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 Julie came by her love of the West naturally.

Born into a family rich with Western Entertainers, she understood early on how very hard they worked their craft & how very happy their work made others.

 Everybody loves a cowboy.

That's why she happily spends her time these days  bringing that happiness to others. She produces live events; most benefiting charities all around U.S. and likes the Western ones the best!

Her Grandfather Taylor 'Cactus Mack' McPeters,was a cowboy, stuntman,  musician and actor; a side-kick for both Roy Rogers & Gene Autry and appeared in well over 200 films and television shows. Including most of John Waynes B westerns.

A gifted bandleader, heading up Cactus Mack & his Saddle Tramps ,The Arizona Wranglers  and O Bar O Cowboys (just to name a few); Cactus befriended a young Leonard Sly, who traveled with him and the O Bar O 'boys before becoming Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers, respectively.

Rex Allen Sr. spoke in his autibiography of the pleasure it was in those early days  hearing Cactus & Roy picking & singing in front of the movie theatre in Willcox Arizona; home to the Rex Allen Museum. Relatives Glenn Strange and Rex Allen had quite far reaching careers.

Glenn was also a cowboy, stuntman & a musician before becoming an actor. More often a 'bad guy', though a sweeter man was never born.  Among his many other roles, he played 'Butch Cavendish' the Lone Rangers  nemesis, and ended his career as 'Sam' the bartender in Gunsmoke. He also played the Frankenstein Monster in many of the old Sci-Fi films. Including Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.

Rex Allen, the 'Arizona Cowboy' had a  voice that is still treasured in the narrations he did of Walt Disney's "Wonderful World of Color" nature shows and behind 150 different cartoon characters created for Walt Disney. He also starred in the television Western Frontier Doctor.

 Bio on Rex click here

 Bio from 'B Westerns' on Glenn

click here

Julie writes for various magazines and publications, has been a regular contributor to the Mark Isler Show on KABC TalkRadio 790, and worked as an Investigative Agent for the television show 'Unsolved Mysteries'  before finding her way back to her Western roots.

She produced the 2006 & 2007 Silver Spur Awards  before  deciding to leave the show; and assists in the production of Rex Allen Days  each year.  She can often be seen making guest appearances on behalf of her family to greet their fans.

Julies Grandad

Taylor 'Cactus Mack' McPeters

For 'Cactus'Bio

 Click Here

Julie proudly accepted the 'Cowboy Keeper' Award which was presented her by Bethany Braley of  the National Day of the Cowboy  for her works in "preserving Americas Western Heritage and Cowboy Culture."

Click the address below

 to find out more on how to help in making the

'National Day of the Cowboy'

a reality!

www.nationaldayofthecowboy.com

Glenn Strange as 'Frankenstein'

with  John Carradine as 'Dracula'