a period of the American Old West when the frontier was virtually an open range for outlaws, largely unopposed by law enforcement officers who were spread thin over vast territories. Marshal that day and had far more experience as a sheriff, constable, marshal, and soldier in combat.

Wyatt is often erroneously regarded as the central figure in the shootout, although his brother Virgil was Tombstone town marshal and Deputy U.S. Virgil, Morgan, and Holliday were wounded, but Wyatt was unharmed. Ike Clanton, Billy Claiborne, and Wes Fuller ran from the fight. Billy Clanton and both McLaury brothers were killed. The gunfight was the result of a long-simmering feud, with outlaw Cowboys Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury on one side and Town Marshal Virgil Earp, Special Policemen Morgan and Wyatt Earp, and temporary policeman Doc Holliday on the other side. It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the American Wild West. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, United States. Corral was a 30-second shootout between lawmen led by Virgil Earp and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the Cowboys including Ike Clanton that occurred at about 3:00 p.m. We will do our best to fish them out in a timely fashion.The gunfight at the O.K. Sometimes legitimate posts are sent to spam accidentally. The text spoilers works by typing something like this: (#s "Yuuko") In commenting situations, you can use the text spoiler functions. It's works the same way you would mark a post NSFW.


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