Frank t hopkins endurance horse racing

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I recently watched the movie Hidalgo again. It’s a very entertaining movie filmed in 2004 about an American cowboy and long-distance rider competing in a 3,000 mile race in Arabia. Loads of fun, and the credits say it’s based on the life of Frank T. Hopkins.

Frank T. Hopkins

So, I decided to share a bit about the movie and the man with HHH readers. And that’s when I opened a huge can of worms. Some folks claim that Frank T. Hopkins made up a lot of his exploits, including the 400 long-distance races he competed in as well as the race in Arabia, called the “Ocean of Fire”.

I have nothing new to bring to that argument, and that’s not what I want to blog about today. Based on first-hand accounts of people who knew Hopkins, I’m leaning toward a bit more fact than fiction, though.

But as far as the movie itself, the screenwriter, John Fusco, said he took liberties with the writings of Frank T. Hopkins and his wife, Gertrude.

Fusco said, “As the screenwriter of “Hidalgo,” perhaps I am much to blame for the questions surrounding Hopkins’ memory and possible “Little Big Man” embellishments. I took what was a very banal, saddle-tech account of Hopkins’ own desert memories of 1

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1910Government Census reveals Frank T. Hopkins, his Canadian wife and two sons living in New Jersey. Hopkins states he was born in Texas, and the place of birth of his parents is "unknown."1920Government Census shows Frank Hopkins, his Canadian wife, the same two sons plus one more son and two daughters, still living in New Jersey. Now Hopkins states he was born in Wyoming, and claims both his parents were born there, too.1926Article in the Philadelphia Public Ledger in which Hopkins claims he was the inspiration for Zane Grey's novels, that he did some fancy roping and riding for Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, and that parts of his life were used in a film starring William S. Hart. Hopkins also talks about his Canadian wife and ten children.1929Hopkins marries Gertrude on 11th October in Queen's, New York. He states on his marriage certificate that this is his first marriage.1930Government Census shows Frank's Canadian wife and the same five children are still living in New Jersey. Although Frank was not in residence at the time of the Census, his wife states that she is married - not widowed or divorced. Yet we know Frank had married Gertrude the year before!1930sCharles Roth writes

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Frank Hopkins

American horseman

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(Photo vacuous in 1905)
Born	August 11, 1865 Fort Laramie, Goshen County, Wyoming
Died	November 5, 1951 (age 86) Middle Village, Borough County, Creative York
Nationality	American

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