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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 300 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 autobiography 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 also had quite far reaching careers.

Glenn was 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.

Cactus & Glenn were lured out to Hollywood in 1929 when working with Hoot Gibson and his Rodeo in Saugus, CA; the ranch grounds now home to the Saugus Speedway. Their true western features,  Cherokee Indian decent, and beautiful voices led to quite colorful careers. 

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. In addition to his many movie & television shows and appearances: 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, heads up the All Star Western Round-Up, and assists in the production of

Rex Allen Days each year. She also produces the

Western Legends Awards

which in 2010  honored her grandfather, Cactus Mack, and this year celebrates Arizona's Centennial!

In addition to the aforementioned projects and her personal appearances, Julie has worked with the city of Santa Clarita in the production of their Walk of Western Stars, and various other projects. She just finished working on the book Weird Hollywood recently released  through Barnes & Noble, and is currently at work on other literary projects.   She works  with many museums around the United States  assisting in their Western Preservation Endeavors.  Most notably,The  Lone Pine Museum of Film History in Lone Pine, California., and the Rex Allen Museum in Willcox,AZ.,

 where she recently completed  work curating exhibits featuring her family.

They were unveiled in October 2009 when she guested at their 20th Anniversary shows.

In 2007, Julie proudly accepted the 'Cowboy Keeper Award' presented to her by the

National Day of the Cowboy  

for her works in 'preserving America's Western Heritage and Cowboy Culture.

She can often be seen making guest appearances on behalf of her family to greet their fans, and acts as panel moderator at many festivals around the US.

She, along with Leonard Maltin, recently moderated the panel discussionsfor

The 75th Anniversary of Republic Pictures.

Julie  will also be the moderator at 

the Palm Springs WestFest & Design EXPO 

presented by COWBOYS & INDIANS Magazine in March 2011.

Where she will interview, Western celebrities, authors and artists from around the globe. 

click the link below see where she is next appearing.

Appearance Schedule

Julies Grandad

Taylor 'Cactus Mack' McPeters with his horse Tony Jr.

(which he bought from Tom Mix)

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'