b'By Bob Roloff,The Arizona DuuudeR on started working at Apacheland Movie Ranch,While still in grade school the Nix family moved to in Apache Junction doing stunt work in 1966. HeCalifornia for a short while. Upon returning to Phoenix worked on such films as Death Valley Days, Highin 1955 his father went to work for Hanson Pump, Chaparral, and Bonanza playing the heavy, a bad guy, orwhere he would stay for twenty-five years. Ron attended an Indian. Some of the parts required him to speak a fewSt. Mary\'s and Carl Hayden High Schools where he lines and some required him to fall off a horse. He doesntplayed football and was heavily involved in other sports remember which worried him the most so he decided toactivities. After high school, Ron spent some time in continue his work as a stuntman and to do what he couldthe construction trade. Ron tells of his grandfathers to be the best in the Western movie world.attention to excellence and perfection in the construction field. If you don\'t bend the nail you can By 1968 he was working in movies such as Charro! withwork with me was his grandfather\'s reply when young Elvis Presley, Man and Boy with Bill Cosby, and TheRon wanted to help him build homes in the Phoenix Great White Hope with James Earl Jones. In 1969 Ronarea. Little did he realize that someday he would use the doubled for Marty Robbins in Guns of a Stranger andknowledge bestowed upon him in those early years by did stunt work during the making of Audie Murphy\'shis grandfather, to build one of the largest movie sets in last movie A Time for Dying. He also worked with Jaclyncentral Arizona. Smith, Jack Elam, Jan Michael Vincent, Sally Field, and Karl Malden.Ron has an amazing memory and he can recall all the times he worked on movie sets with the well-known Ron\'s latest movie Warning: No Trespassing that hemovie stars of the day along with all the details. For produced with Pat Larkin has been shown at thethose who have known Ron and listened to him tell American Film Market and a sale is in the works. It isstories, he can go on and on, non-stop. All of it is true a thriller, starring Kristina Wayborn, Pat Larkin, Martybut hard to put in chronological order. This comes from Cove, Spanky Spangler, Cole McKay, Neil Summers,a man that has led a very full and busy life. So when Frank Noel, Bobbi Jeen Olson, Ron Nix, Randy Lester,I quote Ron from his biography its right off his audio Daniel Hitchcock, Stephanie Dostal, Pat Sweeney, Sandyrecordings by the editor, LeeAnn Sharpe. Gibbons, and Linda Ray Jurgens.Ron\'s romance that started in high school is still alive Ron likes to reminisce about his days living in southwestand well after sixty years. Here it is in Ron\'s own words Phoenix. It was a time of learning and perfecting hisfrom the audiotape recording. I was working at a trade, even though he didn\'t have any idea at the timegrocery store, Russ Keaton\'s Market, all the way through that he\'d become one of Arizona\'s best-known Westernhigh school, for all four years. While I was bagging stuntmen. He watched and wondered as cotton fieldsgroceries, one day, I saw this pretty little gal with her and citrus trees disappeared only to be replaced by tractmom and dad, and two grocery carts full. They had two homes and blacktop. He was there when Buckeye Roadcases of Keystone beer that cost two dollars a case. So I was known for its flower gardens instead of junkyardshelped pack all the groceries and helped take them out and burnt-out cars.to the car, a 1949 Chevy. All of a sudden seven heads popped up. She had seven brothers and sisters! Kathy, Bobbo, Nancy, Peggy, Theresa, Cristy, and Tony. I said hi and bye to her. I\'d just got my books. The next thing I knew she, Mary, was walking down the sidewalk of Carl Hayden High School. She asked me if I\'d like to share her locker. Well, that was it! Mary and INix with Elvis Presley inCharro!decided to get married. It turned out to be a very nice marriage. We were married at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and had a reception in myclose as possible to Ron Nix\'s audiotape while trying folk\'s backyard. We\'ve been together ever since, 60to maintain some sense of direction. If you know him years. (Thats a good marriage!) you know how his mind wanders off track! But it was all good. You will notice that this book only covers part The Ron Nix Biography, by Ron Nix andof the story. The early years. His life story goes from his published by Crazy Cow Girl Publishing inchildhood to about the late 90s. His early years in stunt Glendale will be released this year. According towork and movies.Editor LeeAnn Sharp, It was a job keeping it as I would encourage anyone interested in movie making in Arizona in that period of time or just Arizona to get this Ron\'s romance that started in high school is still alive and well after sixty years.book. Ron has had a full and interesting life and he is"The next thing I knew she, Mary, was walking down the sidewalk of now just as busy as ever. This book and part two are just Carl Hayden High School. She asked me if I\'d like to share her locker. a couple of his current projects.LeeAnn says, As for me you can find a complete listing Well, that was it! Mary and I decided to get married." of my books at acrazycowgirl.com 16 February 2022'