Steve McQueen’s Secret Surgery in Mexico — He Died 13 Hours Later

They Said Gunsmoke’s Miss Kitty Died of Cancer — 82 Days Later, the Truth Came Out

Robert Conrad Did His Own Stunts on The Wild Wild West — How Did One Fall Nearly Paralyze Him?

Bonanza's Hidden Tragedies — What Really Happened to TV's Favorite Family Off Camera?

Clayton Moore Was the Lone Ranger for 30 Years — Then a Court Took Away His Mask

Buck Jones: The Cowboy Hero Who Died in America's Deadliest Nightclub Fire

John Wayne's Stuntman Threw Himself Under a Stagecoach — How Did He Survive?

The Suitcase That Killed Tom Mix — The Strange Death of Hollywood's First Cowboy King

Fess Parker Was at the Top — What Killed His Movie-Star Future?

Dale Robertson’s Last Great Comeback Was Derailed — What Followed Was Even Worse

James Drury’s Final Months Were More Heartbreaking Than Fans Ever Knew

Behind Pernell Roberts’ Defiance Was a Tragedy He Rarely Spoke About

Robert Horton Walked Away From TV’s #1 Show — The Price Followed Him for the Rest of His Life

The Dark Truth Behind Richard Boone’s Fall — Did He Destroy Himself?

The Virginian’s Doug McClure Finally Got His Hollywood Star—Then Died 51 Days Later

The Rifleman’s Johnny Crawford’s Final Years Were Truly Heartbreaking — Try Not to Cry

Michael Landon’s Son Revealed the Darker Man Behind America’s Perfect Father

James Stacy Lost the Woman He Loved — What Came Next Was Darker Than You Could Imagine

Jeffrey Hunter’s Death Looked Sudden — The Injuries Before It Tell a Darker Story

Eric Fleming Knew the River Was Dangerous — So Why Did He Risk the Scene That Killed Him?

Dan Blocker Survived the Operation — So Why Did He Die the Day After He Came Home?

On TV He Preached Family, Loyalty and Love — Off-Screen Michael Landon Betrayed His Marriage

Pete Duel’s Final Night: Dianne Ray Was in the House When the Gun Went Off

Jeff Chandler Was Hollywood’s Masculine Icon—Then His Ex-Lover Made a Shocking Claim

Nick Adams Was Found Dead at 36 — His Journals, Tapes and Hollywood Secrets Were Said to Be Missing

Ward Bond Played America’s Good Guys — Then Helped Pressure Theaters to Drop Charlie Chaplin

Alan Ladd Had Fame, Money and Shane — So How Did His Life End With a Gunshot, Pills and Alcohol?

For 20 Years He Kept Dodge Safe — But He Couldn’t Stop Tragedy From Taking His Daughter and Ex-Wife

Audie Murphy Survived War — Then Hollywood Made Him Reenact the Trauma That Haunted Him

Hugh O’Brian Ruled the West for 6 Years—Then Never Had Another Hit Series Again

Chuck Connors Walked Away From The Rifleman at His Peak—Hollywood Never Put Him on Top Again

Clint Walker Became America’s Cowboy King—Then Hollywood Turned His Success Into Career Collapse

Vic Morrow: The Combat! Star Killed With Two Children in Hollywood’s Deadliest Stunt

Kermit Maynard: The World Champion Cowboy Who Became Hollywood’s Forgotten Stuntman

Jack Hoxie: The Cowboy Star Who Lost Hollywood and Bankrupted His Own Circus

Ray “Crash” Corrigan: He Built a Cowboy Empire—Then Divorce Forced Him to Sell It to Bob Hope

Don “Red” Barry: His Violent Temper Took Him From Cowboy Fame to Begging for $1

Rory Calhoun: Hollywood’s Toughest Cowboy Who Destroyed His Own Career

William Desmond: Hollywood’s Silent King Reduced to an Extra

Wayde Preston: He Left Colt .45 — and Hollywood Buried His Career

Hoot Gibson: He Once Made $14,500 a Week — Then Became a Casino Greeter

Jock Mahoney: The Cowboy Stuntman Hollywood Worked to a Stroke

Bob Steele: The Western Hero Who Became a Hollywood Castoff

Tim McCoy Spent $300,000 in 1938 on a Wild West Show That Collapsed

Guy Madison: The Bitter Truth Behind Hollywood's Exiled Cowboy Star

The Alleged Underage Scandal That Ended Sunset Carson’s Career

A Cowboy Star Ended Up Voicing a Horse and Still Got No Screen Credit

Tom Tyler Was Captain Marvel Before Disease Took His Body

Ken Maynard Made $10,000 a Week and Died Nearly Broke

Lash LaRue Had Only 35 Cents in His Pocket at a Miami Bus Station

Ty Hardin Went From Bronco Fame to an IRS Battle

Cameron Mitchell’s $2.4M Debt Buried His TV Fame

Shirley Temple’s Husband Became a B-Movie Regular

TV Forgot the Cowboy Star John Smith Became

Troy Donahue Slept in Central Park After Hollywood Dropped Him