Yakima Cannut - "Stuntman Supreme" - He Was a Silent Film Star Who Became a Legitimate Hollywood Risk-Taker and Then a Photo-play Legend - Welcome To The Adventures of Yakima Canutt - Enos Edward Canutt -Nov. 29, 1896,Colfax, WA - May 24, 1986,Hollywood




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Summary: Canutt was a star of soundless cinema, doubled for John Wayne in many films, pioneered the new world of action stunts and then in 1963, choreographed the chariot race in "Ben Hur." He was the action movie game changer and is remembered here with the reverence deserving of an original.