By Edward H. Bohlin
Located in San Antonio, TX
Edward Bohlin Saddle
(1895-1980)
Hollywood, California Artist / Saddle Maker
One of Montie Montana's personal Bohlin Saddles. Movie Star, Trick Rider, Trick Roper
Signed. Leather & Sterling Silver
#4 "Montie Montana's" Personal Bohlin Parade Saddle Circa Late 1930s - Early 1940s. It is all Bohlin made and marked to include the saddle, the headstall and the breast collar. All made in Hollywood California.
Montie Montana (born Owen Harlen Mickel; June 21, 1910 – May 20, 1998) was a rodeo trick rider and trick roper, actor, stuntman and cowboy inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of fame in 1994
Biography
Montana was born in Wolf Point, Montana, in 1910. He was a perennial participant in the Tournament of Roses Parade until his death in Los Angeles, California, in 1998. Television viewers know him from more than 60 appearances, waving to the crowd from his silver saddle. During the first inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower as the 34th President of the United States on January 20, 1953, Montana lassoed the president after his swearing-in. He can be seen as a contestant on the May 7, 1959 television broadcast of You Bet Your Life, along with his horse Rex.Montana would go to elementary schools and perform with Rex. He was at Camellia Avenue Elementary School in North Hollywood, California, in 1959, and he would talk about the rubber horseshoes Rex would be fitted with so Rex would not slip on the asphalt playground while Montie was riding Rex. He performed rope tricks on and off of Rex, and would pass out photos of him and Rex to the students at the end of his show.
In 1996, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him. He was buried at the Oakwood Memorial Park in Chatsworth, California
Filmography
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1932
The Saddle Buster
Rodeo Performer
Uncredited
1934
Stand Up And Cheer!
Rope Spinner
Uncredited
1935
The Circle of Death
Little Buffalo, alias Jim Little
1935
Border Vengeance
Montie Montana, Trick Rider
Uncredited
1935
Melody Trail
Rodeo Rider
Uncredited
1936
Comin’ Round the Mountain
Roper
Uncredited
1936
Gun Smoke
1939
The Kid from Texas
Trick Rider
Uncredited
1943
Riders of the Deadline
Ranger Kelton
1944
Take it Big
Show Performer
Uncredited
1944
Man from Frisco
Montana
Uncredited
1949
Down Dakota Way
Sheriff Holbrook
1952
The Story of Will Rogers
Trick Roping Double for Will Rogers Jr.
Uncredited
1954
The Boy from Oklahoma
Roper
Uncredited
1960
The Rifleman
Stage Driver
1962
The Man who shot Liberty Valence
Cowboy on Pinto Pony
Uncredited
1963
Hud
Cowboy
Uncredited
1964
Cheyene Autumn
Trooper
Uncredited
1968
Arizona Bushwackers
Stage Driver
1972
The Young Rounders
(final film role)
Honors
1989 Rodeo Hall of Fame of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
1990 Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame
1994 Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame
1997 Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame
2011 Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame
2015 Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage
THE BOHLIN BRAND IS AS ICONIC AS THE FAMED WESTERN STARS that wore it. The late actor Richard Farnsworth sported a recognizable gold steer-head Bohlin buckle...
Category
1930s Realist Silver Sculptures