Slim Pickens

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Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), better known by his stage name Slim Pickens, was an American rodeo performer and television actress.

Pickens was mostly involved in cowboy roles throughout his career, and is perhaps best known today for his comedies in Dr..

Strangelove, Blazing Saddles, and 1941.

Early life and rodeo work

Louis Burton Lindley Jr. was born in Kingsburg, California, the son of Sally Mosher (née Turk) and Louis Bert Lindley Sr., a Texas-born dairy farmer. Young Lindley was a natural horse rider from an early age. He grew sick of dairy raising and started to earn a few dollars by riding broncos and roping steers in his early teens, nicknamed "burt" by his family and friends. His father was ruled out and outlawed this sport, but Lindley took no notice and went to compete in a rodeo, and the doubtful rodeo boss assured him that there would be "slim pickin's" (i.e. He has no intention of winning any money. Slim Pickens was a winner who didn't know he had won $400 that afternoon to prevent his father from finding out he had competed.

Lindley graduated from Hanford High School, California, and was a member of the Future Farmers of America (FFA). Slim Pickens, a nicknamed Slim Pickens, joined the rodeo and became a well-known rodeo clown. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. When the recruiter asked him about his work, he replied "Rodeo." This was misinterpreted on a wavelength as "radio," and he spent his entire enlistment at a radio station in the Midwestern United States.

Personal life

Pickens and his wife lived in Columbia, California, for the past 20 years. After brain tumor surgery, he died on December 8, 1983. Thomas Michael Lindley and Margaret Louise Wittman (née Lindley), as well as his step-daughter who he raised as his own, Daryle Ann Giardino (née Lindley), were surviving. His funeral was held at the Presbyterian Church of the Forty Niners in Columbia, California, where he was a member. His ashes were dispersed over his favorite hiking trails. He died in 2011.

Samuel (1921–2001) was also an actor with the stage name Easy Pickens. Slim was a longtime supporter of the National Rifle Association (NRA), appearing in commercial shots. He was an avid outdoorsman who appeared in numerous episodes of The American Sportsman.

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Film career

Pickens' wide eyes, moon face, strong physical presence, and distinct country drawl made him win a seat in the Western Rocky Mountain (1950), which starred Errol Flynn. He appeared in several other Westerns, including villains and comedic sidekicks to actors such as Rex Allen.

Pickens' rodeo experience was a hit in Hollywood. He did not need a stand-in for horseback scenes, and he was able to gallop his own Appaloosa horses across the desert or pull a stagecoach pulled by a six-horse team. He wore his own hats and boots in a large number of films and television shows, as well as rode his own horses and mules.

Pickens appeared in dozens of films, including Old Oklahoma Plains (1952), Down Laundo Way (1953), Tonka (1961), Dr. Strangelove (1964), The Cowboys (1969), Ginger in the Morning (1972), The Cowboys (1972), Beckens (1974), Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979), Tom Horn (1980), Patrick Garrett (1977), and Billy the Kid (1974), Bernard Mahomey (1966), Jimmy Carter (1974), Pickens In Steven Spielberg's 1941 (1979) film "Survival Kit Contents Check" scene, he enumerates the objects on his body, similar to the way he does in Dr. Strangelove's "Survival Kit Contents Check" scene. Pickens donated his voice to theme park Silver Dollar City as Rube Dugan in 1978 for a ride called "Rube Dugan's Diving Bell." The diving bell was a simulation ride that carried passengers on a journey from Lake Silver to the top of the lake. From 1978 to 1984, the ride was in operation. Sam Newfield, a werewolf sheriff, appeared in The Howling (1981).

In the episode "Sour Annie," he appeared with William Bendix and Doug McClure in the NBC Western series Overland Trail, with fellow guest stars Mercedes McCambridge and Andrew Prine, he appeared in 1960. Pickens appeared in NBC's Outlaws (1960-62) Western series as Slim. Barton MacLane was the star of the show. Marshal in the Oklahoma Territory and outlaws were also filed. Pickens appeared in ABC's Western Custer, which starred Wayne Maunder in the title role, in 1967.

Pickens appeared in another Western film in Walt Disney's The Apple Dumpling Gang in 1975, playing a twisted Sheriff Orville. He was the voice of B.O.B. The Black Hole, a 1979 Disney science-fiction thriller, was released. Pink Motel (1982, with Phyllis Diller), his last film was his least notable, namely, Mick Motel (1982).

Pickens was a B-52 pilot, but Major T. J. Pickens was a fan of B-52 pilot Major T. J. Dr. Strangelove of 1964 says he was "King" Kong. Pickens, a Stanley Kubrick actor who appeared in three other roles in the film, strained his ankle and was unable to continue in the role due to having to work in a cramped cockpit. Pickens was chosen because his accent and comedic sense were just right for the role of Kong, a cartoonishly patriotic and gung-ho B-52 commander. He was not allowed to write the script for the entire film, but only those scenes in which he appeared. Pickens was starring three scenes in this series:

Pickens regarded Dr. Strangelove as a turning point in his career. He had been on sets before, and then he was introduced as "Mr. Pickens" afterward. "After Dr. Strangelove, the roles, the makeup, and the checks all started getting bigger," he said. Pickens was blown by the impact that a single film could make. However, he also said that working with Stanley Kubrick was too difficult, particularly with the climactic H-bomb riding scene, which was shot in just over 100 takes. Pickens was given a scene in Kubrick's version of Stephen King's The Shining in the late 1970s, but Pickens agreed that he would appear in the film only if Kubrick was expected to shoot Pickens' scenes in fewer than 100 takes. Pickens' agent spit the script to Don Schwartz, the agent of Scatman Crothers, but Crothers accepted the assignment.

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