 Above, from L-to-R, are an unidentified player, Kermit Maynard and John Merton in a scene from GALLOPING DYNAMITE (Ambassador/Conn, 1937). Note the extra long saddle horn which provided a grip for all of the tricks and stunts Kerm did atop his trusty steed "Rocky".  Above, from L-to-R are Mary Hayes, star Kermit Maynard and John Merton in a scene from ROARING SIX GUNS (Ambassador/Conn, 1937).  (Courtesy of Minard Coons) Above from L-to-R are Bud Osborne, Kermit Maynard, Charlie King and Lynton Brent. Scene from Range Busters adventure #18, which is probably THE TRAIL RIDERS (Monogram, 1942).  Buster Crabbe has the drop on, from L-to-R, Jack Ingram, George Chesebro (on floor), Kermit Maynard (tied with rope) and an unidentified player in FUGITVE OF THE PLAINS (PRC, 1943), one of the "Billy the Kid/Billy Carson" series which Crabbe did at PRC  Above from L-to-R are Kermit Maynard, Buster Crabbe, Frank Ellis, and Charlie King in FRONTIER OUTLAWS (PRC, 1944), another entry in the Crabbe "Billy Carson" series  Tex Ritter pounds away on Kerm in FLAMING BULLETS (PRC, 1945), the last film in the "Texas Rangers" trio series  In 1950, Republic produced a Roy Rogers oater named TRAIL OF ROBIN HOOD which had a bunch of "guest stars" that included two former Mesquiteers and Republic contract players, Ray Corrigan and Tom Tyler. In the lobby card above are, from L-to-R: Allan "Rocky" Lane, Monte Hale, Kermit Maynard, Tom Keene, Tom Tyler, Penny Edwards, youngster Carol Nugent, Roy Rogers, Gordon Jones, and on the white hoss is Ray "Crash" Corrigan (with his hand on Tyler's shoulder). |
Jim Tipton's Find A Grave website has a picture of the grave marker for Kermit Maynard who is interred at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, California: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6243
The Columbus North High School, Columbus, Indiana, has a Hall of Fame webpage which includes Kermit and Ken Maynard: http://www.bcsc.k12.in.us/northhs/hall%20of%20fame/hall_maynard.html
They also have a 1916 Columbus HS yearbook page online showing Senior Kermit - and the info printed next to the photo shows his nickname as "Kern" (with an N not an M): http://www.bcsc.k12.in.us/northhs/Assets/pic_m-r/maynard.jpg
There's some timeline and biographical info on Kerm Maynard at the Hollywood Hoosiers Hall of Fame: http://www.hoosierwoodindiana.com/
Dave Smith has a website on 'Hoosiers' (actors and actresses born in Indiana): http://www.whenmoviesweremovies.com/
The website for the Switzerland County Visitors Center in Vevay, Indiana is: http://www.vevayin.com/
Although some of the data is incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) has information on Kermit Maynard: http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0562771/
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